Architecture in Illinois

Louis Sullivan’s dark, swirling cast-iron designs envelop a popular department store in this Chicago landmark.

One of the last remaining French Colonial style churches, this centuries-old building was constructed using upright logs and no nails.

The only dome home to be owned or occupied by dome inventor Buckminster Fuller.

The first home and studio that belonged to the famous architect.

After an Illinois church was struck by lightning and burned down, Frank Lloyd Wright designed this replacement.

An actor's tribute to a former mentor.

A small cemetery chapel designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1906.

From banquet hall to Masonic Lodge and now concert venue, Ganz Hall is a breathtaking glimpse of into the golden age of American architecture.

In a historic steel foundry east of the Mississippi River, thousands of wooden crates hold the architectural remnants of buildings long gone but not forgotten.

A source of civic pride, though the reason for its construction is unknown.

A spectacular remnant of an Adler and Sullivan masterpiece that was destroyed in 1972.

The last masonry skyscraper ever built reveals a transitional moment in architectural history.

A 400-foot-tall tall map of Chicago makes this once-ignored building stand out.

A Japanese temple, old German townhouses, and public chess tables offer a peaceful escape from the bustle of the North Side.

In a quiet north Chicago neighborhood rests a stunning relic of the golden age of earthenware design.

This house renovated by Frank Lloyd Wright was the centerpiece of a lavish 20th-century estate.