West Loop–LaSalle Street Historic District


The West Loop-LaSalle Street Historic District is a historic district centered on LaSalle Street in the western Chicago Loop. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 1, 2013. A boundary increase on July 24, 2017 added two buildings at 330 S. Wells Street and 212 W. Van Buren Street to the district.
The district encompasses Chicago's financial center, which is anchored by the Chicago Board of Trade Building, and also includes several of its major banking institutions including the Federal Reserve bank and several government buildings. Development in the district began in 1873 and, with the exception of a lull during the Great Depression and World War II, has continued through the present day.
Most of the district's buildings are high-rises with at least ten stories, with the tallest being the 49-story One North LaSalle Building. Many of Chicago's prominent architectural firms designed buildings within the district, and the buildings feature styles such as Classical Revival, Chicago School, Art Deco, Romanesque Revival, and International. Significant buildings within the district include the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Chicago City Hall, and several office buildings for large banks and insurance companies.

Buildings and structures

[LaSalle Street]

Wells Street">Wells Street (Chicago)">Wells Street

LocationNameYear builtStoriesContributing
201 North WellsTrustees System Service Building193028Yes
Lake and Wells StreetsChicago Union Loop Elevated Structure, Quincy station and Clark/Lake station
1897n/aYes
177 North WellsParking Structure198715No
122 North Wells / 205 West RandolphRandolph-Wells Building1915 / 192823Yes
40 North WellsWashington Block
18745Yes
145 South WellsParking Structure 19595 Yes
330 South WellsInsurance Center Building192716Yes

Clark Street">Clark Street (Chicago)">Clark Street

LocationNameYear builtStoriesContributing
6 South Clark1872 / 19354 Yes
16 South ClarkLoop Synagogue
1957Yes
125 South ClarkEdison Building190720Yes

Dearborn Street

LocationNameYear builtStoriesContributing
140 South DearbornMarquette Building
1895 / 190517Yes

[Wacker Drive]

LocationNameYear builtStoriesContributing
211 West Wacker DriveChicago Evening Post Building192819Yes
205 West Wacker DriveEngineering Building192823Yes

[Randolph Street]

LocationNameYear builtStoriesContributing
188 West RandolphRandolph Tower
192945Yes
100 West Randolph StreetJames R. Thompson Center
198517No

Washington Street

LocationNameYear builtStoriesContributing
212 West WashingtonBell Building
191220Yes
208 West WashingtonMorton Building
192721Yes
188 West Washington Street
19801No
180 West WashingtonEquitable Building
192712Yes
176 West WashingtonElks Club Building
191714Yes
175 West WashingtonChicago Federation of Musicians Building1933 / 19493Yes
170 West Washington
1875 / 19524 Yes
166 West Washington1872 / 19307Yes
111 West WashingtonBurnham Center
191321Yes
77 West WashingtonChicago Temple Building
192321Yes

Madison Street">Madison Street (Chicago)">Madison Street

LocationNameYear builtStoriesContributing
123 West MadisonAdvertising Building1914 / 192922 Yes
120 West Madison120 Madison Building1906 / 196314Yes
110 West MadisonSt. Peter's in the Loop
19535Yes
105 West MadisonLoop Center Building192923Yes

Monroe Street

LocationNameYear builtStoriesContributing
205 West MonroeWilliams Building
189810Yes
185 West Monroe StreetParking Structure
19643No
111 West MonroeHarris Bank complex including Harris Bank Addition II
1911 / 197438Yes
100 West Monroe100 West Monroe Building192722Yes
79 West MonroeRector Building1905 / 192413Yes

Adams Street

LocationNameYear builtStoriesContributing
180 West AdamsTextile Building1911 or 19128Yes
172 West AdamsMidland Building192722Yes
105 West AdamsClark Adams Building
192741Yes

Jackson Boulevard

LocationNameYear builtStoriesContributing
226 West Jackson BoulevardChicago & Northwestern Railroad Building190514Yes
223 West Jackson BoulevardBrooks Building
191012Yes
216 West Jackson BoulevardJackson-Quincy Court1900 / 193110Yes
209 West Jackson BoulevardMcKinlock Building1893 / 1918 12Yes
200 West Jackson Boulevard197028No
175 West Jackson BoulevardInsurance Exchange Building1912 / 192821Yes
141 West Jackson BoulevardChicago Board of Trade Building
1930 / 199744Yes
111 West Jackson BoulevardTrans Union Building196124Yes

Van Buren Street

LocationNameYear builtStoriesContributing
212 West Van BurenVan Buren Building189310Yes

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