Douglas (Bronzeville) in Chicago in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Our Hometown: Chicago

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, May 13, 2026

1. Our Hometown: Chicago Marker

Inscription. The home of the Italian beef, deep-dish pizza, and the Vienna Beef hot dog (hold the ketchup!) is also the city that gave us the skyscraper, open-heart surgery, and reverse-flowing river technology. There's no place else like Chicago, and we're proud to call the Windy City our home.

Illinois Tech's Mies Campus was designed in 1941 by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, one of the country's most influential architects and, for 20 years, the director of Illinois Tech's Department of Architecture. In 1976 the American Institute of Architects recognized the campus as one of the 200 most significant works of architecture in the United States.

Erected by Illinois Institute of Technology.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1941.

Location. 41° 50.158′ N, 87° 37.669′ W. Marker is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County. It is in Douglas (Bronzeville). It is on South State Street near 33rd Street. The marker is on the campus of the Illinois Institute of Technology. It is part of a kiosk in the northwest corner of a small grassy area near Hermann Hall and Alumni Memorial Hall. 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

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walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Our Hometown: Chicago (here, next to this marker); Armour Flats (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Votes for Women (approx. 0.2 miles away); John Simpson (approx. 0.2 miles away); S.R. Crown Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); Crown Hall (approx. ¼ mile away); Unity Hall (approx. 0.3 miles away); State Street (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chicago.

More about this marker. An identical marker is part of this same kiosk, just left of this marker. The upper left corner of this one is peeling off the kiosk a little bit.

Also see . . . Ludwig Mies van der Rohe biography. From the 20th Century Architecture website.

Excerpt: "Ludwig Mies van der Rohe is commonly regarded as one of the most esteemed architects of the 20th century, a distinction he shares with Frank Lloyd Wright and Le Corbusier. A leading figure in the modernist movement that flourished in Europe during the 1920s, Mies later emigrated to the United States, where his reputation and influence took on international dimensions. At least a dozen of his designs, built and unbuilt alike, are customarily numbered among the most distinguished efforts of the century."

(Submitted on May 13, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, May 13, 2026

2. Our Hometown: Chicago Marker

The kiosk is near Illinois Tech's Alumni Memorial Hall.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 13, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 13, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 7 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 13, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.