Buckingham Building

59-67 E. Van Buren St., Chicago, Illinois. County/parish: Cook.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places August 10, 2000. NRIS 00000942.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • New Athenaeum
  • Socony Vacuum Building

From Wikipedia:

Buckingham Building

The Buckingham Building is a 27-story skyscraper located at 59-67 E. Van Buren St. in the Loop neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The building, which opened in 1930, has historically served as a mixed-use retail and office building. Chicago architects Holabird and Root designed the building in the Art Deco style. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 10, 2000.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28891934

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