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Washington Block

historic building in Chicago
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Washington Block

Summary

Washington Block is an architectural structure[1]. It draws 15 Wikipedia views per month (architectural_structure category, ranking #196 of 1,822).[2]

Key Facts

  • Washington Block is located in Chicago[3].
  • Washington Block is in the country of United States[4].
  • Washington Block's instance of is recorded as architectural structure[5].
  • Washington Block's architect is recorded as Frederick Baumann[6].
  • Washington Block is made of limestone[7].
  • 1873 marks the founding of Washington Block[8].
  • Washington Block's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 41.883, 'longitude': -87.6341}[9].
  • Washington Block's heritage designation is recorded as Chicago Landmark[10].

Body

Geography

Washington Block is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Chicago[3].

Designation and Status

Washington Block's instance of is recorded as architectural structure[5]. Its heritage designation is recorded as Chicago Landmark[10].

History and Context

1873 marks the founding of Washington Block[8].

Why It Matters

Washington Block draws 15 Wikipedia views per month (architectural_structure category, ranking #196 of 1,822).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 7d ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → United States
    Wikidata description → historic building in Chicago
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 41.883, 'longitude': -87.6341}
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Chicago
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P10689]]: 147013784, Adding OSM way id claim from wikidata tag on way/147013784 in United States"
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