Chicago Historic Resources Survey
Between 1983 and 1995 the City surveyed every Chicago building put up before 1940, color-coding each one for age, physical integrity and possible significance. Red and orange are the top two of seven ratings, and they still carry weight in preservation review. A building in the survey is not necessarily a landmark.
Survey by the Commission on Chicago Landmarks. Chapter digitized by Preservation Chicago from the copies in our library; field maps from the Internet Archive.
- 30 North LaSalle 30 N. LaSalle Street · built 1972-1974 · Thomas E. Stanley II · designated May 20, 2026 Offices and commercial buildings
- 300 West Adams Street Office Building 300 W. Adams Street · built 1927 · Jens J. Jensen · designated May 13, 2009 Offices and commercial buildings
- 333 North Michigan Building 333 N. Michigan Avenue · built 1928 · Holabird & Roche/Holabird & Root · designated February 7, 1997 Offices and commercial buildings
- 35 East Wacker Building Jewelers Building, Pure Oil Building, North American Life Insurance Building 35 E. Wacker Drive · built 1925-27 · Joachim G. Giaver & Frederick P. Dinkelberg, architects; Frederick J. Thielbar & John Reed Fugard, supervising architects · designated February 9, 1994 Offices and commercial buildings
- Auditorium Building 430 S. Michigan Avenue · built 1886-90 · Adler & Sullivan · designated September 15, 1976 Theaters and entertainment
- Bankers Building 105 W. Adams Street · built 1927 · Burnham Brothers, Inc. · designated November 18, 2025 Offices and commercial buildings
- Blackstone Hotel 636 S. Michigan Avenue · built 1910 · Marshall & Fox · designated April 29, 1998 Hotels
- Brooks Building 223 W. Jackson Boulevard · built 1910 · Holabird & Roche · designated January 14, 1997 Offices and commercial buildings
- Carbide and Carbon Building 230 N. Michigan Avenue · built 1929 · Burnham Brothers, Inc. · designated May 9, 1996 Offices and commercial buildings
- Carson Pirie Scott & Company Building 1 S. State Street · built 1898-99 · Louis H. Sullivan, 1905-6:D.H. Burnham & Co. · designated November 5, 1970 Offices and commercial buildings
- Central YMCA Headquarters 19 S. LaSalle Street · built 1893, 1913 · Jenney & Mundie (1893)& Mundie and Jensen (1913) · designated December 10, 2025 Clubs and social halls
- Century Building Twentieth Century Building, Buck & Rayner Building, Home Federal Building 202 South State Street · built 1915-16 · Holabird & Roche, William Sevic · designated April 19, 2025 Offices and commercial buildings
- Chapin and Gore Building 63 E. Adams · built 1904 · Richard E. Schmidt and Hugh M.G. Garden · designated January 21, 1982 Offices and commercial buildings Seeking missing report
- Chicago and North Western Railway Office Building 226 W. Jackson Boulevard · built 1905 · Frost and Granger · designated May 20, 2020 Offices and commercial buildings
- Chicago Board of Trade Building 141 W. Jackson Boulevard · built 1930 · Holabird & Root · designated May 4, 1977 Offices and commercial buildings
- Chicago Building Chicago Savings Bank Building 7 W. Madison Street · built 1905 · Holabird & Roche · designated March 26, 1996 Offices and commercial buildings
- Chicago Motor Club Building 68 E. Wacker Place · built 1928 · Holabird & Root · designated May 9, 2012 Offices and commercial buildings
- Chicago Public Library/Cultural Center 78 E. Washington Street · built 1897 · Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge · designated November 15, 1976 Museums and cultural institutions
- Chicago Theatre Chicago Theater 175 N. State Street · built 1921 · Rapp and Rapp · designated January 28, 1983 Theaters and entertainment
- City Hall-County Building 121 N. LaSalle Street / 118 N. Clark Street · built 1905-08 · Holabird and Roche · designated January 21, 1982 Government and civic buildings
- Civic Opera Building 20 N. Wacker Drive · built 1927-29 · Graham, Anderson, Probst & White · designated February 5, 1998 Museums and cultural institutions
- Clarence Buckingham Memorial Fountain and Garden Grant Park at Congress Drive · built 1927 · Bennett, Parsons & Frost with Jacques Lambert · designated August 30, 2000 Parks and landscapes Seeking missing report
- Commercial National Bank Building 123 to 153 S. Clark, 60 to 80 W. Adams · built 1907 · D. H. Burnham & Company · designated June 22, 2016 Banks
- Consumers Building State and Quincy Building 220 South State Street · built 1911-13 · Mundie & Jensen · designated April 19, 2025 Offices and commercial buildings
- Continental and Commercial National Bank Building 208 South LaSalle Street · built 1914 · D. H Burnham & Co.; Graham Anderson Probst & White · designated December 12, 2007 Banks
- Continental Center 55 East Jackson Boulevard · built 1961-62 · C.F. Murphy Associates · designated June 27, 2012 Offices and commercial buildings
- Daley Center 50 West Washington Street · built 1965 · C.F. Murphy Associates, Sculptor:Pablo Picasso · designated November 6, 2002 Offices and commercial buildings
- Dearborn Street Station 47 W. Polk Street · built 1885 · Cyrus L. W. Eidlitz · designated March 2, 1982 Railroad and transit stations Seeking missing report
- Delaware Building 36 W. Randolph Street · built 1872-74 · Wheelock & Thomas, 2 story add + atrium 1889 Huber · designated November 23, 1983 Offices and commercial buildings
- Essex Inn 800 S. Michigan Avenue · built 1961 · A. Epstein & Sons · designated March 29, 2017 Hotels
- Field Building 135 S. LaSalle Street · built 1924-34 · Graham, Anderson, Probst & White · designated February 9, 1994 Offices and commercial buildings
- Fine Arts Building 410 S. Michigan Avenue · built 1885 · Solon S. Beman, 1898 addn & remodel · designated June 7, 1978 Offices and commercial buildings
- Fisher Building 343 S. Dearborn Street · built 1896 · D.H. Burnham & Co. 1907:side add. Peter Weber · designated June 7, 1978 Offices and commercial buildings
- Gage Group 18, 24, and 30 S. Michigan Avenue · built 1899-1900 · Louis H. Sullivan (18), Holabird & Roche (25 & 30) · designated September 11, 1996 Offices and commercial buildings
- Harris and Selwyn Theaters 180-90 N. Dearborn Street · built 1922 · C. Howard Crane & H Kenneth Franzheim · designated March 31, 1983 Theaters and entertainment
- Harris Trust & Savings Bank 111 West Monroe Street · built 1911, 1960 · Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge; Skidmore,Owings · designated June 18, 2025 Banks
- Haskell-Barker-Atwater Buildings 18-28 S. Wabash Avenue · built 1875-77 · Wheelock & Thomas and John M. Van Osdel · designated November 13, 1996 Offices and commercial buildings
- Heald Square Monument Wacker Dr at Wabash Av · built 1936-41 · Lorado Taft & Leonrd Crunelle, Sculptors · designated September 15, 1971 Monuments and sculpture Seeking missing report
- Heyworth Building 29 E. Madison Street · built 1904 · D.H. Burnham & Co. · designated September 27, 2000 Offices and commercial buildings
- Historic Michigan Boulevard District Various addresses · built various · designated February 27, 2002 Commercial districts
- Illinois Bell Building Ameritech Building 225 W. Randolph Street · built 1966 · Holabird & Root · designated January 27, 2021 Offices and commercial buildings
- Inland Steel Building 30 W. Monroe Street · built 1957 · Skidmore, Owings & Merrill · designated October 7, 1998 Offices and commercial buildings
- Jewelers Row District Various addresses · built various · designated July 9, 2003 Commercial districts
- 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
- Johnson Publishing Company Building 820 S. Michigan Avenue · built 1969-71 · John Warren Moutoussamy · designated November 21, 2017 Offices and commercial buildings
- Lake-Franklin Group 227-35 W. Lake Street & 173-91 N. Franklin Street · built 1872-75 · Burling & Adler, Geo. Edbrooke. 1896 Addn:Adler · designated February 26, 1997 Offices and commercial buildings
- Leiter II Building 403 S. State Street · built 1891 · William Le Baron Jenney · designated January 14, 1997 Offices and commercial buildings
- London Guarantee Building Stone Container Building, London Guaranty & Accident Building, Crain Communications Building 360 N. Michigan Avenue · built 1922-23 · Alfred S. Alschuler · designated April 16, 1996 Offices and commercial buildings
- Ludington Building 1104 S. Wabash Avenue · built 1891 · William Le Baron Jenney · designated June 10, 1996 Offices and commercial buildings
- Majestic Building and Theater 22 W. Monroe Street · built 1906 · Edmund R. Krause · designated May 11, 2005 Theaters and entertainment
- Manhattan Building 431 S. Dearborn Street · built 1891 · William Le Baron Jenney · designated July 7, 1978 Offices and commercial buildings
- Marquette Building 140 S. Dearborn Street · built 1895 · Holabird and Roche · designated June 9, 1975 Offices and commercial buildings
- Marshall Field and Company Building 111 N. State Street · built 1892 · Daniel H. Burnham & Charles Atwood (1892 original Annex Building); D. H. Burnham & Company (1902 North State Street section, 1906 connecting section, 1907 South State Street section); Graham, Burnham & Co. (1914 North Wabash Avenue addition) · designated November 1, 2005 Offices and commercial buildings
- Mather Tower 75 E. Wacker Drive · built 1928 · Herbert Hugh Riddle · designated March 7, 2001 Offices and commercial buildings
- Michigan Avenue Bridge and Wacker Dr Esplanade S Side of Chicago River, bet Michigan and Wabash · built 1920 & 1926 · Bridge and bridge houses, 1920: Edward Bennett (architect), Thomas Pihlfeldt and Hugh Young (engineers); esplanade, 1926: Edward Bennett and Hugh Young · designated October 2, 1991 Bridges
- 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
- New York Life Building 37-43 S. LaSalle Street · built 1893-94 · Jenney & Mundie, 1898 addn; Unknown, 1903 addn · designated July 26, 2006 Offices and commercial buildings
- Old Chicago Coast Guard Station 250 North Breakwater Access · built 1936 · Civil Engineers Office, US Coast Guard, Architect · designated December 12, 2007 Government and civic buildings
- Old Colony Building 407 S. Dearborn Street · built 1894 · Holabird & Roche · designated July 7, 1978 Offices and commercial buildings
- Old Dearborn Bank Building Lake-State Bank Building 203 N. Wabash Avenue · built 1928 · C.W. & George L. Rapp · designated June 4, 2003 Banks
- Old Republic Building Bell Building 307 N. Michigan Avenue · built 1924 · K. M. Vitzthum & Co.; J.J. Burns, Associate · designated December 8, 2010 Offices and commercial buildings
- Oliver Building 159 N. Dearborn Street · built 1907 · Holabird & Roche 1920 top addn. · designated May 9, 1984 Offices and commercial buildings
- One North LaSalle Building 1 N. LaSalle Street · built 1929-30 · Karl M. Vitzthum & Co. with J.J. Burns · designated April 16, 1996 Offices and commercial buildings Seeking missing report
- Page Brothers Building 177-191 N. State Street · built 1872, 1902 · John M. Van Osdel; Hill & Waltersdorf, 1902 facade · designated January 28, 1983 Offices and commercial buildings
- Palmer House Hotel 17 E. Monroe Street · built 1925-27 · Holabird & Roche · designated December 13, 2006 Hotels
- Pittsfield Building 55 E. Washington Street · built 1927 · Graham, Anderson, Probst & White · designated November 6, 2002 Offices and commercial buildings
- Plymouth Building 417 South Dearborn Street · built 1899; 1945 (Terra-Cotta Exterior Remodeling) · Simeon B.Eisendrath; W. Scott Armstrong · designated December 14, 2016 Offices and commercial buildings
- Printing House Row District Various addresses · built various · designated May 9, 1996 Commercial districts
- Quincy Elevated Station 220 S. Wells Street · built 1895-97 · John Alexander Low Waddell, Alfred M. Hedley · designated November 8, 2017 Railroad and transit stations
- Rector Building 79 W. Monroe Street · built 1905, 1923 · Jarvis Hunt (1905); Holabird & Roche (1923 South Addition) · designated March 12, 2025 Offices and commercial buildings
- Reliance Building 32 N. State Street · built 1895 · Burnham & Root, Base; D.H. Burnham & Co. Upper · designated July 11, 1975 Offices and commercial buildings
- Roanoke Building and Tower 11 S. LaSalle Street · built 1915, 1922 · Holabird & Roche; Rebori, Wentworth, Dewey & McCormick · designated December 12, 2007 Offices and commercial buildings
- Rookery Building 209 S. LaSalle Street · built 1885-88 · Burnham & Root · designated July 5, 1972 Offices and commercial buildings
- Site of Fort Dearborn at the intersection of Michigan Av & Wacker Dr · built 1803-37 · designated September 15, 1971 Sites and commemorative markers
- Site of the John & Mary Jones House SW Corner of W 9th St & Plymouth Ct · designated May 26, 2004 Sites and commemorative markers
- Site of the Sauganash Hotel/Wigwam SE corner of Lake St & Wacker Dr · built 1831, 1860 · designated November 6, 2002 Sites and commemorative markers
- Steger Building 28 E. Jackson Boulevard · built 1909-10 · Marshall & Fox · designated June 5, 2013 Offices and commercial buildings
- Steuben Club Building Randolph Tower 188 W. Randolph Street · built 1929 · Karl M. Vitzthum & Co. · designated July 26, 2006 Clubs and social halls
- Trustees System Service Building Century Tower, Century Tower Condominiums, Trustees System Service Bank Building 201 N. Wells Street · built 1929-30 · Thielbar & Fugard; Artists: Eugene & Gwen Lux, Edgar Miller · designated January 14, 2004 Offices and commercial buildings
- Washington Block 40 N. Wells Street · built 1873-74 · Frederick & Edward Baumann · designated January 14, 1997 Offices and commercial buildings