American Book Company Building


  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Building

The American Book Company Building in the Near Southside neighborhood of Chicago is a former office and warehouse of a nationally prominent textbook publisher. The five story reinforced concrete building has a brick exterior, large windows and a square tower. - AsNotedIn


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1910/00/00 Nelson Max Dunning Architect The American Book Company hires N Max Dunning to design a fireproof brick and stone building on Cermak Road adjacent to the Illinois Central Railroad tracks.
1912/00/00 American Book Company Midwest Headquarters The American Book Company Midwest headquarters relocates from the Ludington Building to East Cermak Road. The location on the lake adjacent to the Illinois Central railroad tracks offers the company better rail connections.
1936/00/00 RR Donnelley Owner R R Donnelley and Sons Co buy the American Book Company building and bring much of its 'Time' magazine and 'Sears, Roebuck and Company' catalog production into the newly named 'Lakeside Plant 3'.
1947/00/00 Albert Kahn Associates Architects Donnelley begins enlarging the Lakeside Plant 3. The structure will be expanded with nine additions by 1958. During this period, Plant 3 is connected to the Calumet Plant via a tunnel and a bridge spanning Calumet Avenue.

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Particulars for American Book Company Building:
Other Description 20th Century Industrial
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Sight Category Building
Historic Use Communications facility
Architectural Style Early commercial
Owner Private



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration:

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name:
Registry Address:
Registry Number: 98000463
Resource Type:
Owner: Private
Architect: Dunning, N. Max; Kahn, Albert, Associated Architects
Architectural Style: Other, Early commercial
Attribute: 20th Century Industrial
Other Certification: Date received-pending owner objection
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: Local
Area of Significance: Architecture
Applicable Criteria: Architecture-Engineering
Significant Year: 1912
Historic Function: Industry, processing, extraction
Historic Sub-Function: Communications facility
Current Function: Commerce, Trade
Current Sub-Function: Business

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