Johnson Publishing Company Building

CTL-E-0234 · Address · 1971–present

Verified evidence grade of this record

Building at 820 S. Michigan Ave; Johnson Publishing Company moved here in December 1971; home of Ebony and Jet magazines.

The record

Also known as: 820 South Michigan Avenue

Sources

Architecture.org: Johnson Publishing Company
DuSable Museum: Art of Our Storytellers (Johnson Publishing Collection)
City of Chicago — Chicago Landmark designation (Johnson Publishing Company Building, 820 S. Michigan Ave), Individual Landmarks, data.cityofchicago.org (harvested 2026-10-02) (primary source)

Record CTL-E-0234 · CultureTechLens Knowledge Graph · evidence grade: Verified · CTL research: PLACE-001.
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