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Illinois Mid-Century Modern Buildings (page 1)

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Arlington Heights:
Daily Herald Building

Wash House
Bloomington, IL
The Wash House laundromat was probably built in the 1950s or 1960s. [map]

More Bloomington:
Bloomington Public Library [gone]

Huntington Tower
Champaign, IL		 American Legion
Chester, IL
The Huntington Tower office and residential octagonal building was designed by Robert Simon and built in 1972 as the Champaign Towers. The original plan was for two towers but only one was built. [map]

This American Legion building may have been built in the 1950s. [map]

More Champaign:
Jarling's Custard Cup
former National Conference of Teachers of English [gone]

St. Mary's of Nazareth Hospital
Chicago, IL
I believe the St. Mary's of Nazareth Hospital opened in 1975. [map]

St. Joseph's Hospital
Chicago, IL
The St. Joseph's Hospital was built in 1963. For more, see this website. [map]

Hardy Corporation
Chicago, IL
The Hardy Corporation is responsible for much of the colored glass block used in buildings in the Chicago area in the 1960s. They still produce different types of clear glass block. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

former Dominick's Finer Foods
Chicago, IL		 Simgreen Building
Chicago, IL
This Dominick's Finer Foods supermarket was built in 1956. The building now houses a Happy Foods supermarket. For more, see this website. [map]

The Simgreen Building was built around 1959 for real estate developers, M. Suson & Associates. The tile mosaic in the lobby has a construction theme. For more, see this website. [map]

Prudential Insurance Building
Chicago, IL		 Prentice Women's Hospital [gone]
Chicago, IL		 Ohio House Motel
Chicago, IL
The Prudential Insurance Building was completed in 1955. The building is faced with limestone and aluminum. The relief carving Prudential's symbol, the Rock of Gibraltar, was designed by Alfonzo Lanelli. [map]

The Prentice Women's Hospital was built in 1975. It was designed by Bertrand Goldberg, most famous for Marina City. After being endangered for many years, it was demolished in 2013. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.

The Ohio House Motel was designed by Arthur P. Salk and built in 1960. These photos are from 2006. In 2013, the coffee shop was being remodeled for a new restaurant. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. [map]

More Chicago:
Bank One Building & Plaza (Chase Tower)
Meigs Field Airport Terminal [map]
O'Hare Airport Rotunda Building [map]
Oral Surgery Associates
Professional Building

Spudnuts
Decatur, IL
This Spudnuts donut shop building was built in 1970. It housed Harold's House of Donuts from the early 1970s thru 2008. It housed Golden Glaze Donuts from 2013-2018. The building has been vacant since then. For more, see this website. [map]

Mueller Company
Decatur, IL
The Mueller Company makes water and gas transmission products. This factory building was built in 1961 and is used for offices and machining. The mosaic tiles depict previous Mueller Co. locations and products. The murals were created by the American Oleam Tile Co. of Lansdale, PA. [map]