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Palmolive Building
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National Register of Historic Places

Palmolive Building

On the National Register since 200323 years
Art DecoListed 2003Chicago
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About Palmolive Building

Palmolive Building, at 919 N. Michigan Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Aug 21, 2003. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Art Deco, as it does for 60 other Illinois listings. Nine more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isBuilding 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 · 52 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1929 to today

  1. 1929Built, designed by Holabird & Root
  2. 2003Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 23 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

919 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Palmolive BuildingStart here
  2. 2Drake HotelItalian Renaissance · Built 1920 · next door
  3. 3Bryan Lathrop HouseGeorgian Revival · next door
  4. 4Fourth Presbyterian Church of ChicagoBuilding · 0.2 mi on
  5. 5Quigley Preparatory SeminaryFrench Gothic Revival · Built 1917 · next door
Around it

20 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BHotel St. Benedict FlatsLate Victorian0.2 miDChicago Avenue Water Tower and Pumping StationCastellated Gothic0.2 miBAmerica Fore BuildingBuilding0.2 miBBuilding at 257 East DelawareRenaissance Revival · Built 19170.2 miBThe NeuvilleSecond Renaissance Revival0.2 miBHoly Name CathedralLate Victorian · Built 18740.3 miBVictor F. Lawson House YMCABuilding0.3 miBBuilding at 14-16 Pearson StreetQueen Anne · Built 18850.3 miBBuildings at 860-880 Lake Shore DriveChicago School0.3 miDWashington Square Historic DistrictItalianate0.3 miSWashington SquareSite0.3 miBWilliam Waller HouseItalianate0.3 miBSamuel Nickerson HouseHigh Victorian · Built 18830.4 miBBush Temple of MusicBuilding0.4 miBMaynard, Isaac N., RowhousesQueen Anne0.4 miBBurlingham BuildingVictorian · Built 18830.4 miBTree Studio Building and AnnexesQueen Anne0.5 miBOld Chicago Historical Society BuildingRichardsonian Romanesque · Built 18920.5 mi
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BMark Twain HotelBuilding0.5 miDGold Coast Historic DistrictDistrict0.5 mi
More like it

Art Deco style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Art Deco.

Trustees System Service Building1.1 mi away
The Steuben ClubBuilt 1929 · 1.2 mi away
Loop Retail Historic District1.3 mi away
One LaSalle Street BuildingBuilt 1930 · 1.3 mi away

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Questions about Palmolive Building

Is Palmolive Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Aug 21, 2003 (Register number 03000784).

Is Palmolive Building a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Illinois has 86 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is James Charnley House, 0.6 miles away.

Can you visit Palmolive 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 Palmolive Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 52 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 28891932 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.