Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1891/00/00 | Mary Ludington Barnes | Owner | Mary Ludington Barnes, daughter of Nelson Ludington, commissions Jenney and Mundie to build a new office and printing center for the American Book Company, directed by her husband Charles Barnes. | |||
1892/00/00 | Jenney and Mundie | Architect | Ludington Building is erected, 1891-1892. The steel frame structure was designed to support the weight of the heavy American Book Company presses installed on floors 4 through 6. | Invention of the Structural Steel Skyscraper | ||
1893/00/00 | American Book Company | Office | The American Book Company get to work at their new Chicago offices housing printing presses and packaging and shipping operations. | |||
1920/00/00 | Arthur S Coffin | Architect | The American Book Company building is renovated under the direction of Arthur Coffin. |
Particulars for Ludington Building: | |
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Area of Significance | Architecture |
Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
Sight Category | Building |
Area of Significance | Business |
Architectural Style | Chicago School, Chicago Commercial |
Level of Significance | National |
Owner | Private |
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