Chicago Bee Building

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Chicago Bee Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location: Chicago, IL
Coordinates: 41°49′40.94″N 87°37′34.26″W / 41.8280389, -87.6261833Coordinates: 41°49′40.94″N 87°37′34.26″W / 41.8280389, -87.6261833
Built/Founded: 1929
Architect: Smith,Z. Erol
Architectural style(s): Art Deco
Added to NRHP: April 30, 1986
NRHP Reference#: 86001090 [1]
MPS: Black Metropolis TR
Governing body: Private

The Chicago Bee Building is a building that housed the Chicago Bee newspaper in the 1930s and 1940s. It was named a Chicago Landmark on September 9, 1998.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 30, 1986. The building now houses the Chicago Bee Branch of the Chicago Public Library.[2][3] It is located in the Black Metropolis-Bronzeville District in the Douglas community area of Chicago, Illinois.

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  1. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
  2. ^ a b Chicago Bee Building. City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division (2003). Retrieved on 2007-05-12.
  3. ^ Chicago Bee Branch. Chicago Public Library (October 2004). Retrieved on 2007-05-12.

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