{"nrhp_refnum":"11000778","name":"Creamery Package Manufacturing Company Building","other_names":["C &amp","C Floral, Inc."],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1245 W. Washington Blvd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Chicago","county":"Cook County","state":"IL","lat":41.88469726500006,"lon":-87.65848839999995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2011-11-08","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story plus basement reinforced concrete office building at 1245 West Washington Boulevard in Chicago's Near West Side, built in 1926 as the headquarters of the Creamery Package Manufacturing Company. It was designed by Gardner & Lindberg and built by the R.C. Wieboldt Company.","why_significant":"The building is locally significant under Criterion A for Commerce as the national headquarters of a major dairy supply dealer and dairy equipment manufacturer. The company, incorporated in Illinois in 1887, ran a national sales network from Chicago. Its growth reflects the mechanization and centralization of the American dairy industry and Chicago's role as a center of food processing support industries.","narrative":"Built in 1926 at 1245 West Washington Boulevard on Chicago's Near West Side, this three-story reinforced concrete building served as headquarters of the Creamery Package Manufacturing Company into the mid-1970s. Architects Gardner & Lindberg gave it a Colonial Revival look, with red Flemish-bond brick on the street-facing north and west sides, limestone trim, a molded cornice, and an entrance surround bearing the company logo. Inside, the lobby keeps its tile floor, marble wall panels and marble stair, while the upper floors have open plans with oak-clad columns and oak-trimmed perimeter offices. The company, incorporated in Illinois in 1887, sold dairy supplies and made processing equipment through a national network of branch sales offices. Its growth followed the mechanization of the dairy industry and Chicago's place as a hub for food-related support industries. The building is significant locally for Commerce, with a period of significance of 1926 to 1961.","period_of_significance":"1926-1961","architect_builder":"Gardner & Lindberg/Architects; R.C. Wieboldt Company/Contractor","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals/Colonial Revival","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Current function is listed as commerce/office building; the building retains a high degree of interior and exterior integrity, though the original windows were replaced with non-historic metal sash.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:37.727858-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/49/8925/28892549/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/11000778.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/11000778/67392911f7-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/11000778/67392911f7-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Thshriver","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Creamery_Package_Manufacturing_Company_Building_1.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Thshriver</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:Creamery_Package_Manufacturing_Company_Building_1.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28892549","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creamery_Package_Manufacturing_Company_Building","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65054504"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/cook-county/creamery-package-manufacturing-company-building-11000778/"}