Coca-Cola Building (Chicago)

Coordinates: 41°51′54″N 87°37′34″W / 41.86500°N 87.62611°W / 41.86500; -87.62611
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Coca-Cola Company Building
Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41°51′54″N 87°37′34″W / 41.86500°N 87.62611°W / 41.86500; -87.62611
Arealess than one acre
Built1904 (1904)
ArchitectAbbott, Frank
Architectural styleChicago school
NRHP reference No.91000114[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 22, 1991

The Coca-Cola Building (also called the Coca-Cola Company Building) is a building located at 1322–1336 S. Wabash Ave. in the

terra cotta fretwork pattern at the top separates the second and third floors. The top of the building features a terra cotta frieze and a cornice with decorative patterns. The Coca-Cola Company operated out of the building from 1904 until 1928; the building was the company's second office outside of Atlanta. The building was the only Coca-Cola syrup manufacturing plant in the Midwest until 1915; it is now the only surviving Coca-Cola plant from before World War II outside of Atlanta.[2]

The Coca-Cola Building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 22, 1991.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Baldwin, Susan M. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Coca Cola Company Building" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2013.