South Loop in Chicago in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Hilliard Apartments
Family and Senior Living
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, October 11, 2025
1. Hilliard Apartments Marker
Bertrand Goldberg
Architect
National Register of Historic Places
September 13, 2006
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° 51.187′ N, 87° 37.641′ W. Marker is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County. It is in South Loop. It is at the intersection of South State Street and Cermak Street, on the left when traveling north on South State Street. The sign is at the southeast corner of the Hilliard Apartments property. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 30 West Cermak Street, Chicago IL 60610, 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: White Castle #16 (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hilliard Towers Apartments (about 700 feet away); a different marker also named Hilliard Apartments (approx. 0.2 miles away); Chess Records Recording Studio (approx. 0.2 miles away); Chess Records Office and Studio (approx. 0.2 miles away); South Michigan Avenue Motor Row (approx. 0.2 miles away); South Loop Market (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named The Nine Dragon Wall in Chicago's Chinatown (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chicago.
Another marker is no longer nearby. The Nine Dragon Wall in Chicagos Chinatown (was approx. 0.2 miles away 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
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, October 11, 2025
2. Hilliard Apartments
The marker is visible on the right side, partially obscured by cars.
Regarding Hilliard 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.
The Hilliard Apartments have used a variety of names over the years; the official Chicago Housing Authority website as of March 2025 calls the complex the Hilliard Homes. Contrary to the 2006 date on the sign, the apartment complex appears to have been added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. The Illinois Historic Preservation Division's list of Illinois sites on the NRHP includes this housing complex as part of the "Raymond M. Hilliard Center Historic District," with a certification date of September 13, 1999.
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, February 28, 2025
3. Hilliard Apartments
A view on the north side of the complex.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 13, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 53 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 13, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. 3. submitted on March 3, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
