- (Wirt) Dexter Building 630 S. Wabash Avenue · built 1887 · Adler & Sullivan · designated July 31, 1996 Offices and commercial buildings
- 2678 West Washington Boulevard 2678 West Washington Boulevard · built 1880, 1923 · Holabird and Roche · designated December 13, 2023 Hospitals and health care East Garfield Park
- Abraham Lincoln Monument ("Standing Lincoln") Lincoln Park at Dearborn Parkway · built 1887 · A. Saint-Gaudens, Sculptor & S. White, Architect · designated December 12, 2001 Monuments and sculpture Lincoln Park
- All Saints Church and Rectory 4550 N. Hermitage Avenue · built 1883 · John C. Cochrane · designated December 27, 1982 Places of worship Uptown
- Auditorium Building 430 S. Michigan Avenue · built 1886-90 · Adler & Sullivan · designated September 15, 1976 Theaters and entertainment Loop
- Augustus Warner House 1337 N. Dearborn Street · built 1884 · Lawrence Gustav Hallberg, Sr. · designated December 11, 2013 Houses Near North Side
- Blackwell-Israel Samuel A.M.E. Zion Church Building Oakland Methodist Episcopal Church 3956 S. Langley Avenue · built 1886 · Edbrooke & Burnham · designated May 20, 2020 Places of worship Grand Boulevard
- Carl Sandburg House 4646 N. Hermitage Avenue · built 1886 · designated October 4, 2006 Houses Uptown
- Charles N. Loucks House 3926 N. Keeler · built 1889-91 · [Clarence] Tabor's Modern Homes, 1891 ed., #2 · designated October 8, 2008 Houses Irving Park
- Claremont Cottage District 1016 S. Claremont Avenue & 2342 W. Grenshaw Street · built 1884 · Cicero Hine · designated November 20, 2019 Residential districts Near West Side
- Dearborn Street Station 47 W. Polk Street · built 1885 · Cyrus L. W. Eidlitz · designated March 2, 1982 Railroad and transit stations Loop Seeking missing report
- Engine Company 42 Firehouse (Former) 228 W. Illinois Street · built 1887 · designated December 12, 2007 Firehouses Near North Side
- F. R. Schock House 5804 W. Midway Park · built 1886 · Frederick Schock · designated January 20, 1999 Houses Austin
- Fine Arts Building 410 S. Michigan Avenue · built 1885 · Solon S. Beman, 1898 addn & remodel · designated June 7, 1978 Offices and commercial buildings Loop
- First Immanuel Lutheran Church 1124 S. Ashland Avenue · built 1888 · Frederick Ahlschlager Pending Places of worship
- Germania Club Building 108 W. Germania Place / 1538-1542 N. Clark Street · built 1889 · Addison and Fiedler · designated December 8, 2010 Clubs and social halls Near North Side
- Greater Union Baptist Church 1956 W. Warren Boulevard · built 1886 · William Le Baron Jenney · designated April 19, 2023 Places of worship Near West Side
- Harriet F. Rees House 2110 S. Prairie Avenue · built 1888 · Cobb & Frost · designated March 14, 2012 Houses Near South Side
- Hazelton-Mikota House 5453 N. Forest Glen Avenue · built 1881 · designated July 27, 2005 Houses Forest Glen
- Henry Gerber House 1710 N. Crilly Court · built 1885 · designated June 6, 2001 Houses Lincoln Park
- Hotel St. Benedict Flats 40-52 E. Chicago Avenue · built 1882-83 · James J. Egan · designated March 26, 1996 Apartment buildings Near North Side
- Ida B. Wells-Barnett House 3624 S. Drive Martin Luther King Jr Drive · built 1889 · Joseph A. Thain · designated October 2, 1995 Houses Douglas
- James A. Sexton School 160 W. Wendell Street · built 1882 · Julius S. Ender · designated May 7, 1978 Schools and education Near North Side Seeking missing report
- James Mulligan Public School Building (Former) 1855-1863 North Sheffield Avenue · built 1889-90 · Charles Rudolph · designated April 2, 2014 Schools and education Lincoln Park
- Jewelers' Building Jewelers Building, Jewelers Building 15-17 S. Wabash Avenue · built 1881-82 · Dankmar Adler with Louis H. Sullivan · designated December 18, 1981 Offices and commercial buildings Loop
- John J. Glessner House 1800 S. Prairie Avenue · built 1886 · Henry Hobson Richardson · designated October 14, 1970 Houses Near South Side
- John Lothrop Motley Public School John Lathrop Motley Public school, Near North Elementary School 729-759 N.Ada Street 1337-1347 W. Chicago Avenue · built 1884 · John J. Flanders · designated December 14, 2016 Schools and education West Town
- Kaufmann Store and Flats 2312-14 N. Lincoln Avenue (S Half:1883;North Half:1887) · built 1883 · Adler & Sullivan · designated April 16, 1996 Apartment buildings Lincoln Park
- Kenwood United Church of Christ Kenwood Evangelical Church, Kenwood-Ellis Community Church, Kenwood-Ellis Church 4600-4608 South Greenwood Avenue · built 1887-88 · William W. Boyington and Henry B. Wheelock (church building); Chatten and Hammond (gymnasium wing) · designated October 5, 2011 Places of worship Kenwood
- LaSalle Street Cable Car Powerhouse 500 N. LaSalle Street · built 1887 · North Chicago Street Railroad Co. · designated June 27, 2001 Infrastructure and utilities Near North Side
- Marie Schock House 5749 W. Race Avenue · built 1888 · Frederick Schock · designated January 20, 1999 Houses Austin
- Mathilde Eliel House 4122 S. Ellis Avenue · built 1886 · Adler & Sullivan · designated October 2, 1991 Houses Oakland
- Monadnock Block 53 W. Jackson Boulevard · built 1889-91 · North Phase: Burnham & Root; South Phase: Holabird & Roche · designated November 14, 1973 Offices and commercial buildings Loop
- Palliser's Cottage Home No. 35 2314 W. 111th Place · built 1882 · Palliser, Palliser & Co. · designated February 16, 2000 Houses Morgan Park
- Ransom R Cable House 25 E. Erie Street · built 1886 · Cobb & Frost · designated April 11, 2007 Houses Near North Side
- Richard Nickel Studio 1810 W. Cortland Street · built 1889` · designated June 9, 2010 Studios and workshops Logan Square
- Roger Brown Home and Studio 1926 N. Halsted Street · built 1888 · Frederick Siebold · designated May 20, 2026 Studios and workshops Lincoln Park
- Rookery Building 209 S. LaSalle Street · built 1885-88 · Burnham & Root · designated July 5, 1972 Offices and commercial buildings Loop
- Samuel M. Nickerson House 40 E. Erie Street · built 1883 · Burling & Whitehouse · designated September 28, 1977 Houses Near North Side
- Schlecht House 5804 W. Race Avenue · built 1887 · Frederick Schock · designated January 20, 1999 Houses Austin
- Site of Haymarket Tragedy Desplaines St (650W), betw Randolph & Lake · built 1886 · designated March 25, 1992 Sites and commemorative markers Near West Side
- Stephen A. Douglas Memorial 35th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue · built 1881 · Leonard W. Volk · designated September 28, 1977 Monuments and sculpture Douglas
- Sydney A. Kent House 2944 S. Michigan Avenue · built 1883 · Burnham and Root · designated March 18, 1987 Houses Douglas
- Terra Cotta Row District Various addresses · built 1887-1901 · designated September 14, 2005 Commercial districts Lake View
- Veseman Building Vesemen Building 444 N. LaSalle Street · built 1886, 1930 · Unknown; Geo. F. Lovdall, 1930 facade, 3rd fl addn · designated December 12, 2007 Offices and commercial buildings Near North Side
- WAX TRAX! 2449 North Lincoln Avenue · built 1880.,1900 · designated May 21, 2025 Stores and markets Lincoln Park
- Whistle Stop Inn 4200 W. Irving Park Road · built 1889 · designated December 5, 1990 Hotels Irving Park
- Wood-Maxey-Boyd House 2801 S. Prarie Avenue · built 1885 · John C. Cochrane · designated October 1, 2003 Houses Douglas
- Yondorf Block and Hall 758 W. North Avenue · built 1887 · Frederick Ahlschlager · designated July 25, 2001 Offices and commercial buildings Lincoln Park