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Lakeside Press Building
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National Register of Historic Places

Lakeside Press Building

Also known as 731 South Plymouth Court Building

On the National Register since 197650 years
Listed 1976Chicago
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About Lakeside Press Building

Lakeside Press Building, at 731 S. Plymouth Ct., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jun 23, 1976. The Register lists it for its industry and architecture, at the state level. The listing covers 1 acre. Six more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isBuilding in Illinois, United States. 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 · 19 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1897 to today

  1. 1897Built, designed by Howard Van Doren Shaw
  2. 1976Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 50 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

731 S. Plymouth Ct., Chicago · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Lakeside Press BuildingStart here
  2. 2Dearborn StationVictorian · Built 1885 · next door
  3. 3Fairbanks, Morse and Company BuildingCommercial Style · Built 1907 · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4Crane Company BuildingClassical Revival · Built 1912 · next door
  5. 5Ludington BuildingChicago School · Built 1892 · 0.2 mi on
Around it

27 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BBlackstone HotelSecond Empire · Built 19100.2 miDSouth Loop Printing House DistrictRomanesque Revival0.2 miBPontiac BuildingChicago School · Built 18910.2 miBStudebaker BuildingBuilding0.3 mi★Leiter II BuildingBuilt 18910.3 miBFort Dearborn HotelVenetian Renaissance0.3 miBBuckingham BuildingArt Deco · Built 19300.3 miBFisher BuildingChicago School0.3 miBSomerset HotelRomanesque Revival0.4 miDGrant ParkBeaux Arts0.4 miBChicago ClubRomanesque0.4 miBRothschild, A. M., & Company StoreChicago0.4 miBMonadnock BlockBuilt 18910.4 miBRailway Exchange BuildingChicago School0.4 mi★South Dearborn Street-Printing House Row Historic DistrictGothic0.4 miBMcClurg BuildingChicago School0.4 miBCoca Cola Company BuildingCommercial Style0.5 miBCurtiss-Wright Aeronautical University BuildingBuilding0.5 mi
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BYMCA HotelItalian Renaissance Revival0.5 mi★Orchestra HallGeorgian · Built 19040.5 mi★Rookery BuildingChicago School · Built 18880.5 miBChicago Federal CenterInternational Style0.5 miBContinental and Commercial National BankClassical Revival0.5 miBChapin and Gore BuildingChicago School0.5 miBPeoples Gas BuildingBuilt 19110.5 miBSinger BuildingBuilding0.5 mi★Marquette BuildingChicago School0.5 mi

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Questions about Lakeside Press Building

Is Lakeside Press Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jun 23, 1976 (Register number 76000694).

Is Lakeside Press Building a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Illinois has 86 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Leiter II Building, 0.3 miles away.

Can you visit Lakeside Press 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 Lakeside Press Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 19 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 28892426 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.