chicago, the center of american architecture

Chicago is known as the center of American architecture. Many historically important buildings are in the downtown area, representing an evolution towards the skyscrapers of today.

Your guide, Cathy Holleb, would like to highlight some of these buildings found in the downtown area. There's lots to see and many stories that she would like to share with you!

The downtown area is referred to as the Loop because of the cable car which looped around it. Today the "L" or the elevated train is an important means of transportation around the Loop and into and out of the city. The unseemly tracks above the streets and the screech of the train cars are part of the charm. It is impossible not to notice the "L" as you walk through downtown!

For an urban adventure, there is a quiz question at each of the stops. 
The answers can be found at the stop called "Tying the Knot".

Chicago's Grid System at State and Madison

Central Library for the Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library

Old Chicago Main Post Office

Willis Tower 

Chicago Board of Trade

Monadnock Building

Marquette Building

Rookery Building

Tying the Loop

Chicago's downtown area, the Loop, is home to many masterpieces of American Architecture.

Chicago, the Center of American Architecture

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Located near Wrigley Field with its roaring crowds, Graceland Cemetery provides a quiet and beautiful sanctuary within the city, resembling a Victorian park in England.

Before 1860, when Graceland was founded, Chicagoans were buried near the lakefront in Lincoln Park. There were many illnesses at the time and there was concern about contamination of the drinking water due to the proximity to the lake. So, Graceland was created further away from the lake to avoid these problems.

Many of Chicago's rich and famous are buried here, such as Marshall Field and George Pullman. Their monuments and gravesites were created by the finest architects and sculptors of their time, including Louis Sullivan and Daniel Chester French.

Spend some quiet time here and enjoy the history, the beauty and the serenity 365 days a year when the gates are open.

Spring & Summer Cemetery Gate Hours:
Monday through Friday 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Saturday & Sunday 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Fall & Winter Cemetery Gate Hours:
Monday through Friday 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Saturday & Sunday 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM


Dexter Graves Family Plot

John Kinzie

Peter Schoenhofen

George Pullman 

Louis Henri Sullivan Memorial

Bertha and Potter Palmer

Edith Rockefeller McCormick

Daniel Burnham

Getty Tomb

Phillip D. Armour

Marshall Field 

Ernie Banks 

William Hulbert

Visitor's Center

Discover historic Graceland Cemetery where the Builders of Chicago are Buried.

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Graceland Chapel

Girls Who Walk Chicago-Graceland Cemetery Scav Hunt

graceland cemetery tour-where the rich and the famous come to lay

Located near Wrigley Field with its roaring crowds, Graceland Cemetery provides a quiet and beautiful sanctuary within the city, resembling a Victorian park in England.

Before 1860, when Graceland was founded, Chicagoans were buried near the lakefront in Lincoln Park. There were many illnesses at the time and there was concern about contamination of the drinking water due to the proximity to the lake. So, Graceland was created further away from the lake to avoid these problems.

Many of Chicago's rich and famous are buried here, such as Marshall Field and George Pullman. Their monuments and gravesites were created by the finest architects and sculptors of their time, including Louis Sullivan and Daniel Chester French.

Spend some quiet time here and enjoy the history, the beauty and the serenity 365 days a year when the gates are open.

Spring & Summer Cemetery Gate Hours:
Monday through Friday 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Saturday & Sunday 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Fall & Winter Cemetery Gate Hours:
Monday through Friday 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Saturday & Sunday 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Tour historic Graceland Cemetery, where the Builders of Chicago are Buried

Graceland Cemetery Tour-Where the Rich and the Famous Come to Lay

Cathy Holleb

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