Mundie & Jensen

Mundie & Jensen was an architectural firm in Chicago, Illinois. Several of its works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

It was a partnership of William Bryce Mundie and Elmer C. Jensen. Mundie was a draftsman from Canada who worked in Chicago for William Le Baron Jenney, "father of the American skyscraper", and joined him as partner in 1891.

Associated firms were:

Jenney & Mundie, 1891 to 1904
Jenney, Mundie & Jensen, 1905 to late 1906
Mundie & Jensen 1907 to 1935
Mundie, Jensen, Bourke & Havens 1936 to 1939

Works by the firm and/or one of its partners include (with attribution):

Ludington Building (1892), 1104 South Wabash Avenue, Chicago, Illinois (Jenney & Mundie), NRHP-listed
Trude Building (1897), Chicago, Illinois (Jenney & Mundie)
Municipal Courts Building (1906–07), 116 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois (Jenney, Mundie & Jensen), NRHP-listed
National City Bank (1913), 227 Main Street, Evansville, Indiana (Mundie & Jensen), NRHP-listed
International Tailoring Company Building, Chicago, Illinois (1915–16)
Consumers Building (1913), 220 South State Street, Chicago, Illinois (Jenney, Mundie & Jensen)
International Tailoring Company Building (1915–16), 847 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois (Mundie & Jensen), NRHP-listed

From 1884 to 1894, noted architect D. Everett Waid was a draftsman who rose to chief draftsman for Jenney & Mundie, according to The New York Times, before going on to establish his own architectural practice; a photograph of the firm's employees would indicate he continued working there for some years longer. Architect and engineer Paul V. Hyland, who worked as a supervisor for several Chicago area firms, worked for the firm at some time.

For William Le Baron Jenney or William LeBaron Jenney or William Jenney or William Le Baron Jenny (all redirect to one article), there are:

Garfield Park (1874), 100 North Central Park Avenue, Chicago, Illinois
Humboldt Park (1877), Roughly bounded by North Sacramento and Augusta Boulevards, and North Kedzie, North and North California Avenues. and West Division Street, Chicago, Illinois
Manhattan Building (1889–91), 431 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois
Leiter II Building (1891), Northeast corner of South State and East Congress Streets., Chicago, Illinois
First Congregational Church (1892), 412 South 4th Street. Manistee, Michigan
Metropolitan Block, 772 Main Street, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin

The Elmer C. Jensen House (1905), in the Old Irving Park neighborhood of Chicago, was designed by and for Jensen, and is now a house museum.

References

1 2 3 4 5 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
1 2 3 "Mundie, William Bryce". Canadian Dictionary of Architects.
↑ "Elmer C. Jensen Papers, 1871–2014 (bulk 1880s–1950s)". Art Institute of Chicago. 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2024. Finding aid, including biographical info on William Le Baron Jenney and Elmer C. Jensen, published 2012.
1 2 Art Institute of Chicago Archives (1889). "Jenney & Mundie". artic.contentdm.oclc.org. Archival Image Collection, Jensen, Elmer C., Papers, 1871-2014 (bulk 1880s-1950s). The Art Institute of Chicago. Call number 2009.2. Retrieved June 23, 2026.
1 2 Art Institute of Chicago Archives (1898). "Jenney & Mundie". artic.contentdm.oclc.org. Chicago, Illinlois: The Art Institute of Chicago. Call number 2009.2, Archival Image Collection, RBA Archival Collection: Jensen, Elmer C., Papers, 1871-2014 (bulk 1880s-1950s). Retrieved June 23, 2026.
↑ "Trude Building". chicagology.com. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
↑ "220 S. State Street – The Consumers Building, Chicago, IL", General Services Administration. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
↑ Special to The New York Times (November 1, 1939). "D. EVERETT WAID, ARCHITECT, WAS 75; Ex-President of the American Institute Practiced Here 41 Years--Dies in Greenwich WON MEDAL FOR HIS WORK Co-Designer of New York Life Building Was a Founder of Historical Society". The New York Times. p. 29. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 14, 2026.
↑ Landmarks Preservation Commission (November 10, 2009). "B. F. GOODRICH COMPANY BUILDING" (PDF). NYC.gov. New York City. pp. 4, 5, 11. Retrieved June 18, 2026.
↑ "Paul V. Hyland Papers". artic.contentdm.oclc.org. Art Institute of Chicago. 2016. Retrieved June 22, 2026.
↑ "Museum volunteers honored at event held at historic Elmer C. Jensen house". Glessner House Museum. October 10, 2011.

[nris-1] 1 2 3 4 5 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.

[dic-2] 1 2 3 "Mundie, William Bryce". Canadian Dictionary of Architects.

[jensenpapers-3] "Elmer C. Jensen Papers, 1871–2014 (bulk 1880s–1950s)". Art Institute of Chicago. 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2024. Finding aid, including biographical info on William Le Baron Jenney and Elmer C. Jensen, published 2012.

[:0-4] 1 2 Art Institute of Chicago Archives (1889). "Jenney & Mundie". artic.contentdm.oclc.org. Archival Image Collection, Jensen, Elmer C., Papers, 1871-2014 (bulk 1880s-1950s). The Art Institute of Chicago. Call number 2009.2. Retrieved June 23, 2026.

[:15-5] 1 2 Art Institute of Chicago Archives (1898). "Jenney & Mundie". artic.contentdm.oclc.org. Chicago, Illinlois: The Art Institute of Chicago. Call number 2009.2, Archival Image Collection, RBA Archival Collection: Jensen, Elmer C., Papers, 1871-2014 (bulk 1880s-1950s). Retrieved June 23, 2026.

[6] "Trude Building". chicagology.com. Retrieved March 30, 2023.

[7] "220 S. State Street – The Consumers Building, Chicago, IL", General Services Administration. Retrieved January 12, 2020.

[:3-8] Special to The New York Times (November 1, 1939). "D. EVERETT WAID, ARCHITECT, WAS 75; Ex-President of the American Institute Practiced Here 41 Years--Dies in Greenwich WON MEDAL FOR HIS WORK Co-Designer of New York Life Building Was a Founder of Historical Society". The New York Times. p. 29. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 14, 2026.

[:11-9] Landmarks Preservation Commission (November 10, 2009). "B. F. GOODRICH COMPANY BUILDING" (PDF). NYC.gov. New York City. pp. 4, 5, 11. Retrieved June 18, 2026.

[10] "Paul V. Hyland Papers". artic.contentdm.oclc.org. Art Institute of Chicago. 2016. Retrieved June 22, 2026.

[11] "Museum volunteers honored at event held at historic Elmer C. Jensen house". Glessner House Museum. October 10, 2011.