Montgomery Ward Company Complex

Montgomery Ward Company Complex
The complex in April 2022.
Montgomery Ward Company Complex is located in Chicago metropolitan area
Montgomery Ward Company Complex
Montgomery Ward Company Complex is located in Illinois
Montgomery Ward Company Complex
Montgomery Ward Company Complex is located in the United States
Montgomery Ward Company Complex
LocationChicago, IL
Coordinates41°53′49.94″N 87°38′37.02″W / 41.8972056°N 87.6436167°W / 41.8972056; -87.6436167
Built1907
ArchitectSchmidt, Garden and Martin
Architectural styleChicago
NRHP reference No.78001125 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 2, 1978
Designated NHLJune 2, 1978
Designated CLMay 17, 2000 (Catalog House only)

The Montgomery Ward Company Complex is the former national headquarters of Montgomery Ward, the United States' oldest mail order firm. The property is located along the North Branch of the Chicago River at 618 W. Chicago Avenue in Near North Side, Chicago, Illinois. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and as a National Historic Landmark on June 2, 1978.[2]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "Montgomery Ward Company Complex". National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2008-01-03. Retrieved 2007-05-10.