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Lakeside Press Building ~ Logo ~ Chicago Il ~ Historical Building

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 southerh 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.

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

Built:1897, 1901

Architect:Shaw, Howard Van Doren

Architectural style:Chicago

NRHP Reference#:7600069

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Uploaded on August 18, 2013