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Chicago School architecture in Chicago

Chicago School names commercial buildings raised on steel frames, with wide windows, expressed structural bays and little applied ornament. The term comes from Chicago work of the 1880s and 1890s and the approach appears in downtown blocks across the country.

The stops that carry a construction date run from 1888 to 1895. 15 stops, 1.6 miles end to end. 4 stops are National Historic Landmarks.

Distances are straight lines between the coordinates in the National Park Service Register data, so the walk on the street will be longer. Nobody has walked or checked this as a route, and a listing does not mean a place is open to visitors. Stops last changed Sep 18, 2026.

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15
Stops
1.6 mi
Total, straight line
0.2 mi
Longest leg
4
National Historic Landmarks

Map

Coordinates come from the National Park Service National Register spatial data. The solid line joins the stops in walking order and is not a street route. Listings with a restricted address in the Register are never mapped and never become stops. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Walking order

  1. 1Reid Murdoch Building325 N. LaSalle St.Building · listed 1975start
  2. 2Oliver Building159 N. Dearborn St.Building · listed 19830.2 mi from stop 1
  3. 3Manhattan Building431 S. Dearborn St.Building · built 1891 · listed 1976126 ft from stop 2
  4. 4Marshall Field Company StoreNHL111 N. State St.Building · listed 19780.1 mi from stop 3
  5. 5Reliance BuildingNHL32 N. State St.Building · built 1895 · listed 1970513 ft from stop 4
  6. 6Chicago Savings Bank Building7 W. Madison St.Building · listed 1975361 ft from stop 5
  7. 7Silversmith Building10 S. Wabash Ave.Building · listed 19970.1 mi from stop 6
  8. 8Municipal Courts Building116 S. Michigan Ave.Building · listed 19850.1 mi from stop 7
  9. 9Chapin and Gore Building63 E. Adams St.Building · listed 1979373 ft from stop 8
  10. 10McClurg Building218 S. Wabash Ave.Building · listed 1970283 ft from stop 9
  11. 11Railway Exchange Building80 E. Jackson Blvd. and 224 S. Michigan Ave.Building · listed 1982498 ft from stop 10
  12. 12Fisher Building343 S. Dearborn St.Building · listed 19760.2 mi from stop 11
  13. 13Monadnock Block53 W. Jackson Blvd.Building · built 1891 · listed 1970392 ft from stop 12
  14. 14Marquette BuildingNHL140 S. Dearborn St.Building · listed 19730.1 mi from stop 13
  15. 15Rookery BuildingNHL209 S. LaSalle St.Building · built 1888 · listed 19700.1 mi from stop 14

1.6 straight-line miles over 14 legs. Printed from registeratlas.com/tours/il/chicago/style-chicago-school/

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