The Montgomery Ward Company Complex previously served as the national headquarters for the country's oldest mail order firm, Montgomery Ward. The property is located along the North Branch of the Chicago River at 618 W. Chicago Avenue in Near North Side, Chicago, Illinois. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and as a National Historic Landmark on June 2, 1978.
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