{"nrhp_refnum":"08001095","name":"Lindemann and Hoverson Company Showroom and Warehouse","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2620 W. Washington Blvd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Chicago","county":"Cook County","state":"IL","lat":41.883176828000046,"lon":-87.69185874999994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2008-11-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A six-story reinforced concrete showroom and warehouse building at 2620 W. Washington Boulevard in the East Garfield Park area of Chicago, designed by architect Paul Gerhardt, Sr. and built in 1924-25 for the Lindemann & Hoverson Company of Milwaukee.","why_significant":"The nomination presents it as a rare surviving example of early 20th-century utilitarian industrial buildings in East Garfield Park's rail-served industrial corridor. It is also one of the few known industrial designs by Paul Gerhardt, Sr., who is best known for municipal and school buildings. The building keeps its flat slab concrete structure, terra cotta ornament and original showroom and lobby finishes.","narrative":"Rising six stories beside the Chicago & North Western rail sidings in Chicago's East Garfield Park, this showroom and warehouse was built in 1924-25 for the Lindemann & Hoverson Company of Milwaukee. Architect Paul Gerhardt, Sr. paired a flat slab reinforced concrete frame with pressed brick walls and detailed terra cotta. A two-story white terra cotta base with fluted pilasters, Greek key friezes and lion heads marks the showroom, while brick piers and medallion-decorated bands express the structural grid above. Inside, glazed terra cotta tile lines the lobby and former showroom, and the upper floors remain open warehouse space supported by mushroom-capital columns. The building is valued as a rare surviving example of early 20th-century industrial architecture in the neighborhood's rail corridor and as one of the few known industrial works by Gerhardt, better known for county and school buildings. Window infill from 1979 and later partitions have altered parts of it, but the original appearance remains readable.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Paul Gerhardt, Sr. (architect); Great Lakes Construction Company (contractor)","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Italian Renaissance","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as retaining much of its original integrity and in good condition; most windows were infilled with concrete block in 1979, and the building has tenant offices on upper floors.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:37.181833-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/36/8920/28892036/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/08001095.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/08001095/d240520708-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/08001095/d240520708-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Andrew Jameson","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lindeman_and_Haverson_Showroom_Chicago_IL.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Andrew Jameson</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lindeman_and_Haverson_Showroom_Chicago_IL.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"12000040","name":"Chicago Park Boulevard System Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/illinois/chicago-park-boulevard-system-historic-district-12000040/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28892036","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindemann_and_Hoverson_Company_Showroom_and_Warehouse","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65042128"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/cook-county/lindemann-and-hoverson-company-showroom-and-warehouse-08001095/"}