South Loop in Chicago in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Hilliard Towers Apartments
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, October 11, 2025
1. Hilliard Towers Apartments Marker
Erected 1963-1966
Bertrand Goldberg
Architect
National Register of Historic Places
September 13, 1999
Redeveloped & Renovated 2002-2006
Holsten Real Estate Development Corporation
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1963.
Location. 41° 51.194′ N, 87° 37.784′ W. Marker is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County. It is in South Loop. It is at the intersection of North Clark Street and West Cermak Road, on the right when traveling north on North Clark Street. The marker is in the southwest corner of the property. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chicago IL 60616, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named The Nine Dragon Wall in Chicago's Chinatown (about 500 feet away); Hilliard Apartments (about 700 feet away); a different marker also named Hilliard Apartments (approx. 0.2 miles away); White Castle #16 (approx. Ό mile away); Confucius (approx. Ό mile away); Chinese American Veterans Memorial
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Another marker is no longer nearby. The Nine Dragon Wall in Chicagos Chinatown (was about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
More about this marker. Several similar signs can be found flanking the property, which is bounded by State Street to the east, Cullerton Street and Archer Avenue to the north and northwest, Clark Street to the west, and Cermak Road to the south.
Regarding Hilliard Towers Apartments. Chicago-born archtiect Bertrand Goldberg is best known for the Marina Towers complex in downtown Chicago, with its famed twin "corncob" towers that overlook the Chicago River. Two of his other notable works, however, bear a strong resemblance to this Chicago Housing Authority apartment complex on the city's south side: the old Prentice Women's Hospital (torn down in 2013) and the River City complex.
Also see . . .
1. Chicago Housing Authority: Hilliard Homes
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, October 11, 2025
2. Hilliard Towers Apartments
2. Art Institute of Chicago: Bertrand Goldberg bio. (Submitted on October 15, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)
Credits. This page was last revised on October 15, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 15, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 65 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 15, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
