Chicago landmarks, by the parcel
The civic record behind Chicago’s best-known addresses — each landmark is a real parcel with a real number, a zoning district, and a tax history, the same public record any building carries. Pick one to read its story and open the full record.
- Willis TowerThe 110-story Loop tower that was the world’s tallest for 25 years.233 S Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL 60606
- The RookeryBurnham & Root’s 1888 landmark with a Frank Lloyd Wright lobby.209 S La Salle St, Chicago, IL 60604
- The Monadnock BuildingThe tallest load-bearing masonry office building ever built.53 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60604
- Auditorium BuildingAdler & Sullivan’s 1889 theater-hotel-office masterwork, now Roosevelt University.430 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605
- Tribune TowerThe 1925 neo-Gothic tower studded with fragments of world landmarks.435 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
- Wrigley BuildingThe white terra-cotta tower that opened the Magnificent Mile in 1921.400 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
- The Drake HotelThe 1920 Gold Coast grande dame at the top of Michigan Avenue.140 E Walton St, Chicago, IL 60611
- United CenterHome of the Bulls and Blackhawks on the Near West Side.1901 W Madison St, Chicago, IL 60612