Historic district in Illinois, United States
United States historic place
The West Loop–LaSalle Street Historic District is a historic district centered on LaSalle Street in the western Chicago Loop . The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 1, 2013.[1] A boundary increase on July 24, 2017, added two buildings at 330 S. Wells Street and 212 W. Van Buren Street to the district.[2]
The district encompasses Chicago's financial center, which is anchored by the Chicago Board of Trade Building , and also includes several of its major banking institutions including the Federal Reserve bank and several government buildings. Development in the district began in 1873 and, with the exception of a lull during the Great Depression and World War II , has continued through the present day.
Most of the district's buildings are high-rises with at least ten stories, with the tallest being the 49-story One North LaSalle Building . Many of Chicago's prominent architectural firms designed buildings within the district, and the buildings feature styles such as Classical Revival , Chicago School , Art Deco , Romanesque Revival , and International . Significant buildings within the district include the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago , Chicago City Hall , and several office buildings for large banks and insurance companies.
Buildings and structures [ edit ] LaSalle Street [ edit ] Wells Street [ edit ] Location Name Year built Stories Contributing 201 North Wells Trustees System Service Building 1930 28 Yes Lake and Wells Streets Chicago Union Loop Elevated Structure,Quincy station and Clark/Lake station
1897 n/a Yes (excluding Clark/Lake, which was replaced in 1992) 177 North Wells Parking Structure 1987 15 No 122 North Wells / 205 West Randolph Randolph–Wells Building 1915 / 1928 23 Yes 40 North Wells Washington Block
1874 5 Yes 145 South Wells Parking Structure (to be replaced by 20-story tower)[38] 1959 5 Yes 330 South Wells Insurance Center Building 1927[40] 16[40] Yes[2]
Clark Street [ edit ] Location Name Year built Stories Contributing 6 South Clark 1872 / 1935 4 Yes 16 South Clark Loop Synagogue
1957 Yes 125 South Clark Edison Building 1907 20 Yes
Dearborn Street [ edit ] Location Name Year built Stories Contributing 140 South Dearborn Marquette Building
1895 / 1905 17 Yes
Wacker Drive [ edit ] Location Name Year built Stories Contributing 211 West Wacker Drive Chicago Evening Post Building 1928 19 Yes 205 West Wacker Drive Engineering Building 1928 23 Yes
Randolph Street [ edit ] Washington Street [ edit ] Location Name Year built Stories Contributing 212 West Washington Bell Building
1912 20 Yes 208 West Washington Morton Building
1927 21 Yes 188 West Washington
1980 1 No 180 West Washington Equitable Building
1927 12 Yes 176 West Washington Elks Club Building
1917 14 Yes 175 West Washington Chicago Federation of Musicians Building 1933 / 1949 3 Yes 170 West Washington
1875 / 1952 4 Yes 166 West Washington 1872 / 1930 7 Yes 111 West Washington Burnham Center
1913 21 Yes 77 West Washington Chicago Temple Building
1923 21 Yes
Madison Street [ edit ] Location Name Year built Stories Contributing 123 West Madison Advertising Building 1914 / 1929 22 Yes 120 West Madison 120 Madison Building 1906 / 1963 14 Yes 110 West Madison St. Peter's in the Loop
1953 5 Yes 105 West Madison Loop Center Building 1929 23 Yes
Monroe Street [ edit ] Location Name Year built Stories Contributing 205 West Monroe Williams Building
1898 10 Yes 185 West Monroe Parking Structure
1964 3 No 111 West Monroe Harris Bank complex includingHarris Bank Addition II
1911 / 1974 38 Yes 100 West Monroe 100 West Monroe Building 1927 22 Yes 79 West Monroe Rector Building 1905 / 1924 13 Yes
Adams Street [ edit ] Location Name Year built Stories Contributing 180 West Adams Textile Building 1911[68] or 1912 8 Yes 172 West Adams Midland Building 1927 22 Yes 105 West Adams Clark Adams Building
1927 41 Yes
Jackson Boulevard [ edit ] Location Name Year built Stories Contributing 226 West Jackson Boulevard Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Building 1905 14 Yes 223 West Jackson Boulevard Brooks Building
1910 12 Yes 216 West Jackson Boulevard Jackson-Quincy Court 1900 / 1931 10 Yes 209 West Jackson Boulevard McKinlock Building 1893 / 1918 12 Yes 200 West Jackson Boulevard 1970 28 No 175 West Jackson Boulevard Insurance Exchange Building 1912 / 1928 21 Yes 141 West Jackson Boulevard Chicago Board of Trade Building
1930 / 1997 44 Yes 111 West Jackson Boulevard Trans Union Building 1961 24 Yes
Van Buren Street [ edit ] Location Name Year built Stories Contributing 212 West Van Buren Van Buren Building[80] 1893 10[80] Yes[2]
Works cited [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ a b "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 6/03/13 Through 6/07/13" . National Park Service . June 14, 2013. Retrieved January 27, 2018 . ^ a b c "National Register of History Places Weekly Lists 2017" (PDF) . National Park Service. Retrieved January 4, 2020 . ^ Bright, Wendy (January 26, 2015). "A History of Chicago's City Hall and Cook County Building" . Chicago Architecture . Retrieved January 4, 2020 . ^ Koziarz, Jay (May 22, 2018). "Office tower with rooftop wading pool begins construction in Loop" . Curbed . Retrieved January 4, 2020 . ^ a b Koziarz, Jay (August 24, 2017). "Old 1927 Chicago Loop office building begins mixed-use transformation" . Curbed . Retrieved January 4, 2020 . ^ Randall 1999 , p. 278 . ^ a b Kerch, Steve (April 1, 1990). "Industrial development moving to the suburbs" . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved January 4, 2020 .
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