Montgomery Ward Building (Pueblo, Colorado)

The Montgomery Ward Building is a historic department store building in downtown Pueblo, Colorado. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1] Currently used as an office building, it houses the American Bank of Commerce, the Colorado Lottery, and the Pueblo Work Force Center. Previously it was occupied by QualMed as its headquarters.

Montgomery Ward Building
Location225 N. Main St., Pueblo, Colorado
Coordinates38°16′10″N 104°36′30″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1936
ArchitectRobert R. Rowe
Architectural styleGeorgian Revival
NRHP reference No.85003697[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 24, 1996

It was built in 1936. It is a two-story 72 by 127 feet (22 m × 39 m) building. The building was deemed notable "as an intact example of the Montgomery Ward Company's standard Georgian Revival corporate style used for its department stores from 1933 to 1948"; it is the only example of the Montgomery Ward Georgian Revival style in the state.[2]

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References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Montgomery Ward Building / QualMed Building; 5PE5". National Park Service. Retrieved July 26, 2017. With four photos.
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