Curt Teich and Company Building

The Curt Teich and Company Building is a historic building at 1733-55 W. Irving Park Road in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The building was the headquarters and printing press of Curt Teich and Company, one of the first postcard companies and a major influence on the form's development. While the original building's construction date is unclear, the company moved to the building in 1910; a large addition was placed on the building in 1922. Teich traveled throughout the country, and eventually to other countries in North America, to take photographs for his postcards; his travels made postcards available from any sizable town, rather than just major tourist destinations, and produced a historical record of American towns in the process. The company was also responsible for several innovations in the printing and coloring process.[2]

Curt Teich and Company Building
Curt Teich and Company Building is located in Chicago metropolitan area
Curt Teich and Company Building
Curt Teich and Company Building is located in Illinois
Curt Teich and Company Building
Curt Teich and Company Building is located in the United States
Curt Teich and Company Building
Location1733-55 W. Irving Park Rd., Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41°57′14″N 87°40′25″W
Arealess than one acre
NRHP reference No.90000340[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 7, 1990

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 7, 1990.[1]

Curt Teich and Company postcard of their own headquarters

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Baldwin, Susan M. (September 18, 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Curt Teich and Company Building" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Division. Retrieved November 5, 2019.


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