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Orchestra Hall
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★ National Historic Landmark

Orchestra Hall

One of 86 National Historic Landmarks in Illinois40 of them in Chicago, the highest tier of the National Register
GeorgianListed 1978Chicago
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About Orchestra Hall

Orchestra Hall, at 220 S. Michigan Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 21, 1978. It was named a National Historic Landmark on Apr 19, 1994, one of 86 in Illinois. The Register lists it for its performing arts and architecture, at the national level. It describes its style as Georgian, as it does for 11 other Illinois listings. 21 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isConcert hall in Chicago, Illinois, United States. 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 · 20 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1904 to today

  1. 1904Built, designed by Daniel Burnham
  2. 1978Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 1994Named a National Historic Landmark
  4. 2026On the Register for 48 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

220 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Orchestra HallStart here
  2. 2Chapin and Gore BuildingChicago School · next door
  3. 3Peoples Gas BuildingBuilt 1911 · next door
  4. 4Municipal Courts BuildingChicago School · next door
  5. 5Jewelers' BuildingBuilding · 0.1 mi on
Around it

39 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BChicago ClubRomanesque0.1 miBRothschild, A. M., & Company StoreChicago0.1 miBRailway Exchange BuildingChicago School0.1 miBMcClurg BuildingChicago School0.1 miBStudebaker BuildingBuilding0.2 mi★Leiter II BuildingBuilt 18910.2 miDGrant ParkBeaux Arts0.2 miBBuckingham BuildingArt Deco · Built 19300.2 miBFisher BuildingChicago School0.2 miBMonadnock BlockBuilt 18910.2 mi★South Dearborn Street-Printing House Row Historic DistrictGothic0.2 miBChicago Federal CenterInternational Style0.2 miBSinger BuildingBuilding0.2 miBInland Steel BuildingInternational Style · Built 19570.2 miDLoop Retail Historic DistrictChicago0.2 miBSilversmith BuildingCommercial Style0.2 mi★Carson, Pirie, Scott and CompanyBuilding0.2 mi★Marquette BuildingChicago School0.3 mi
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BChicago Savings Bank BuildingChicago School0.3 mi★Reliance BuildingChicago School · Built 18950.3 mi★Marshall Field Company StoreCommercial Style0.3 miBChicago Public Library, Central BuildingNeo-Classical · Built 18970.3 miBBlackstone HotelSecond Empire · Built 19100.4 miBPontiac BuildingChicago School · Built 18910.4 miBFort Dearborn HotelVenetian Renaissance0.4 mi★Rookery BuildingChicago School · Built 18880.4 miBContinental and Commercial National BankClassical Revival0.4 miBLumber Exchange Building and Tower AdditionSullivanesque0.4 miBOne LaSalle Street BuildingSkyscraper · Built 19300.4 miBConway BuildingBuilding0.4 miBNew Masonic Building and Oriental TheaterBuilt 19260.4 miBDearborn StationVictorian · Built 18850.5 miBLakeside Press BuildingBuilt 18970.5 miDSouth Loop Printing House DistrictRomanesque Revival0.5 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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Other National Historic Landmarks nearby

The nearest Landmarks with a photo, within 25 miles, and the year each was named.

Leiter II BuildingBuilt 1891 · 0.2 mi away · 1976
South Dearborn Street-Printing House Row Historic District0.2 mi away · 1976
Reliance BuildingBuilt 1895 · 0.3 mi away · 1976
Marshall Field Company Store0.3 mi away · 1978

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Questions about Orchestra Hall

Is Orchestra Hall on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Mar 21, 1978 (Register number 78001127).

Is Orchestra Hall a National Historic Landmark?

Yes, since Apr 19, 1994. Illinois has 86 National Historic Landmarks, 40 of them in Chicago.

Can you visit Orchestra Hall?

Yes: it is open to visitors. Check opening times before you go.

Where can I read the history of Orchestra Hall?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 20 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 28892452 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.