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]
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| Location | 1733-55 W. Irving Park Rd., Chicago, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 41°57′14″N 87°40′25″W / 41.95389°N 87.67361°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| NRHP reference No. | 90000340[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 7, 1990 |
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 7, 1990.[1]
