Palmolive Building

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Palmolive Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Chicago Landmark

The Palmolive Building
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Location	919 N Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
Coordinates	41°53′59.41″N 87°37′25.94″W / 41.8998361°N 87.6238722°W / 41.8998361; -87.6238722
Built	1929
Architect	Holabird & Root
Architectural style	Art Deco
NRHP reference No.	03000784 ^[1]
Added to NRHP	August 21, 2003
Designated CL	February 16, 2000

The Palmolive Building, formerly the Playboy Building, is a 37-story Art Deco building at 919 N. Michigan Avenue in Chicago. It was built by Holabird & Root. It was completed in 1929. It was home to the Colgate-Palmolive-Peet corporation.

References

↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.

Other websites

Palmolive Building Landmark Residences Archived 2006-03-23 at the Wayback Machine
Palmolive Building Archived 2007-04-30 at the Wayback Machine

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