South Loop Printing House District is a historic district in the downtown Chicago Loop area of Chicago, Illinois. It is not the same as Printing House Row District (also known as South Dearborn Street-Printing House Row Historic District) which is a different district.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
Places included in the district that are separately listed on the National Register include: the Pontiac Building, Dearborn Station, and the Manhattan Building.
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