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.
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154 W. Superior
154 W. Superior Street
Once a part of a series of row houses that were completed soon after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871,…
860–880 North Lake Shore Drive
860–880 N. Lake Shore Dr.
On today’s Chicago skyline the tallest buildings tend to stand out from the rest.
Charnley-Persky House
1365 N. Astor St.
Bold in its simplicity, the Charnley-Persky House stands out from its neighbors in Chicago’s Gold Coast…
Chicago bungalow
The Chicago Bungalow may appear humble individually, but they are mighty in number.
Clarke House
1827 S. Indiana Ave.
Arguably Chicago’s oldest house, the Clarke House has survived two moves, a fire and decades of unrelenting…
Emil Bach House
7415 N. Sheridan Rd.
Prairie School architecture is often associated with sprawling structures that hug the ground.
Farnsworth House
14520 River Rd.
Most people imagine a rural retreat as a rustic cabin, long on charm and lacking in modern amenities…
Frank Lloyd Wright Home & Studio
951 Chicago Ave.
In a leafy neighborhood with nearly 30 Frank Lloyd Wright-designed structures, the house at the corner…
Glessner House
1800 S. Prairie Ave.
A fortress stands at the corner of 18th Street and Prairie Avenue.
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…
Robie House
5757 S. Woodlawn Ave.
Amid a collection of Victorian homes in Hyde Park, Frank Lloyd Wright’s masterpiece, Robie House, stands…
Tribune Tower
435 N. Michigan Ave.
In 1922, on the occasion of its 75th anniversary, the Chicago Tribune announced an international competition…
Two- and Three-flats
There’s an intermediate step between Chicago’s iconic skyscrapers and the instantly-recognizable…