Constructed in 1896 in the Romanesque Revival style, this nine-story brick through-block building was designed by architect Albert Wagner, and features a cast-iron storefront. One of the first tenants was Richard E. Thibaut’s Art Wallpapers, known as the “world’s largest manufacturer of wallpaper.” It housed the National Negro Congress and the Communist Party of the United States (CPUSA), and various other leftist organizations. The Communist Workers’ bookshop and the Jewish Daily Freiheit newspaper were located here.

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