Dallas, Texas · Style

Chicago School architecture in Dallas

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.

11 stops, 2.1 miles end to end. One stop is a historic district rather than a single building.

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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11
Stops
2.1 mi
Total, straight line
0.9 mi
Longest leg
1
Historic districts

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. 1Gulf Oil Distribution Facility501 Second AveHistoric district · listed 2010start
  2. 2Dallas Tent and Awning Building3401 Commerce St.Building · listed 19990.1 mi from stop 1
  3. 3Texas Farm and Ranch Building3300 Main St.Building · listed 1999270 ft from stop 2
  4. 4Lincoln Paint and Color Company Building3210 MainBuilding · listed 2002414 ft from stop 3
  5. 5Interstate Forwarding Company Warehouse3200 Main St.Building · listed 199294 ft from stop 4
  6. 6Chevrolet Motor Company Building3221 CommerceBuilding · built 1923 · listed 200392 ft from stop 5
  7. 7Continental Gin Company3301-3333 Elm St., 212 and 232 Trunk Ave.Building · listed 19830.1 mi from stop 6
  8. 8Harlan Building2018 Cadiz St.Building · listed 20040.9 mi from stop 7
  9. 9Bluitt Sanitarium2036 Commerce St.Building · listed 20060.2 mi from stop 8
  10. 10Purvin--Hexter Building2038 Commerce St.Building · listed 2006234 ft from stop 9
  11. 11Santa Fe Terminal Building No. 41033 Young St.Building · listed 20110.6 mi from stop 10

2.1 straight-line miles over 10 legs. Printed from registeratlas.com/tours/tx/dallas/style-chicago-school/

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