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.[1] A boundary increase on July 24, 2017 added two buildings at 330 S. Wells Street and 212 W. Van Buren Street to the district.[2]

WestLoop–LaSalle Street Historic District
LaSalle Street from the Chicago Board of Trade Building, 1916
LocationRoughly bounded by W. Wacker Drive N. & S. Wells Street, W. Van Buren Street and N. & S. Clark Street; 330 S. Wells & 212 W. Van Buren Sts., Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41°52′50″N 87°37′56″W
Area70 acres (28 ha)
NRHP reference No.12001238[1]
Added to NRHPJune 1, 2013

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
Location Name Year built Stories Contributing
LaSalle Street and the Chicago River LaSalle Street Bridge

1928[3] n/a Yes
222 North LaSalle Builders Building 1927 (original) / 1986 (renovation)[4] 26[4] Yes
221 North LaSalle LaSalle–Wacker Building

1930[5] 41[5] Yes
203 North LaSalle Loop Transportation Center

1986[6] 27[6] No[6]
200 North LaSalle 1984[7] 30[7] No[7]
180 North LaSalle Heitman Centre 1972[8] 40[8] No[8]
160 North LaSalle Bilandic Building

1924 / 1992[9] 20[9] Yes
134 North LaSalle Eitel Building 1926[10] 22[10] Yes
121 North LaSalle City Hall - County Building

1908 / 1911[11] 11[12] Yes
120 North LaSalle 120 North LaSalle

1991[13] 40[13] No[13]
100 North LaSalle 100 North LaSalle Street Building 1928[14] 25[14] Yes
33 North LaSalle Foreman State National Bank Building

1930[15] 38[15] Yes
30 North LaSalle 30 North LaSalle

1975[16] 43[16] No[16]
2 North LaSalle 1979[17] 26[17] No[17]
1 North LaSalle One North LaSalle

1930[18] 49[18] Yes
10 South LaSalle 10 South LaSalle

1989[19] 37[19] No[19]
11 South LaSalle Roanoke Building

1915 / 1922 / 1926 (final tower addition)[20] 35[21] Yes
19 South LaSalle YMCA Building

1893 / 1913[22] Yes
29 South LaSalle Equitable Life Building

1902 / 1940[23] 12[23] Yes
39 South LaSalle New York Life Insurance Building

1894 / 1898 / 1903[24] 14[24] Yes
50 South LaSalle Northern Trust Company Building

1905 / 1928 / 1967 [25] 12[25] Yes
120 South LaSalle State Bank of Chicago

1928[26] 22[26] Yes
135 South LaSalle Field Building

1934[27] 42[27] Yes
190 South LaSalle U.S. Bank Building

1987[28] 42[28] No[28]
208 South LaSalle Continental and Commercial National Bank

1914[29] 20[29] Yes
209 South LaSalle Rookery Building

1888 / 1992[30] 11[30] Yes
230 South LaSalle Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

1922 / 1989[31] 14[31] Yes
231 South LaSalle Illinois Merchants Bank 1924[32] 20[32] Yes

Wells Street
Location Name Year built Stories Contributing
201 North Wells Trustees System Service Building 1930[33] 28[33] Yes
Lake and Wells Streets Chicago Union Loop Elevated Structure,
Quincy station and Clark/Lake station

1897[34] n/a Yes (excluding Clark/Lake, which was replaced in 1992)[34]
177 North Wells Parking Structure 1987[35] 15[35] No[35]
122 North Wells / 205 West Randolph Randolph–Wells Building 1915 / 1928[36] 23[36] Yes
40 North Wells Washington Block

1874[37] 5[37] Yes
145 South Wells Parking Structure
(to be replaced by 20-story tower)[38]		 1959[39] 5 [39] Yes
330 South Wells Insurance Center Building 1927[40] 16[40] Yes[2]

Clark Street
Location Name Year built Stories Contributing
6 South Clark 1872 / 1935[41] 4 [41] Yes
16 South Clark Loop Synagogue

1957[42] Yes
125 South Clark Edison Building 1907[43] 20[43] Yes

Dearborn Street
Location Name Year built Stories Contributing
140 South Dearborn Marquette Building

1895 / 1905[44] 17[44] Yes

Wacker Drive
Location Name Year built Stories Contributing
211 West Wacker Drive Chicago Evening Post Building 1928[45] 19[45] Yes
205 West Wacker Drive Engineering Building 1928[46] 23[46] Yes

Randolph Street
Location Name Year built Stories Contributing
188 West Randolph Randolph Tower

1929[47] 45[47] Yes
100 West Randolph James R. Thompson Center

1985[48] 17[48] No[48]

Washington Street
Location Name Year built Stories Contributing
212 West Washington Bell Building

1912[49] 20[49] Yes
208 West Washington Morton Building

1927[50] 21[50] Yes
188 West Washington

1980[51] 1[51] No[51]
180 West Washington Equitable Building

1927[52] 12[52] Yes
176 West Washington Elks Club Building

1917[53] 14[53] Yes
175 West Washington Chicago Federation of Musicians Building 1933 / 1949[54] 3[54] Yes
170 West Washington

1875 / 1952[55] 4 [55] Yes
166 West Washington 1872 / 1930[56] 7[56] Yes
111 West Washington Burnham Center

1913[57] 21[57] Yes
77 West Washington Chicago Temple Building

1923[58] 21[58] Yes

Madison Street
Location Name Year built Stories Contributing
123 West Madison Advertising Building 1914 / 1929[59] 22 [59] Yes
120 West Madison 120 Madison Building 1906 / 1963[60] 14[60] Yes
110 West Madison St. Peter's in the Loop

1953[61] 5[61] Yes
105 West Madison Loop Center Building 1929[62] 23[62] Yes

Monroe Street
Location Name Year built Stories Contributing
205 West Monroe Williams Building

1898[63] 10[63] Yes
185 West Monroe Parking Structure

1964[64] 3[64] No[64]
111 West Monroe Harris Bank complex including
Harris Bank Addition II

1911 / 1974[65] 38 Yes
100 West Monroe 100 West Monroe Building 1927[66] 22[66] Yes
79 West Monroe Rector Building 1905 / 1924[67] 13[67] Yes

Adams Street
Location Name Year built Stories Contributing
180 West Adams Textile Building 1911[68] or 1912[69] 8[69] Yes
172 West Adams Midland Building 1927[70] 22[70] Yes
105 West Adams Clark Adams Building

1927[71] 41[71] Yes

Jackson Boulevard
Location Name Year built Stories Contributing
226 West Jackson Boulevard Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Building 1905[72] 14[72] Yes
223 West Jackson Boulevard Brooks Building

1910[73] 12[73] Yes
216 West Jackson Boulevard Jackson-Quincy Court 1900 / 1931[74] 10[74] Yes
209 West Jackson Boulevard McKinlock Building 1893 / 1918 [75] 12[75] Yes
200 West Jackson Boulevard 1970[76] 28[76] No[76]
175 West Jackson Boulevard Insurance Exchange Building 1912 / 1928[77] 21[77] Yes
141 West Jackson Boulevard Chicago Board of Trade Building

1930 / 1997[78] 44[78] Yes
111 West Jackson Boulevard Trans Union Building 1961[79] 24[79] Yes

Van Buren Street
Location Name Year built Stories Contributing
212 West Van Buren Van Buren Building[80] 1893[81] 10[80] Yes[2]

Works cited
  • Euer, Danielle (2013-03-08). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: West Loop - LaSalle Street Historic District" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  • Randall, Frank Alfred (1999). History of the Development of Building Construction in Chicago. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 9780252024160. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  • Sinkevitch, Alice (2004). AIA Guide to Chicago (2nd ed.). Harcourt, Inc. ISBN 9780156029087.

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  16. Euer 2013, p. 10, ¶ 13.
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  44. Euer 2013, p. 23, ¶ 38.
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  46. Euer 2013, p. 24, ¶ 40.
  47. Euer 2013, p. 25, ¶ 41.
  48. Euer 2013, p. 26, ¶ 42.
  49. Euer 2013, p. 26, ¶ 43.
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  51. Euer 2013, p. 27, ¶ 45.
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  53. Euer 2013, p. 28, ¶ 47.
  54. Euer 2013, p. 28, ¶ 48.
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  56. Euer 2013, p. 29, ¶ 50.
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  58. Euer 2013, p. 30, ¶ 52.
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  69. Euer 2013, p. 36, ¶ 62.
  70. Euer 2013, p. 37, ¶ 63.
  71. Euer 2013, p. 37, ¶ 64.
  72. Euer 2013, p. 38, ¶ 65.
  73. Euer 2013, p. 38, ¶ 66.
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  75. Euer 2013, p. 40, ¶ 68.
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