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Monadnock Block
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National Register of Historic Places

Monadnock Block

Also known as Monadock Building

On the National Register since 197056 years
Listed 1970Chicago
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About Monadnock Block

Monadnock Block, at 53 W. Jackson Blvd., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 20, 1970. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the national level. The listing covers 9.9 acres. 17 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isTower block in Chicago, Illinois, USA. 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 · 14 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1891 to today

  1. 1891Built, designed by Burnham and Root
  2. 1970Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 56 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

53 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Monadnock BlockStart here
  2. 2Fisher BuildingChicago School · next door
  3. 3Leiter II BuildingBuilt 1891 · next door
  4. 4Rothschild, A. M., & Company StoreChicago · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Buckingham BuildingArt Deco · Built 1930 · next door
Around it

42 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BFort Dearborn HotelVenetian Renaissance0.1 mi★South Dearborn Street-Printing House Row Historic DistrictGothic0.1 miBChicago Federal CenterInternational Style0.1 mi★Marquette BuildingChicago School0.1 miBPontiac BuildingChicago School · Built 18910.2 miBMcClurg BuildingChicago School0.2 mi★Orchestra HallGeorgian · Built 19040.2 mi★Rookery BuildingChicago School · Built 18880.2 miBContinental and Commercial National BankClassical Revival0.2 miBChapin and Gore BuildingChicago School0.2 miBSinger BuildingBuilding0.2 miBInland Steel BuildingInternational Style · Built 19570.2 miDLoop Retail Historic DistrictChicago0.2 miDSouth Loop Printing House DistrictRomanesque Revival0.3 miBStudebaker BuildingBuilding0.3 miBChicago ClubRomanesque0.3 miBRailway Exchange BuildingChicago School0.3 miBPeoples Gas BuildingBuilt 19110.3 mi
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BMunicipal Courts BuildingChicago School0.3 miBSilversmith BuildingCommercial Style0.3 miBJewelers' BuildingBuilding0.3 mi★Carson, Pirie, Scott and CompanyBuilding0.3 miBLumber Exchange Building and Tower AdditionSullivanesque0.3 miBChicago Savings Bank BuildingChicago School0.3 miBOne LaSalle Street BuildingSkyscraper · Built 19300.3 miBConway BuildingBuilding0.3 mi★Reliance BuildingChicago School · Built 18950.3 miBDearborn StationVictorian · Built 18850.4 miBLakeside Press BuildingBuilt 18970.4 miBBlackstone HotelSecond Empire · Built 19100.4 miDGrant ParkBeaux Arts0.4 miBGage Group-Ascher, Keith, and Gage BuildingsChicago School0.4 mi★Marshall Field Company StoreCommercial Style0.4 miBNew Masonic Building and Oriental TheaterBuilt 19260.4 miBUnited States Post Office-ChicagoClassical Revival0.5 miBChicago Public Library, Central BuildingNeo-Classical · Built 18970.5 miBThe Steuben ClubSkyscraper · Built 19290.5 miBDelaware BuildingItalianate · Built 18740.5 miBManhattan BuildingChicago School · Built 18910.5 miBOliver BuildingChicago School0.5 miBPage Brothers BuildingBuilding0.5 miBBalaban and Katz Chicago TheatreBuilt 19210.5 mi

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Questions about Monadnock Block

Is Monadnock Block on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Nov 20, 1970 (Register number 70000236).

Is Monadnock Block a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Illinois has 86 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is South Dearborn Street-Printing House Row Historic District, 0.1 miles away.

Can you visit Monadnock Block?

It has its own website, the place to check whether and when it is open to visitors.

Where can I read the history of Monadnock Block?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 14 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 28892210 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.