Montgomery Ward Company Complex
Condominium building in Chicago, Illinois. Added to the National Register in 1978, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Montgomery Ward Company Complex is the former national headquarters of Montgomery Ward, the United States' oldest mail order firm. The property is located along the North Branch of the Chicago River at 618 W. Chicago Avenue in Near North Side, Chicago, Illinois. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and as a National Historic Landmark on June 2, 1978.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 619 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL |
| County | Cook County |
| Listed | Jun 2, 1978 |
| Reference number | 78001125 |
| Architect | Richard E. Schmidt |
| Type of place | building complex |
| Style | Chicago School |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 2 buildings |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 619 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL |
| Coordinates | 41.89724, -87.64367 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Pullman National Historical Park · 14 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | West Beach Picnic Shelters 29 mi · Chellberg Farm Picnic Shelters 34 mi · Dunbar Group Site 36 mi |
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Nearby in Cook County
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Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 78001125. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.