Chicago Landmark and Landmark District Designation Reports

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1. Abraham Lincoln Monument (Commonly known as “Standing Lincoln”)
   Lincoln Park at Dearborn Parkway
2. Jessie and William Adams House
   9326 S. Pleasant Ave.
3. Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool
   At the North End of Lincoln Park Zoo at Fullerton Parkway
4. All Saints Church and Rectory
   4550 N. Hermitage Ave.
5. Allerton Hotel
   701 N. Michigan Ave.
6. Alta Vista Terrace District
   A one-block-long street (1050W), between Grace St. (3800N) and Byron St. (3900N)
7. American Book Company Building
   320-330 E. Cermak Rd.
8. (Former) Anshe Shalom Synagogue Building (now Independence Blvd. Seventh-Day Adventist Church)
   754 S. Independence Blvd./3808 W. Polk St.
9. Arlington and Roslyn Place District
   Generally, the 400-blocks of W. Arlington Pl. and W. Roslyn Pl. (2500N)
10. Arlington-Deming District
    500- and 600-blocks of W. Arlington Pl., 500- and 600-blocks of W. Deming Pl., 2400-block of N. Geneva Terr., and 2400-block of N. Orchard St.
11. Armitage-Halsted District
    Predominantly, Armitage Ave. between Halsted St. and Racine Ave. and Halsted St. between Armitage and Webster avenues
12. Assumption School
    319 W. Erie St.
13. Auditorium Building
    430 S. Michigan Ave.
14. Emil Bach House
    7415 N. Sheridan Rd.
15. Myron Bachman Residence
    1244 W. Carmen Ave.
16. Beverly/Morgan Park Railroad Stations District
    91st, 95th, 99th, 107th, 111th, and 115th St. along the METRA-Rock Island railroad line (200W)
17. Biograph Theater
    2433-43 N. Lincoln Ave.
18. Bissell Street District
    600-block of Bissell St. between Webster and Dickens avenues
19. Black Metropolis/Bronzeville District
    3619 S. State St., 3647 S. State St., 3763 S. Wabash Ave., 3435 S. Indiana Ave., 3140 S. Indiana Ave., 3533 S. Giles Ave., 315 E. 35th St., 35th Street and King Drive, 3501 S. King Dr.
20. “Black Renaissance” Literary Movement
    Buildings on Vincennes, Evans and Michigan avenues
21. Blackstone Hotel
    636 S. Michigan Ave.
22. Blackstone Library
    4904 S. Lake Park Ave.
23. Blackwell-Israel Samuel A.M.E. Zion Church Building
    3956 S. Langley Ave.
24. Brewster Apartments
    2800 N. Pine Grove Ave.
25. Brooks Building
    223 W. Jackson Blvd.
26. Bryn Mawr-Belle Shore Apartment Hotels
    5550 N. Kenmore Ave. and 1062 W. Bryn Mawr Ave.
27. Burling Row House District
    2225-2245 N. Burling St.
28. Bush Temple of Music
    100 W. Chicago Ave./800 N. Clark St.
29. Cairo Supper Club Building
    4015-4017 N. Sheridan Rd.
30. Calumet Park Fieldhouse
    9801 S. Avenue G
31. Canaan Baptist Church of Christ Building
    6657-59 S. Harvard Ave.
32. Cermak Road Bridge District
    Cermak Road, predominately between Grove and Jefferson streets
33. Chatham-Greater Grand Crossing Commercial District
    19 buildings in the vicinity of Cottage Grove Ave. and 75th and 79th streets–two contiguous “core areas and six non-contiguous individual buildings
34. Chess Records Office and Studio
    2120 S. Michigan Ave.
35. Chicago & North Western Railway Office Building
    226 W. Jackson Blvd.
36. Chicago & North Western Railway Powerhouse
    211 N. Clinton St.
37. Chicago Motor Club Building
    68 E. Wacker Place
38. Chicago Orphan Asylum Building
    5120 S. King Dr.
39. Claremont Cottage District
    1000-Block of S. Claremont Ave. between Taylor and Grenshaw Streets.
40. Commercial National Bank
    125 S. Clark St.
41. Congress Theater
    2117-39 N. Milwaukee Ave/2117-39 N. Rockwell Ave.
42. Continental Center
    55 E. Jackson Blvd.
43. Cook County Hospital Administration Building
    1835 W. Harrison St.
44. DuSable High School
    4934 S. Wabash Ave.
45. Dover Street District
    Predominately 4500, 4600 & 4700 blocks of N. Dover St. and four properties located at 4742-4754 N. Beacon St.
46. East Village District
    Four sections primarily situated on N. Winchester Ave., N. Wolcott Ave., N. Honore St., and N. Hermitage Ave. between W. Chicago Ave. and W. Division St.
47. Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church
    4501 S. Vincennes Ave.
48. 860-880 Lake Shore Drive
    860-880 N. Lake Shore Dr.
49. Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley House
    6427 S. St. Lawrence Ave.
50. Episcopal Church of the Advent and Parish House (Extension to the Logan Square Boulevards Landmark District)
    2900 W. Logan Blvd.
51. Essex Inn
    800 S. Michigan Ave.
52. 42nd Precinct/Town Hall Police Station
    3600 N. Halsted St.
53. Fulton-Randolph Market District
    Primarily the 800- to 1100-blocks of W. Fulton Market St., the 900-block of W. Lake St., and the 800- to 1000-block of W. Randolph St.
54. Garfield Park Fieldhouse
    108 N. Central Park Ave.
55. Germania Club Building108 W. Germania Place
56. Giles-Calumet District
    Generally the 3700 and 3800-block of S. Giles Ave., the 3800-block of S. Calumet Ave., and 310 E. 38th St.
57. Griffiths-Burroughs House
    3806 S. Michigan Ave.
58. Lorraine Hansberry House
    6140 S. Rhodes Ave.
59. Daniel O. Hill House (now the Serbian American Museum St. Sava)
    448 W. Barry Ave.
60. Historic Chicago Railroad Bridges
    Chicago & Alton Rwy. Bridge, near Ashland & Archer Aves.; Chicago & Illinois Western Rwy. Bridge, near 33rd St. & Kedzie Ave.; Chicago & North Western Rwy. Bridge, near Kinzie Ave. & Canal St.; Chicago & Western Indiana RR Bridge, near 126th St. & Torrence Ave.; Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Rwy. Bridge No. Z-2, near Cherry St. & North Ave.; Illinois Central RR Swing Bridge (No. 1), near Stevenson Exp.& Kedzie Ave.; (No. 2), near 35th St. between Pulaski & Lawndale Aves.; Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Rwy. Bridges (pair), near Chicago Skyway & 98th St.; Pennsylvania RR “Eight Track” Bridge, near 31st St. & Western Ave.; Pennsylvania RR Bridge, near 19th & Lumber Sts.; St. Charles Air Line Bridge, near 16th & Lumber Sts.
61. Holden Block
    1027 W. Madison St.
62. Home Bank & Trust Company Building
    1200-1208 N. Ashland Ave.
63. Humboldt Park Receptory Building and Stable
    3015 W. Division St.
64. IBM Building
    330 N. Wabash Ave.
65. Illinois Bell Building
    225 W. Randolph St.
66. Johnson Publishing Company Building
    820 S. Michigan Blvd.
67. K.A.M. Isaiah Israel Temple
    1100 E. Hyde Park Blvd.
68. Kenwood United Church of Christ
    4600-08 S. Greenwood Ave.
69. Krause Music Store
    4611 N. Lincoln Ave.
70. Lakeview Avenue Row House District
    2700-2710 N. Lakeview Ave.
71. Lincoln Avenue Row House District
    1928-1936 N. Lincoln Ave.
72. Lindemann & Hoverson Co. Showroom and Warehouse Building
    2620 W. Washington Blvd.
73. Logan Square Boulevards District
    Generally Logan, Kedzie, Palmer and Humboldt (north of Cortland St.) Boulevards
74. Charles N. Loucks House
    3926 N. Keeler Ave.
75. Marina City
    300-340 N. State St; 301-351 N. Dearborn St.
76. Martin Schnitzius Cottage
    1925 N. Fremont St.
77. McGill House
    4938 S. Drexel Blvd.
78. John and Clara Merchant House
    3854 N. Kostner Ave.
79. Metropolitan Apostolic Community Church Building
    4100 S. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.
80. (Former) Mid-City Trust & Savings Bank
    2 S. Halsted St./801 W. Madison St.
81. Mid-North District
    An approximately 10-square-block area, roughly between Fullerton (2400N) and Armitage (2000N) avenues from Lincoln Ave. to Clark St.
82. Milwaukee Avenue District
    Predominately the 1200- through 1600-blocks of North Milwaukee Ave., the 1500-block of North Damen Ave., and the 1900- through 2000-blocks of West North Ave.
83. The Miracle House
    2001 N. Nordica Ave.
84. Morton Salt Company Warehouse Complex
    1357 N. Elston Ave.
85. John Lothrop Motley Public School
    739 N. Ada St.
86. Motor Row District
    Michigan Avenue, primarily between Cermak Rd. and the Stevenson Expy.
87. Mt. Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church Complex
    4600 S. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.
88. (Former) James Mulligan Public School Building
    1855-1863 N. Sheffield Ave.
89. Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium Complex
    Buildings in the block generally bounded by N. Pulaski Rd. on the west, W. Peterson Ave. on the north, N. Central Park Ave. on the east, and W. Bryn Mawr Ave. on the south.
90. Mutual Insurance Building
    4750 N. Sheridan Rd.
91. Near North Side Multiple Property District
    Individual buildings in an area generally bounded by Chicago Ave., LaSalle Dr., Grand Ave., and Fairbanks Court.
92. Neighborhood Bank Buildings, Group 1
    1001 W. Belmont Ave., 9117 S. Commercial Ave., 1425 W. Fullerton Ave., 4659 S. Cottage Grove Ave., 5400 N. Clark St.
93. Neighborhood Bank Buildings, Group 2
    815 W. 63rd St., 801 N. Clark St., 1525 E. 53rd St., 3600 W. Fullerton Ave., 6314 S. Western Ave., 3321 N. Lincoln Ave, 4753 N. Broadway, 4150 S. Halsted St.
94. Charles N. Netterström House
    833 W. Aldine Ave.
95. New York Life Building
    37-43 S. La Salle St.
96. New Regal Theater (formerly the Avalon Theater)
    1641-1659 E. 79th St.
97. North Chicago Hospital Building
    2551 N. Clark St.
98. Northwestern University Chicago Campus District
    Montgomery Ward Memorial Building, 303-329 E. Chicago Ave.; Wieboldt Hall of Commerce, 339-343 E. Chicago Ave.; Levy Mayer Hall/Gary Law Library, 349-361 E. Chicago Ave.
99. John Nuveen House
    3916 N. Tripp Ave.
100. Old Chicago Main Post Office Building
     433 W. Van Buren St.
101. Old Republic Building
     307 N. Michigan Ave.
102. Old Chicago Water Tower District
     Bounded by Chicago Avenue, Seneca and Pearson streets, and Michigan Avenue
103. On Leong Merchants Association Building
     2216 S. Wentworth Ave.
104. Oppenheimer-Goldblatt Bros. Dept. Store Building
     4700 S. Ashland Ave.
105. Palmer House Hotel
     17 E. Monroe St.
106. Elizabeth Peabody Public School
     1444 W. Augusta Blvd.
107. Pentecostal Church of Holiness (Formerly Our Lady of Lourdes)
     4208 W. 15th St.
108. Perkins-Nordine House
     6106 N. Kenmore Ave.
109. (Former) Pioneer Trust & Savings Bank Building
     4000 W. North Ave.
110. Pittsfield Building
     55 E. Washington St.
111. Plymouth Building (Later LaSalle Extension University)
     417 S. Dearborn St.
112. Polish National Alliance Building
     1514-1520 W. Division St.
113. Portage Park Theatre Building
     4042-60 N. Milwaukee Ave./4905-15 W. Cuyler Ave.
114. The Promonotory Apartments
     5530-5532 S. Shore Dr.
115. Quincy Elevated Station
     220 S. Wells St.
116. Rainbow Pylons and The Legacy Walk
     3247 through 3708 N. Halsted St.
117. Harriet F. Rees House
     2110 S. Prairie Ave.
118. Richard Nickel Studio
     1810 W. Cortland Ave.
119. Riviera Motor Sales Company Building
     5948-60 N. Broadway
120. Robert Lindblom Technical High School
     6130 S. Wolcott Ave.
121. Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ Building
     4021 S. State St.
122. Rosenwald Court Apartments (Originally Michigan Boulevard Garden Apartments)
     4600-58 S. Michigan Ave., 4601-59 S. Wabash Ave., 45-77 E. 46th St., 46-78 E. 47th St.
123. Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church and Parish House
     615-623 W. Belmont Ave.
124. Carl Sandburg House
     4646 N. Hermitage Ave.
125. Five Schlitz Brewery Tied-Houses and One Schlitz Brewery Stable Building
     958 W. 69th St., 3456 S. Western Ave., 2159 W. Belmont Ave., 3159 N. Southport Ave., 11400 S. Front Ave. and 11314 S. Front Ave.
126. (Former) Schlitz Brewery-Tied House
     1393-1399 W. Lake St.
127. (Former) Schlitz Brewery-Tied House
     9401 S. Ewing Ave.
128. (Former) Schlitz Brewery-Tied House (now Floyd’s Pub)
     1944 N. Oakley Ave.
129. (Former) Schlitz Brewery-Tied House (now Mac’s American Pub)
     1801 W. Division St.
130. (Former) Schlitz Brewery-Tied House (now the South-East Asia Center)
     5120 N. Broadway
131. Sears, Roebuck and Co. District
     Administration Building, 3333 W. Arthington St.; Printing/Merchandise Development and Laboratory (MDL) Building, 3301 W. Arthington St.; Remaining Tower of the Merchandise Building, 900 S. Homan Ave.; Power House, 931 S. Homan Ave.; Park and Pergola, North side of W. Arthington St. between S. Homan Ave. and S. Spaulding Ave.
132. Sheridan Road Mansions
     Joseph Downey House & Coach House, 6205 N. Sheridan Rd.; Samuel H. Gunder House & Coach House, 6219 N. Sheridan Rd.; Adolf Schmidt House, 6331-33 N. Sheridan Rd.; Albert G. Wheeler House, 970 W. Sheridan Rd.
133. Shoreland Hotel
     5454 S. South Shore Dr.
134. Site of the Origin of the Chicago Fire of 1871
     DeKoven and Jefferson Streets
135. 6901 Oglesby Cooperative Apartment Building
     6901 S. Oglesby Ave.
136. 63rd Street Bathing Pavilion
     South Lake Shore Drive and (approximately) 63rd St.
137. Spiegel Administration Building
     1038 W. 35th St.
138. Steger Building
     28 E. Jackson Blvd.
139. Steuben Club Building
     188 W. Randolph St.
140. Graeme Stewart Public School Building
     4524 N. Kenmore Ave.
141. Stone Temple Baptist Church Building (Former) First Roumanian Congregation [aka Anshe Roumania, Shaari Shomayim]
     3620-3624 W. Douglas Blvd.
142. Surf-Pine Grove District
     Predominately 400- & 500-blocks of W. Surf St. and 2800-block of N. Pine Grove Ave.
143. Third Unitarian Church Building
     301 N. Mayfield Ave.
144. 35 East Wacker Drive Building
     35 E. Wacker Dr.
145. 300 West Adams Street Office Building
     300 W. Adams St.
146. 333 North Michigan Building
     333 N. Michigan Ave.
147. Tribune Tower
     435 N. Michigan Ave.
148. Truevine Missionary Baptist Church Building
     6720 S. Stewart Ave.
149. (Former) Lyman Trumbull Public School Building
     5200-5224 N. Ashland Ave./1600-1612 W. Foster Ave.
150. Charles Turzak Residence
     7059 N. Olcott Ave.
151. 227 East Walton Place Apartment Building
     227 E. Walton Pl.
152. Ukrainian Village District Ext. III: St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church & School Buildings
     913-925 N. Hoyne Ave.
153. Union Park Hotel
     1519 W. Warren Blvd.
154. Uptown Theater
     4816 N. Broadway
155. Uptown Square District
     Portions of Lawrence Avenue, Broadway and nearby streets
156. Vassar Swiss Underwear Company Building
     2543-2545 W. Diversey Ave.
157. Vesemen Building
     444 N. La Salle St.
158. Village Theatre
     1546-1550 N. Clark St.
159. Vorwaerts Turner Hall
     2431 W. Roosevelt Rd.
160. Augustus Warner House
     1337 N. Dearborn St.
161. Dr. Philip Weintraub House
     3252 W. Victoria St.
162. West Burton Place District
     143-161 W. Burton Pl. and 150-160 W. Burton Pl.
163. West Pullman Elementary School
     11917-11951 S. Parnell Ave.
164. West Side YMCA/YWCA Complex
     1513-1539 W. Monroe St. and 101-109 S. Ashland Ave.
165. White Castle #16
     43 E. Cermak Rd.
166. Wholesale Furniture Exposition Building
     1323 S. Michigan Ave.
167. Wrigley Building
     400-410 N. Michigan Ave.
168. Wrigley Field
     1060 W. Addison St.
169. Yondorf Block and Hall
     758 W. North Ave.