Marquette Building
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About Marquette Building
Marquette Building, at 140 S. Dearborn St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Aug 17, 1973. It was named a National Historic Landmark on Jan 7, 1976, one of 86 in Illinois. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the national level. It describes its style as Chicago School, as it does for 23 other Illinois listings. 21 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.
What it isBuilding in Chicago by Holabird & Roche (a firm now known as Holabird & Root). From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗
PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 21 MB · National Archives↗1973 to today
- 1973Added to the National Register of Historic Places
- 1976Named a National Historic Landmark
- 2026On the Register for 53 years
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140 S. Dearborn St., Chicago · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies
43 more Register listings within half a mile
★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.
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Other National Historic Landmarks nearby
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Memories of Marquette Building
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Questions about Marquette Building
Is Marquette Building on the National Register of Historic Places?
Yes. It was added on Aug 17, 1973 (Register number 73000697).
Is Marquette Building a National Historic Landmark?
Yes, since Jan 7, 1976. Illinois has 86 National Historic Landmarks, 40 of them in Chicago.
Can you visit Marquette Building?
Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.
Where can I read the history of Marquette Building?
In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 21 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.
Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 28892214 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.