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Ludington Building

Ludington Building
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Ludington Building is located in Chicago
Ludington Building
Location 1104 South Wabash Avenue, Chicago, IL
Coordinates 41°52′8.14″N 87°37′34.83″W / 41.8689278°N 87.6263417°W / 41.8689278; -87.6263417Coordinates: 41°52′8.14″N 87°37′34.83″W / 41.8689278°N 87.6263417°W / 41.8689278; -87.6263417
Built 1892
Architect Jenney & Mundie
Architectural style Chicago
NRHP Reference # 80001347
Significant dates
Added to NRHP May 8, 1980
Designated CL June 10, 1996

The Ludington Building is the earliest-surviving, steel-frame building in Chicago, Illinois. It is located in the Chicago Loop community area. It was designed by William Le Baron Jenney and was named a Chicago Landmark on June 10, 1996. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 8, 1980. The Ludington Building "was commissioned by Mary Ludington Barnes for the American Book Company"; presently it is one of twenty buildings that comprise the campus of Columbia College Chicago.




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