Lakeside Press Building

Lakeside Press Building
Location 731 S. Plymouth Ct., Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates 41°52′21″N 87°37′42″W / 41.87250°N 87.62833°WCoordinates: 41°52′21″N 87°37′42″W / 41.87250°N 87.62833°W
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1897, 1901
Architect Shaw, Howard Van Doren
Architectural style Chicago
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 76000694[1]
Added to NRHP June 23, 1976

The Lakeside Press Building is a historic commercial building located at 731 S. Plymouth Ct. in downtown Chicago, Illinois. The building served as a showroom, office, and printing press for the Lakeside Press Company. The building was built in two stages; the southern half was completed in 1897, while the northern half was finished in 1901. Architect Howard Van Doren Shaw designed the building, his first design of a commercial building. Shaw's design features limestone quoins, piers, and decorations, curtain walls with cast iron spandrels on the floors housing the printing presses, and a projecting cornice.[2]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 23, 1976.[1]

The building is now used as student housing for Columbia College and is not open for tours or visitors.

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. Westfall, Carroll William (November 22, 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Lakeside Press Building". National Park Service. Retrieved June 26, 2013.