Country:
United States
State/Province:
Illinois
City:
Chicago
Building Name:
Ludington Building
Street Address:
1104 South Wabash Avenue
Postal Code:
60605
Architect(s):
Jenney & Mundie
Official sources:
https://web.archive.org/web/20070607153429/http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Landmarks/L/Ludington.html
https://chicagology.com/goldenage/goldenage226/
https://lionpublishers.com/the-historic-ludington-building/
Unofficial sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludington_Building
Google Earth
Interesting Facts/Records (in own words):
- This is the oldest surviving steel frame building in Chicago.
- In 2017, the US Department of the Interior proposed it, along with eight other Chicago buildings, as a potential UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- The building is currently part of Columbia College Chicago.
Wikipedia.org URL:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludington_Building
Coordinates (with decimal fraction):
41.86908, -87.62639
Heights--
- roof:
40.5 m (Google Earth 3D imagery measured from north side sidewalk to small penthouse on southwest corner of roof)
- main roof:
38.1 m (Google Earth 3D imagery measured from north side sidewalk)
Current Building Status (Built, Proposed, Cancelled, Destroyed, etc...):
Built
Construction Dates--
- started:
- finished:
1891
Above ground floors:
8
Building Use(s):
Education
Structure Type(s):
Highrise
Linear Mode
