# 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

| Location | Name | Year built | Stories | Contributing |
| LaSalle Street and the Chicago River | LaSalle Street Bridge | 1928 | n/a | Yes |
| 222 North LaSalle | Builders Building | 1927 (original) / 1986 (renovation) | 26 | Yes |
| 221 North LaSalle | LaSalle–Wacker Building | 1930 | 41 | Yes |
| 203 North LaSalle | Loop Transportation Center | 1986 | 27 | No |
| 200 North LaSalle | | 1984 | 30 | No |
| 180 North LaSalle | Heitman Centre | 1972 | 40 | No |
| 160 North LaSalle | Bilandic Building | 1924 / 1992 | 20 | Yes |
| 134 North LaSalle | Eitel Building | 1926 | 22 | Yes |
| 121 North LaSalle | City Hall - County Building | 1908 / 1911 | 11 | Yes |
| 120 North LaSalle | 120 North LaSalle | 1991 | 40 | No |
| 100 North LaSalle | 100 North LaSalle Street Building | 1928 | 25 | Yes |
| 33 North LaSalle | Foreman State National Bank Building | 1930 | 38 | Yes |
| 30 North LaSalle | 30 North LaSalle | 1975 | 43 | No |
| 2 North LaSalle | | 1979 | 26 | No |
| 1 North LaSalle | One North LaSalle | 1930 | 49 | Yes |
| 10 South LaSalle | 10 South LaSalle | 1989 | 37 | No |
| 11 South LaSalle | Roanoke Building | 1915 / 1922 / 1926 (final tower addition) | 35 | Yes |
| 19 South LaSalle | YMCA Building | 1893 / 1913 | | Yes |
| 29 South LaSalle | Equitable Life Building | 1902 / 1940 | 12 | Yes |
| 39 South LaSalle | New York Life Insurance Building | 1894 / 1898 / 1903 | 14 | Yes |
| 50 South LaSalle | Northern Trust Company Building | 1905 / 1928 / 1967 | 12 | Yes |
| 120 South LaSalle | State Bank of Chicago | 1928 | 22 | Yes |
| 135 South LaSalle | Field Building | 1934 | 42 | Yes |
| 190 South LaSalle | U.S. Bank Building | 1987 | 42 | No |
| 208 South LaSalle | Continental and Commercial National Bank | 1914 | 20 | Yes |
| 209 South LaSalle | Rookery Building | 1888 / 1992 | 11 | Yes |
| 230 South LaSalle | Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago | 1922 / 1989 | 14 | Yes |
| 231 South LaSalle | Illinois Merchants Bank | 1924 | 20 | Yes |

### Wells Street

| Location | Name | Year built | Stories | Contributing |
| 201 North Wells | Trustees System Service Building | 1930 | 28 | Yes |
| Lake and Wells Streets | Chicago Union Loop Elevated Structure, Quincy station and Clark/Lake station | 1897 | n/a | Yes (excluding Clark/Lake, which was replaced in 1992) |
| 177 North Wells | Parking Structure | 1987 | 15 | No |
| 122 North Wells / 205 West Randolph | Randolph–Wells Building | 1915 / 1928 | 23 | Yes |
| 40 North Wells | Washington Block | 1874 | 5 | Yes |
| 145 South Wells | Parking Structure (to be replaced by 20-story tower) | 1959 | 5 | Yes |
| 330 South Wells | Insurance Center Building | 1927 | 16 | Yes |

### Clark Street

| Location | Name | Year built | Stories | Contributing |
| 6 South Clark | | 1872 / 1935 | 4 | Yes |
| 16 South Clark | Loop Synagogue | 1957 | | Yes |
| 125 South Clark | Edison Building | 1907 | 20 | Yes |

### Dearborn Street

| Location | Name | Year built | Stories | Contributing |
| 140 South Dearborn | Marquette Building | 1895 / 1905 | 17 | Yes |

### Wacker Drive

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

### Randolph Street

| Location | Name | Year built | Stories | Contributing |
| 188 West Randolph | Randolph Tower | 1929 | 45 | Yes |
| 100 West Randolph | James R. Thompson Center | 1985 | 17 | No |

### Washington Street

| Location | Name | Year built | Stories | Contributing |
| 212 West Washington | Bell Building | 1912 | 20 | Yes |
| 208 West Washington | Morton Building | 1927 | 21 | Yes |
| 188 West Washington | | 1980 | 1 | No |
| 180 West Washington | Equitable Building | 1927 | 12 | Yes |
| 176 West Washington | Elks Club Building | 1917 | 14 | Yes |
| 175 West Washington | Chicago Federation of Musicians Building | 1933 / 1949 | 3 | Yes |
| 170 West Washington | | 1875 / 1952 | 4 | Yes |
| 166 West Washington | | 1872 / 1930 | 7 | Yes |
| 111 West Washington | Burnham Center | 1913 | 21 | Yes |
| 77 West Washington | Chicago Temple Building | 1923 | 21 | Yes |

### Madison Street

| Location | Name | Year built | Stories | Contributing |
| 123 West Madison | Advertising Building | 1914 / 1929 | 22 | Yes |
| 120 West Madison | 120 Madison Building | 1906 / 1963 | 14 | Yes |
| 110 West Madison | St. Peter's in the Loop | 1953 | 5 | Yes |
| 105 West Madison | Loop Center Building | 1929 | 23 | Yes |

### Monroe Street

| Location | Name | Year built | Stories | Contributing |
| 205 West Monroe | Williams Building | 1898 | 10 | Yes |
| 185 West Monroe | Parking Structure | 1964 | 3 | No |
| 111 West Monroe | Harris Bank complex including Harris Bank Addition II | 1911 / 1974 | 38 | Yes |
| 100 West Monroe | 100 West Monroe Building | 1927 | 22 | Yes |
| 79 West Monroe | Rector Building | 1905 / 1924 | 13 | Yes |

### Adams Street

| Location | Name | Year built | Stories | Contributing |
| 180 West Adams | Textile Building | 1911 or 1912 | 8 | Yes |
| 172 West Adams | Midland Building | 1927 | 22 | Yes |
| 105 West Adams | Clark Adams Building | 1927 | 41 | Yes |

### Jackson Boulevard

| Location | Name | Year built | Stories | Contributing |
| 226 West Jackson Boulevard | Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Building | 1905 | 14 | Yes |
| 223 West Jackson Boulevard | Brooks Building | 1910 | 12 | Yes |
| 216 West Jackson Boulevard | Jackson-Quincy Court | 1900 / 1931 | 10 | Yes |
| 209 West Jackson Boulevard | McKinlock Building | 1893 / 1918 | 12 | Yes |
| 200 West Jackson Boulevard | | 1970 | 28 | No |
| 175 West Jackson Boulevard | Insurance Exchange Building | 1912 / 1928 | 21 | Yes |
| 141 West Jackson Boulevard | Chicago Board of Trade Building | 1930 / 1997 | 44 | Yes |
| 111 West Jackson Boulevard | Trans Union Building | 1961 | 24 | Yes |

### Van Buren Street

| Location | Name | Year built | Stories | Contributing |
| 212 West Van Buren | Van Buren Building | 1893 | 10 | Yes |

## Works cited

* Euer, Danielle (March 8, 2013). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: West Loop - LaSalle Street Historic District" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 3, 2020. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
* Randall, Frank Alfred (1999). History of the Development of Building Construction in Chicago. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 9780252024160. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
* Sinkevitch, Alice (2004). AIA Guide to Chicago (2nd ed.). Harcourt, Inc. ISBN 9780156029087.