Schulze Baking Company
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Schulze Baking Company Plant
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Schulze Baking Company Factory (c.1914-15)
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| Location | 40 East Garfield Boulevard (55th Street and Wabash Avenue) Chicago, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 41°47′44″N 87°37′29″W / 41.79556°N 87.62472°WCoordinates: 41°47′44″N 87°37′29″W / 41.79556°N 87.62472°W |
| Built | 1913 |
| Architect | John Ahlschlager & Son |
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| Added to NRHP | November 12, 1982 |
Schulze Baking Company Plant is a factory building located on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is located at 40 East Garfield Boulevard (also described as 55th Street and Wabash Avenue) in the Washington Park community area in Cook County. Built in 1914, the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 12, 1982. Originally built for the Schulze Baking Company, it was the home of the Hostess Brands' Butternut Bread until 2004.
The building features a terra cotta exterior with ornamentation that pays tribute to Louis Sullivan. The original flooring is made of reinforced concrete. In the early 21st century, the building fell into a state of disrepair. In 2016, however, a developer stated that the building was being rehabilitated for adaptive reuse in 2017 and following years as a data center.
The building is located between the western edge of Washington Park and the Dan Ryan Expressway along a section of Garfield Boulevard that formerly hosted prominent businesses such as the Wanzer Milk Company and the Schulze Baking Company. The area has suffered from economic decay and crime. One of the few significant remaining businesses in the old Black Belt was the Butternut Bread Company, which occupied the building.
According to the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, it currently functions as an Industry/Processing/Extraction - processing site, and its original historical function was as an Agriculture/Subsistence - processing site.
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