National Register of Historic Places listings in Central Chicago
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Currently there are 114 National Register of Historic Places listings in Central Chicago, out of 326 listings in the City of Chicago
. Central Chicago includes 3 of the 77 well-defined community areas of Chicago
: the historic business and cultural center of Chicago, the Loop, as well as the Near North Side
and the Near South Side
. The combined area is bounded by Lake Michigan
on the east, the Chicago River
on the west, North Avenue (1600 N.) on the north, and 26th Street (2600 S.) on the south. This area runs five and one-quarter miles from north to south and about one and one-half miles from east to west.
The area includes many early classic skyscraper
s of the Chicago School of Architecture, such as Burnham and Root
's Monadnock
and the Reliance Building
s, as well as buildings from the early Modernist
period, such as Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
's IBM Building and 860-880 Lake Shore Drive Apartments
. Chicago's earliest surviving building, the Henry B. Clarke House
is on the Near South Side, close to the Prairie Avenue District
, which many critics view as the jewel of residential Chicago architecture. Architect Louis Sullivan
's work is represented by the Carson, Pirie, Scott and Company Building
, and Auditorium Building. Though Frank Lloyd Wright
worked in this area early in his career as an assistant to Sullivan - perhaps most notably for the James Charnley House - his own work is only represented by a renovation to the lobby of Daniel Burnham
's Rookery Building
.
At least three sites relate to the city's role in nation-wide retailing. Included also are several religious buildings, 6 hotels, and four theaters.
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Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
. Central Chicago includes 3 of the 77 well-defined community areas of Chicago
Community areas of Chicago
Community areas in Chicago refers to the work of the Social Science Research Committee at University of Chicago which has unofficially divided the City of Chicago into 77 community areas. These areas are well-defined and static...
: the historic business and cultural center of Chicago, the Loop, as well as the Near North Side
Near North Side, Chicago
The Near North Side is one of 77 well-defined community areas of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is located north and east of the Chicago River, just north of the central business district . To its east is Lake Michigan and its northern boundary is the 19th-century city limit of Chicago,...
and the Near South Side
Near South Side, Chicago
The Near South Side is a community area of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is located just south of the downtown central business district, the Loop, which is itself a community area...
. The combined area is bounded by Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America and the only one located entirely within the United States. It is the second largest of the Great Lakes by volume and the third largest by surface area, after Lake Superior and Lake Huron...
on the east, the Chicago River
Chicago River
The Chicago River is a system of rivers and canals with a combined length of that runs through the city of the same name, including its center . Though not especially long, the river is notable for being the reason why Chicago became an important location, as the link between the Great Lakes and...
on the west, North Avenue (1600 N.) on the north, and 26th Street (2600 S.) on the south. This area runs five and one-quarter miles from north to south and about one and one-half miles from east to west.
The area includes many early classic skyscraper
Skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a skyscraper...
s of the Chicago School of Architecture, such as Burnham and Root
Burnham and Root
Burnham and Root was the name of the company that John Wellborn Root and Daniel Hudson Burnham established as one of Chicago's most famous architectural companies of the nineteenth century....
's Monadnock
Monadnock Building
The Monadnock Building , is a skyscraper located at 53 West Jackson Boulevard in the south Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois. The north half of the building was designed by the firm of Burnham & Root and built in 1891...
and the Reliance Building
Reliance Building
The Reliance Building is a skyscraper located at 32 North State Street in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois. The first floor and basement were designed by John Root of the Burnham and Root architectural firm in 1890, with the rest of the building completed by Charles B. Atwood in 1895...
s, as well as buildings from the early Modernist
Modern architecture
Modern architecture is generally characterized by simplification of form and creation of ornament from the structure and theme of the building. It is a term applied to an overarching movement, with its exact definition and scope varying widely...
period, such as Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was a German architect. He is commonly referred to and addressed as Mies, his surname....
's IBM Building and 860-880 Lake Shore Drive Apartments
860-880 Lake Shore Drive Apartments
860–880 Lake Shore Drive is a twin pair of glass-and-steel apartment towers on N. Lake Shore Drive along Lake Michigan in the Streeterville neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Construction began in 1949 and the project was completed in 1951.They were designated as Chicago Landmarks on June 10, 1996....
. Chicago's earliest surviving building, the Henry B. Clarke House
Henry B. Clarke House
The Henry B. Clarke House is a Greek Revival style house in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The house was built in circa 1836 by a local contractor, probably John Rye, who later married the Clarkes' housemaid, Betsy. Clarke House may have been modeled on the home of William B. Ogden. The Clarke...
is on the Near South Side, close to the Prairie Avenue District
Prairie Avenue District
The Prairie Avenue District is a historic district in the Near South Side community area of Chicago, Illinois. It includes the 1800 and 1900 blocks of South Prairie Avenue and the 1800 block of South Indiana, and 211-217 East Cullerton. It was the site of the Battle of Fort Dearborn and became the...
, which many critics view as the jewel of residential Chicago architecture. Architect Louis Sullivan
Louis Sullivan
Louis Henri Sullivan was an American architect, and has been called the "father of skyscrapers" and "father of modernism" He is considered by many as the creator of the modern skyscraper, was an influential architect and critic of the Chicago School, was a mentor to Frank Lloyd Wright, and an...
's work is represented by the Carson, Pirie, Scott and Company Building
Carson, Pirie, Scott and Company Building
The Sullivan Center, formerly known as the Carson, Pirie, Scott and Company Building or Carson, Pirie, Scott and Company Store, is a commercial building at 1 South State Street at the corner of East Madison Street in Chicago, Illinois. It was designed by Louis Sullivan for the retail firm...
, and Auditorium Building. Though Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright was an American architect, interior designer, writer and educator, who designed more than 1,000 structures and completed 500 works. Wright believed in designing structures which were in harmony with humanity and its environment, a philosophy he called organic architecture...
worked in this area early in his career as an assistant to Sullivan - perhaps most notably for the James Charnley House - his own work is only represented by a renovation to the lobby of Daniel Burnham
Daniel Burnham
Daniel Hudson Burnham, FAIA was an American architect and urban planner. He was the Director of Works for the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. He took a leading role in the creation of master plans for the development of a number of cities, including Chicago and downtown Washington DC...
's Rookery Building
Rookery Building
The Rookery Building is a historic landmark located in the Loop community area of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Completed by John Wellborn Root and Daniel Burnham of Burnham and Root in 1888, it is considered one of their masterpiece buildings. It once housed the office of the...
.
At least three sites relate to the city's role in nation-wide retailing. Included also are several religious buildings, 6 hotels, and four theaters.
Central Chicago listings on the National Register
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Key
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| ∞ | NRHP-listed Historic district Historic district A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries, historic districts receive legal protection from development.... |
| * | National Historic Landmark National Historic Landmark A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance... and NRHP-listed |
| ∞ | National Historic Landmark National Historic Landmark A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance... and NRHP-listed Historic district Historic district A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries, historic districts receive legal protection from development.... |
Formerly listed properties in Central Chicago
There are at least two formerly listed properties in Chicago. These include two ships that were moved to Michigan.| Landmark name | Image | Date declared | Locality | County | Comment | |
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| Milwaukee Clipper (passenger steamship) Milwaukee Clipper The S/S Milwaukee Clipper, also known as S/S Clipper , and formerly as the S/S Juniata, is a mothballed passenger ship and automobile ferry that sailed under two configurations and on two sides of the Great Lakes. The Clipper is the oldest US passenger steamship on the Great Lakes... |
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1989 | Chicago formerly; Muskegon Muskegon, Michigan Muskegon is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 38,401. The city is the county seat of Muskegon County... now |
Cook Cook County, Illinois Cook County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois, with its county seat in Chicago. It is the second most populous county in the United States after Los Angeles County. The county has 5,194,675 residents, which is 40.5 percent of all Illinois residents. Cook County's population is larger than... formerly; Muskegon Muskegon County, Michigan -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 170,200 people, 63,330 households, and 44,267 families residing in the county. The population density was 334 people per square mile . There were 68,556 housing units at an average density of 135 per square mile... now |
Museum ship at Navy Pier when declared NHL. Moved in 1990 to Hammond, Indiana and later moved to Muskegon, Michigan. | |
| USS Silversides (SS-236) USS Silversides (SS-236) USS Silversides is a Gato-class submarine, the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the silversides, a small fish marked with a silvery stripe along each side of its body.... |
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1972 | Chicago formerly; Muskegon Muskegon, Michigan Muskegon is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 38,401. The city is the county seat of Muskegon County... now |
Cook Cook County, Illinois Cook County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois, with its county seat in Chicago. It is the second most populous county in the United States after Los Angeles County. The county has 5,194,675 residents, which is 40.5 percent of all Illinois residents. Cook County's population is larger than... formerly; Muskegon Muskegon County, Michigan -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 170,200 people, 63,330 households, and 44,267 families residing in the county. The population density was 334 people per square mile . There were 68,556 housing units at an average density of 135 per square mile... now |
A submarine, now a museum ship Museum ship A museum ship, or sometimes memorial ship, is a ship that has been preserved and converted into a museum open to the public, for educational or memorial purposes... , formerly docked at Navy Pier. Moved to Muskegon, Michigan Muskegon, Michigan Muskegon is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 38,401. The city is the county seat of Muskegon County... . |
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See also
- List of Chicago Landmarks (the historic places listed as Chicago Landmarks are protected by city ordinance)
- List of Registered Historic Places in Illinois
- List of National Historic Landmarks in Illinois
- National Register of Historic Places listings in North Side ChicagoNational Register of Historic Places listings in North Side ChicagoThere are 81 sites in the National Register of Historic Places listings in North Side Chicago, out of 326 listings in the City of Chicago. The North Side is defined for this article as the area west of Lake Michigan, north of North Avenue and east of the Chicago River plus the area north of...
- National Register of Historic Places listings in South Side ChicagoNational Register of Historic Places listings in South Side ChicagoThere are 78 sites on the National Register of Historic Places listings in South Side Chicago, out of 326 listings in the City of Chicago. The South Side is defined for this article as the area west of Lake Michigan and south of 26th Street and the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal to the southern...
- National Register of Historic Places listings in West Side ChicagoNational Register of Historic Places listings in West Side ChicagoThere are 54 sites in the National Register of Historic Places listings in West Side Chicago, out of 326 listings in the City of Chicago. The West Side is defined for this article as the area north of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, south of Fullerton Avenue, west of the Chicago River and east...
- National Register of Historic Places listings in North Side Chicago
External links
- Chicago Listing on the National Register of Historic Places, February 10, 2009, City of Chicago, Richard M. Daley, Mayor.
- Cook County, Illinois listings at NRHP.COM, a private site repackaging government NRHP data
- National Register Information System, National Park Service.