Terra Cotta Tour

As a material, terra cotta (unglazed fired clay) saw its first appearance in the late 1800s. "The Chicago School" of designers embraced the material and many of these landmarks display the defining characteristics of terra cotta use — intricate ornamentation.

Terra Cotta Tour Map
 
  1. 35 East Wacker Building
  2. Brooks Building
  3. Carson, Pirie, Scott and Company Building
  4. Chicago Building
  5. Chicago Theater
  6. Fisher Building
  7. Gage Group
  8. Goldblatt Bros. Department Store
  9. Harris & Selwyn Theaters
  10. Krause Music Store
  11. Laramie State Bank
  12. London Guarantee Building
  13. Ludington Building
  14. Marquette Building
  15. On Leong Merchants Association
  1. Reebie Storage
  2. Reliance Building
  3. Uptown Theater
  4. Heyworth Building
  5. Montgomery Ward and Co. Catalog House
  6. Biograph Theater
  7. Mather Tower
  8. Medinah Temple
  9. Yondorf Block and Hall
  10. Jewelers Row District
  11. Bryn Mawr-Belle Shore Apartment Hotels
  12. Congress Theater
  13. Old Dearborn Bank Building
  14. Pittsfield Building

You will find tour links in this location on every page. Look for this arrow to continue the Terra Cotta tour.