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National Register of Historic Places

IBM Building

On the National Register since 201016 years
International StyleListed 2010Chicago
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About IBM Building

IBM Building, at 330 N. Wabash, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 11, 2010. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as International Style, as it does for 24 other Illinois listings. The listing covers 1.6 acres. Eight more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isSkyscraper located in Chicago. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 78 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1973 to today

  1. 1973Built, designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
  2. 2010Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 16 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

330 N. Wabash, Chicago · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1IBM BuildingStart here
  2. 2Boyce BuildingCommercial Style · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Cook County Criminal Court BuildingRomanesque Revival · Built 1893 · next door
  4. 4Chicago Varnish Company BuildingDutch Renaissance Revival · next door
  5. 5Reid Murdoch BuildingChicago School · 0.1 mi on
Around it

24 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BTree Studio Building and AnnexesQueen Anne0.1 miDMichigan-Wacker Historic DistrictDistrict0.2 mi★Du Sable, Jean Baptiste Point, HomesiteSite0.2 miBOld Chicago Historical Society BuildingRichardsonian Romanesque · Built 18920.2 miBSamuel Nickerson HouseHigh Victorian · Built 18830.2 miBNew Masonic Building and Oriental TheaterBuilt 19260.4 miBDelaware BuildingItalianate · Built 18740.4 miBManhattan BuildingChicago School · Built 18910.4 miBOliver BuildingChicago School0.4 miBPage Brothers BuildingBuilding0.4 miBBalaban and Katz Chicago TheatreBuilt 19210.4 miBTrustees System Service BuildingSkyscraper0.4 miBJ. P. Smith Shoe Company FactoryBuilding0.4 miBHoly Name CathedralLate Victorian · Built 18740.4 miBVictor F. Lawson House YMCABuilding0.4 miBHotel St. Benedict FlatsLate Victorian0.4 mi★Reliance BuildingChicago School · Built 18950.5 mi★Marshall Field Company StoreCommercial Style0.5 mi
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BChicago Public Library, Central BuildingNeo-Classical · Built 18970.5 miBThe Steuben ClubSkyscraper · Built 19290.5 miDChicago Avenue Water Tower and Pumping StationCastellated Gothic0.5 miBBuilding at 14-16 Pearson StreetQueen Anne · Built 18850.5 miBQuigley Preparatory SeminaryFrench Gothic Revival · Built 19170.5 miBAmerica Fore BuildingBuilding0.5 mi
More like it

International Style style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as International Style.

Inland Steel BuildingBuilt 1957 · 0.7 mi away
Loop Retail Historic District0.7 mi away
Chicago Federal Center0.8 mi away
University Apartments6.7 mi away

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Questions about IBM Building

Is IBM Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Mar 11, 2010 (Register number 09000166).

Is IBM Building a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Illinois has 86 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Du Sable, Jean Baptiste Point, Homesite, 0.2 miles away.

Can you visit IBM Building?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of IBM Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 78 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 28892382 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.