Produce Terminal Cold Storage Company Building

United States historic place


Produce Terminal Cold Storage Company Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


Location	1550 South Blue Island Ave., Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates	41°51′38″N 87°39′35″W / 41.86056°N 87.65972°W / 41.86056; -87.65972 (Produce Terminal Cold Storage Company Building)
Area	1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built	1928 (1928)-29
Architect	Henschien, H. Peter; McLaren, Robert J.
Architectural style	Art Deco
NRHP reference No.	03000538
Added to NRHP	June 22, 2003

The Produce Terminal Cold Storage Company Building is a historic refrigerated warehouse at 1550 South Blue Island Avenue in the Near West Side neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Built in 1928–29, the warehouse was the largest cold storage facility in Chicago when it opened. As Chicago was a major shipping and transportation hub, refrigerated storage played a key role in preserving perishable goods so they could be sold year-round. Architects H. Peter Henschien, a designer of refrigerated facilities, and Robert J. McLaren designed the Art Deco building. The top two stories of the eleven-story building feature extensive terra cotta and tile ornamentation, including chevrons, Egyptian-inspired colonettes, and a dentillated cornice with cymatium molding. In addition to its extensive refrigerated space, the interior plan also included processing and office space, improving efficiency and lowering costs for the building's tenants.

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 22, 2003.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
Bluestone, Daniel (April 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Produce Terminal Cold Storage Company Building" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-01-27. Retrieved January 26, 2019.

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