Montgomery Ward Company Complex

619 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago, Illinois. County/parish: Cook.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places June 02, 1978. NRIS 78001125.

2 contributing buildings.

Also known as:

Montgomery Ward and Company Administration Building and Mail

From Wikipedia:

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.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28892681