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Illinois, Chicago Landmarks Commission Historical Markers

Scores of markers sponsored by the Commission on Chicago Landmarks, whose members are appointed by the Mayor and City Council. Established in 1968 by City Ordinance, the Commission is responsible for recommending individual buildings, sites, objects, or entire districts be designated as Chicago Landmarks, thereby providing legal protection.
 
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1 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Austin — Joseph Jacob Walser House — Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect; 1903 — Chicago Landmark —
On Central Avenue, 0.1 miles north of Madison Street, on the right when traveling south.
2 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Avondale — Florsheim Shoe Company Building — Alfred S. Alschuler, architect • 1924-26 — Chicago Landmark —
On Belmont Avenue at Pulaski Road, on the left when traveling west on Belmont Avenue.
3 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Back of the Yards — Union Stock Yard Gate — Burnham and Root, architects; Yard open: 1865-1971 — Chicago Landmark —
On West Exchange Avenue east of Peoria Street, on the left when traveling west.
4 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas (Bronzeville) — Chicago Bee Building — Chicago Landmark —
On South State Street, on the right when traveling north.
5 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas (Bronzeville) — Chicago Defender Building — Chicago Landmark —
On South Indiana Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
6 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas (Bronzeville) — Overton Hygienic Building — Chicago Landmark
On South State Street south of East 35th Street, on the right when traveling north.
7 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas (Bronzeville) — Pilgrim Baptist Church — Chicago Landmark —
Near South Indiana Avenue near East 33rd Boulevard.
8 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas (Bronzeville) — Sunset Cafe — Chicago Landmark —
On South Calumet Avenue at East 35th Street, on the right when traveling south on South Calumet Avenue.
9 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas (Bronzeville) — Supreme Life Building — Chicago Landmark —
On South Martin Luther King Drive at East 35th Street on South Martin Luther King Drive.
10 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas (Bronzeville) — Unity Hall — Chicago Landmark
On South Indiana Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
11 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Gold Coast — Bryan Lathrop House — Chicago Landmark
On East Bellevue Place east of North State Street, on the left when traveling east.
12 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Gold Coast — Fisher Studio Houses — Andrew Rebori, architect; 1936 — Chicago Landmark —
On State Parkway north of Division Street.
13 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Gold Coast — The Three Arts Club — Holabird and Roche, architects; 1914 — Chicago Landmark —
On North Dearborn Street north of Goethe Street, on the right when traveling south.
14 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Grand Boulevard (Bronzeville) — Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church — Chicago Landmark —
On South Vincennes Avenue near East 45th Street, on the right when traveling north.
15 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Grand Boulevard (Bronzeville) — Melissia Ann Elam Home — Chicago Landmark
On South King Drive, on the right when traveling south.
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16 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Grand Boulevard (Bronzeville) — Richard Wright House — Chicago Landmark —
On South Vincennes Avenue at East 48th Place, on the right when traveling north on South Vincennes Avenue.
17 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Groveland Park — Stephen A. Douglas Memorial — Leonard W. Volk, designer and sculptor 1881 — Chicago Landmark —
Near East 35th Street at South Lake Park Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
18 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Hyde Park — Greenwood Row Houses — Chicago Landmark District —
On South Greenwood Avenue at East 53rd Street, on the right when traveling south on South Greenwood Avenue.
19 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Hyde Park — Museum of Science and Industry — Charles B. Atwood, architect; 1891-93 — Chicago Landmark —
Near 57th Drive near DuSable Lake Shore Drive (U.S. 41).
20 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Kenwood — Kenwood — Landmark District —
On South Ellis Avenue at East 49th Street on South Ellis Avenue.
21 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Kenwood — Kenwood United Church of Christ — Chicago Landmark —
On South Greenwood Avenue near East 46th Street, on the right when traveling south.
22 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View — (Former) Marshfield Trust and Savings Bank — William Gibbons Uffendell, architect — 1924 —
On North Lincoln Boulevard near North Marshfield Avenue.
23 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Brewster Apartments — Chicago Landmark —
On North Pine Grove Avenue at West Diversey Parkway, on the right when traveling south on North Pine Grove Avenue.
24 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — Abraham Lincoln Monument — Augustus Saint-Gaudens, sculptor; Stanford White, architect — 1887 —
Near West LaSalle Drive, 0.1 miles east of North Stockton Drive, on the right when traveling east.
25 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool — Alfred Caldwell, landscape architect — 1936-38 —
On West Fullerton Parkway at North Cannon Drive, on the right when traveling east on West Fullerton Parkway.
26 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — Lion House, Lincoln Park Zoo — Perkins, Fellows & Hamilton, architects — 1912 —
Near N. Stockton Drive at W. Webster Avenue.
27 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — Mid-North District — Chicago Landmark
On North Sedgwick Street at North Clark Street, on the right when traveling south on North Sedgwick Street.
28 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — North Chicago Hospital Building — Chicago Landmark
On North Clark Street south of West Wrightwood Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
29 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Square — Rosehill Cemetery Entrance — William W. Boyington, architect • 1864 — Chicago Landmark —
On Ravenswood Avenue at Rosehill Drive, on the left when traveling north on Ravenswood Avenue.
30 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Little Italy — Jane Addams' Hull-House and Dining Hall — Settlement active from 1889 to 1963
On South Halsted Street at West Polk Street, on the right when traveling south on South Halsted Street.
31 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Loop District — Daley Center — C.F. Murphy Associates, architect, Pablo Picasso, sculptor; 1965, 1967 (Chicago Picasso) — Chicago Landmark —
Near Washington Street near North Clark Street.
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32 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Loop District — Fine Arts Building — Solon S. Beman, architect; 1885; converted to Fine Arts Building in 1898 — Chicago Landmark —
Near South Michigan Avenue north of East Ida B. Wells Drive, on the right when traveling south.
33 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Loop District — Majestic Building and Theatre — Edmund R. Krause, architect; 1906 — Chicago Landmark —
On Monroe Street east of Dearborn Street, on the left when traveling east.
34 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Loop District — Reliance Building — D. H. Burnham & Co., architects; 1890-95 — Chicago Landmark —
On State Street at Washington Street on State Street.
35 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Magnificent Mile — McGraw-Hill Building — Thielbar and Fugard, architect; 1928-29 — Chicago Landmark —
On Michigan Avenue north of Illinois Street.
36 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Magnolia Glen — Gauler Twin Houses — Walter Burley Griffin, Architect — 1906 —
On North Magnolia Avenue north of West Rosedale Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
37 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Near North — Bush Temple of Music — J.E.O. Pridmore, architect; 1901 — Chicago Landmark —
On West Chicago Avenue west of North Clark Street.
38 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Near North — Village Theatre — Alfred Woerner, architect; 1915-16 — Chicago Landmark —
Near North Clark Street south of North Avenue (Illinois Route 64), on the left when traveling north.
39 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Near South Side — American Book Company Building — Nelson Max Dunning, architect — 1912 —
On East Cermak Avenue at South Calumet Avenue on East Cermak Avenue.
40 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Near South Side — Chess Records Office and Studio — Chicago Landmark —
On South Michigan Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
41 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Near South Side — John J. Glessner House — Henry Hobson Richardson, Architect — 1887 —
On South Prairie Avenue at East 18th Street, on the right when traveling south on South Prairie Avenue.
42 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Near South Side — Quinn Chapel — Chicago Landmark —
On South Wabash Avenue at East 24th Street, on the right when traveling south on South Wabash Avenue.
43 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Near South Side — Wheeler–Kohn House — Otis L. Wheelock, architect — 1870 —
On South Calumet Avenue south of East Cullerton Street, on the right when traveling south.
44 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Near South Side — White Castle #16 — Chicago Landmark —
On East Cermak Road at South Wabash Avenue, on the right when traveling east on East Cermak Road.
45 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Norwood Park — Noble-Seymour-Crippen House — 1833; addition in 1868 — Chicago Landmark
Near Newark Avenue north of Bryn Mawr Avenue. Reported missing.
46 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Old Irving Park — Charles N. Loucks House — Clarence H. Tabor, architect 1889 — Chicago Landmark —
Near Keeler Avenue.
47 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Old Town Triangle — Henry Gerber House — 1885 — Chicago Landmark —
On North Crilly Court south of West Saint Paul Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
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48 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Old Town Triangle — Old Town Triangle — Chicago Landmark District
On Menomonee Street.
49 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, River North — (Former) Engine Company 42 Firehouse — Unknown, architects; 1887 — Chicago Landmark —
On West Illinois Street east of North Franklin Street.
50 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, River North — Chicago Varnish Company Building — Henry Ives Cobb, architect 1895 — Chicago Landmark —
On West Kinzie Street near North Dearborn Street, on the right when traveling east.
51 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, River North — Courthouse Plaza — Chicago Landmark —
On West Hubbard Street at North Dearborn Avenue, on the right when traveling west on West Hubbard Street.
52 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, River North — Former Chicago Historical Society Building — Chicago Landmark
On North Dearborn Street at West Ontario Street, on the right when traveling south on North Dearborn Street.
53 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, River North — IBM Building — Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, architect; C.F. Murphy Associates, engineers; 1969-72 — Chicago Landmark —
On State Street south of Kinzie Street, on the left when traveling south.
54 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, River North — LaSalle Street Cable Car Powerhouse — North Chicago Street Railway Co., builder; 1887 — Chicago Landmark —
On LaSalle Street at Illinois Street, on the right when traveling south on LaSalle Street.
55 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, River North — Marina City — Bertrand Goldberg Associates, architect; Severud-Elstad-Krueger, engineer; 1960-1967 — Chicago Landmark —
On State Street, 0.1 miles south of Kinzie Street.
56 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, River North — McCormick Double House — Chicago Landmark
On East Erie Street at North Rush Street, on the left when traveling east on East Erie Street.
57 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, River North — Tree Studios — Chicago Landmark
On East Ohio Street, on the left when traveling east.
58 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Rush & Division — (Former) Cosmopolitan State Bank — Chicago Landmark
On North Clark Street at West Chicago Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North Clark Street.
59 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Rush & Division — Hotel St. Benedict Flats — James J. Egan, architect — 1882-83 —
On East Chicago Avenue at North Wabash Avenue, on the right when traveling west on East Chicago Avenue.
60 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Streeterville — 227 East Walton Place Apartment Building — Chicago Landmark
On East Walton Place, on the right when traveling east.
61 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Streeterville — Allerton Hotel — Chicago Landmark
On East Huron Avenue at North Michigan Avenue, on the left when traveling east on East Huron Avenue.
62 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Streeterville — Office and Studio of Perkins, Fellows & Hamilton, architects — 1917 — Chicago Landmark —
On North Michigan Avenue south of East Pearson Street, on the right when traveling south.
63 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Streeterville — Tribune Tower — Chicago Landmark
On North Michigan Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
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64 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — 300 West Adams Street Office Building — Jens J. Jensen, Architect; 1927 — Chicago Landmark —
On West Adams Street at Franklin Street, on the left when traveling west on West Adams Street.
65 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — 35 East Wacker Drive Building — Giaver & Dinkelberg, architect; 1926-27 — Chicago Landmark —
On East Wacker Drive west of North Wabash Street, on the right when traveling east.
66 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Auditorium Building — Adler and Sullivan, architects — 1889 —
On South Michigan Avenue at East Congress Parkway, on the right when traveling south on South Michigan Avenue.
67 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Blackstone Hotel — Marshall & Fox, architects — 1910 —
On East Balboa Avenue near South Michigan Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
68 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Carbide and Carbon Building — Burnham Brothers Inc., architect — 1929 —
On East Wacker Place at North Michigan Avenue, on the right when traveling east on East Wacker Place.
69 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Carson Pirie Scott & Company Building — Louis H. Sullivan, architect, 1899, 1903–1904; 1906 addition by D.H. Burnham and Co. — Chicago Landmark —
On South Wabash Avenue north of East Monroe Street, on the right when traveling south.
70 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Chicago Theater — Rapp and Rapp, architects; 1921 — Chicago Landmark —
On North State Street south of Lake Street, on the right when traveling north.
71 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Continental and Commercial Bank Building — D.H. Burnham & Co. ; Graham, Anderson Probst & White, architects — 1914 —
On South LaSalle Street at West Adams Street, on the right when traveling south on South LaSalle Street.
72 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Harris and Selwyn Theaters — Chicago Landmark
On North Dearborn Street at East Lake Street, on the left when traveling north on North Dearborn Street.
73 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Inland Steel Building — Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, architects; 1956-57 — Chicago Landmark —
On West Monroe Street near Dearborn Street.
74 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Lake-Franklin Group — Chicago Landmark
On North Franklin Street at West Lake Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North Franklin Street.
75 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Leiter II Building — William Le Baron Jenney, architect (1889-91) — Chicago Landmark —
On South State Street north of Ida B. Wells Drive.
76 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Ludington Building — William Le Baron Jenney, architect — 1891 —
On South Wabash Avenue at East 11th Street, on the right when traveling south on South Wabash Avenue.
77 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Mather Tower — H.H. Riddle, architect; 1928 — Chicago Landmark —
On East Wacker Drive west of Michigan Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
78 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Old Colony Building — Holabird and Roche, architect; 1893-94 — Chicago Landmark —
On South Dearborn Street south of Van Buren Street.
79 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Old Republic Building (Originally the Bell Building) — K.M. Vitzthum & Co., architect; 1924 — Chicago Landmark —
On North Michigan Avenue north of East South Water Street, on the right when traveling north.
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80 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Oliver Building — Holabird and Roche, architects; 1907 — Chicago Landmark —
On North Dearborn Street north of West Randolph Street.
81 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Page Brothers Building — John M. Van Osdel, architect; 1872 — Chicago Landmark —
On State Street south of Lake Street, on the right when traveling north.
82 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Palmer House Hotel — Holabird & Roche, architects — 1925-27 —
On East Monroe Street near South State Street, on the right when traveling east.
83 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Pittsfield Building — Graham, Anderson, Probst and White, architect; 1927 — Chicago Landmark —
On East Washington Street east of Wabash Avenue.
84 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Rookery Building — Burnham and Root, architects — 1886 —
On South LaSalle Street at West Adams Street, on the left when traveling south on South LaSalle Street.
85 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Site of Fort Dearborn — 1803
On East Wacker Drive near North Michigan Avenue.
86 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Site of the Sauganash Hotel/Wigwam — Chicago Landmark
On North Wacker Drive south of West Lake Street.
87 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Steger Building — Marshall & Fox, architects; 1909-1910 — Chicago Landmark —
On East Jackson Boulevard west of Wabash Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
88 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — The Heyworth Building — D.H. Burnham & Co., architects 1904 — Chicago Landmark —
On East Madison Street at South Wabash Avenue, on the right when traveling east on East Madison Street.
89 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Trustees System Service Building — Chicago Landmark
On West Lake Street at North Wells Street, on the right when traveling west on West Lake Street.
90 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Ukrainian Village — Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral and Rectory — Louis H. Sullivan, architect; 1903 — Chicago Landmark —
On Leavitt Street at West Haddon Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Leavitt Street.
91 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Uptown — Essanay Studios — Built 1908-15 — Chicago Landmark —
On West Argyle Street east of North Glenwood Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
92 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Uptown — Getty Tomb — Adler and Sullivan, architects • 1890 — Chicago Landmark —
On Lake Avenue at Evergreen Avenue, in the median on Lake Avenue.
93 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, West Jackson Boulevard District — Jackson Boulevard District — Chicago Landmark
On Jackson Boulevard at Laflin Street on Jackson Boulevard.
94 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, West Loop — Chicago & North Western Railway Powerhouse — Foster & Granger, architects — 1909-1911 —
On North Clinton Street north of West Lake Street, on the left when traveling south.
 
 
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