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J. P. Smith Shoe Company Plant

Coordinates: 41°53′41″N 87°39′03″W / 41.89472°N 87.65083°W / 41.89472; -87.65083 (J. P. Smith Shoe Company Plant)
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J. P. Smith Shoe Company Plant
J. P. Smith Shoe Company Plant is located in Illinois
J. P. Smith Shoe Company Plant
J. P. Smith Shoe Company Plant is located in the United States
J. P. Smith Shoe Company Plant
Location671-699 N. Sangamon Ave. and 901-921 W. Huron St., Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41°53′41″N 87°39′03″W / 41.89472°N 87.65083°W / 41.89472; -87.65083 (J. P. Smith Shoe Company Plant)
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built1911 (1911)-12
ArchitectWilson, Horatio R.
NRHP reference No.85002842[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 14, 1985

The J. P. Smith Shoe Company Plant is a historic factory building at the corner of North Sangamon Avenue and West Huron Street in the West Town neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The factory was built in 1911-12 for the J. P. Smith Shoe Company, Chicago's second-largest maker of shoes at the time. Horatio R. Wilson, a prolific local architect, designed the building. Wilson's design used metal sash windows to provide light and ventilation to workers, putting it at the forefront of a national trend in industrial construction. The emphasis on proper lighting was a recurring theme in Wilson's work, as he had also designed some of Chicago's first apartments with sun parlors. The design also used brickwork to add decorative features, such as piers and a cornice, to an otherwise functional and unadorned design.[2]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 14, 1985.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ Bluestone, Daniel M. (July 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: J. P. Smith Shoe Company Plant" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-31. Retrieved March 31, 2019.