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The Chicago Department of Planning and Development’s Historic Preservation Division works with property owners, city departments, sister agencies, and the general public to promote the preservation of Chicago’s historic resources. The division researches and prepares landmark designation reports and reviews permit applications for work on proposed and designated landmarks.
It also administers the Demolition-Delay Ordinance, maintains the Chicago Historic Resources Survey, and promotes the preservation of historic buildings through incentives, preservation planning, public outreach, and technical assistance. The division staffs the Commission on Chicago Landmarks, which is responsible for recommending potential landmark designations to the City Council.
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The 42nd Ward is home to some of Chicago’s most famous and recognizable landmarks. Information about some notable landmarks can be found below. For a full list of designated landmarks in Chicago, please click here
25 E Erie St
Built: 1886
Architect: Cobb & Frost
Landmarked: 4/11/2007
Chicago & Northwestern Railway Bridge
N Branch Chgo River, S of Kinzie & E of Canal St
Built: 1907-08
Architect: Strauss Bascule & Concrete Bridge Co.
Landmarked: 12/12/2007
444 N. LaSalle St.
Built: 1886,1930
Architect: Unknown; Geo. F. Lovdall, 1930 facade, 3rd fl addn
Landmarked: 12/12/2007
Old Chicago Coast Guard Station
250 North Breakwater Access
Built: 1936
Architect: Civil Engineers Office, US Coast Guard, Arch.
Landmarked: 12/12/2007
(Former) Engine Company 42 Firehouse
228 W Illinois St
Built: 1887
Architect: Unknown
Landmarked: 12/12/2007
Continental And Commercial National Bank Building
208 South LaSalle St
Built: 1914
Architect: D. H Burnham & Co.; Graham Anderson Probst & White
Landmarked: 12/12/2007
11 S LaSalle St
Built: 1915,1922
Architect: Holabird-Roche; Rebori Wentworth Dewey McCormick
Landmarked: 12/12/2007
330 North Wabash Av
Built: 1969-72
Architect: L. Mies van der Rohe/ C.F. Murphy & Assoc. Engrs.
Landmarked: 2/6/2008
(Former) Cosmopolitan State Bank Building
801 N Clark St
Built: 1920
Architect: Schmidt, Garden & Martin
Landmarked: 10/8/2008
1546-1550 N Clark St
Built: 1915-16
Architect: Adolph Woerner
Landmarked: 5/13/2009
300 West Adams Street Office Building
300 W Adams St
Built: 1927
Architect: Jens J. Jensen
Landmarked: 5/13/2009
307 N Michigan Av
Built: 1924
Architect: Karl M. Vitzthum & Co.
Landmarked: 12/8/2010
108 W. Germania Place / 1538-1542 N. Clark St.
Built: 1889
Architect: Addison and Fiedler
Landmarked: January 13, 2011
227 East Walton Place Apartment Building
227 East Walton Place
Built: 1956
Architect: Harry Weese
Landmarked: May 9, 2012
400-410 North Michigan Avenue
Built: 1921
Architect: Graham, Anderson, Probst and White
Landmarked: May 9, 2012
69 E. Wacker Place
Built: 1928
Architect: Holabird & Root
Landmarked: May 9, 2012
55 East Jackson Boulevard
Built: 1961-62
Architect: C.F. Murphy Associates
Landmarked: June 27, 2012
28 E. Jackson Blvd
Built: 1909-10
Architect: Marshall & Fox
Landmarked: June 13, 2013
300-340 N. State.; 301-351 N. Dearborn
Built: 1960-1967
Architect: Bertrand Goldberg Associates; Severud-Elstad-Krueger
Landmarked: 2/2/2016
Commercial National Bank Building
123 to 153 S. Clark, 60 to 80 W. Adams
Built: 1907
Architect: D. H. Burnham & Company
Landmarked: 6/22/2016
220 S Wells St.
Built: 1895-97
Architect: John Alexander Low Waddell, Alfred M. Hedley
Landmarked: 11/21/2017
Chicago and North Western Railway Office Building
226 W. Jackson Blvd
Built: 1905
Architect: Frost and Granger
Landmarked: 5/20/2020
Near North Side Multiple Property District
15 individual buildings bounded by Chicago Ave, LaSalle Dr, Grand Ave, and Fairbanks Ct
Built: 1872-1923
Landmarked: 5/20/2020
225 W. Randolph Street
Built: 1966
Architect: Holabird & Root
Landmarked: 1/27/2021
