Monadnock Building
53 W. Jackson Blvd.
As you pass by the Monadnock Building in Chicago’s Loop, you may not recognize it as a transitional…
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Transitions in architecture
Built in two phases, the Monadnock Building demonstrates a visible shift from load-bearing construction to skeleton frame construction—a change that happened throughout the city in the late 19th Century.
Glessner House
1800 S. Prairie Ave.
A fortress stands at the corner of 18th Street and Prairie Avenue.
Graceland Cemetery
4001 N. Clark St.
As you pass through the stone and iron gates of Graceland Cemetery, you leave the city behind and enter…
Harold Washington Library
400 S. State St.
When it comes to Chicago’s iconic skyline, it isn’t always easy to make a mark and stand out from…
Holy Name Cathedral
735 N. State St.
Built after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, Holy Name Cathedral is a fitting seat for one of the largest…
Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Cathedral
1121 N. Leavitt St.
Louis Sullivan designed just two houses of worship in his entire career.
Home Insurance Building
135 S. La Salle Street (demolished)
In architectural history, one structure stands as the leader of a new era—the Home Insurance Building…
Humboldt Park
1400 N. Sacramento Ave.
In 1869, a primarily German community on the city's west side petitioned to have a new park at North…
Inland Steel
30 W. Monroe St.
Don’t let the Inland Steel Building fool you. It’s an architectural giant disguised as a modest office…
Jackson Park
6401 S. Stony Island Ave.
On the south side of Chicago, Jackson Park sits quietly, regally, on the shores of our blue lake—a…
Jones College Prep
700 S. State St.
Head west on Balbo from Michigan Avenue and you’ll see a tall, dynamic stack of red and gray rectangles…
Lincoln Park
500-5700 N. Lake Shore Drive
Lincoln Park is the Chicago Park District's largest park, running along the lakefront from Ohio Street…
London Guarantee Building
360 N. Michigan Ave.
Located where Fort Dearborn once stood, the London Guarantee & Accident Building is one of four structures…
Maggie Daley Park
337 E. Randolph St.
Whether you’re young, or just young at heart, Maggie Daley Park has quickly become a must-see in downtown…
Manhattan Building
431 S. Dearborn St.
Chicago’s Manhattan Building is a fascinating surviving example of an early skyscraper from the late…
Mansueto Library
1100 E. 57th St.
Near the site of the world’s first human-made nuclear reaction stands a large glass bubble.
Marina City
300 N. State St.
“In our 'cities within cities' we shall turn our streets up into the air, and stack the daytime and…
Marquette Building
56 W. Adams St.
The Marquette Building stands as an ideal example of a speculative 19th-century commercial office building…
McCormick Tribune Campus Center
3201 S. State St.
A bold contemporary student center, surrounded by icons of Mid-Centery Modernism, unites a South Side…