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  1. Wells Street Tower 1
    Wells Street Tower
    United StatesChicago
    118 m 34 fl 2002
  2. Vetro 2
    Vetro
    United StatesChicago
    99 m 31 fl 2008
  3. Burnham Pointe 3
    Burnham Pointe
    United StatesChicago
    96 m 28 fl 2008
  4. Dwight Building 4
    Dwight Building
    United StatesChicago
    67 m 16 fl 2008
  5. Printers Corner 5
    Printers Corner
    United StatesChicago
    62 m 17 fl 2007
  6. Pontiac Building 6
    Pontiac Building
    United StatesChicago
    53 m 14 fl 1891
  7. Terminals Building 7
    Terminals Building
    United StatesChicago
    52 m 14 fl 1892
  8. ▢
    8
    Imprint Apartments
    United StatesChicago
    31 fl 2020
  9. Transportation Building 9
    Transportation Building
    United StatesChicago
    22 fl 1911
  10. New Franklin Building 10
    New Franklin Building
    United StatesChicago
    14 fl 1912
  11. Harrison Street Lofts 11
    Harrison Street Lofts
    United StatesChicago
    14 fl 1998
  12. Printers Square Apartments 4 12
    Printers Square Apartments 4
    United StatesChicago
    13 fl 1913
  13. Printers Square Apartments 5 13
    Printers Square Apartments 5
    United StatesChicago
    13 fl 1913
  14. Pope Building 14
    Pope Building
    United StatesChicago
    12 fl 1904
  15. Morton Building 15
    Morton Building
    United StatesChicago
    12 fl 1896
  16. Patten Building 16
    Patten Building
    United StatesChicago
    12 fl 1905
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    17
    85 West Congress Parkway
    United StatesChicago
    11 fl
  18. Peterson Building 18
    Peterson Building
    United StatesChicago
    11 fl 1917
  19. Folio Square 19
    Folio Square
    United StatesChicago
    10 fl
  20. Swigart Building 20
    Swigart Building
    United StatesChicago
    10 fl
  21. The Donohue Annex 21
    The Donohue Annex
    United StatesChicago
    10 fl 1913
  22. AT&T Switching Center 22
    AT&T Switching Center
    United StatesChicago
    10 fl
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    23
    Moser Building
    United StatesChicago
    9 fl
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    24
    Printers Square Apartments 3
    United StatesChicago
    9 fl
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    25
    Rowe Building
    United StatesChicago
    9 fl
  26. 725-729 South Wells 26
    725-729 South Wells
    United StatesChicago
    9 fl
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    27
    Donohue Building
    United StatesChicago
    9 fl 1883
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    28
    Printers Square Apartments 1
    United StatesChicago
    8 fl
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    29
    The Regal Apartments
    United StatesChicago
    8 fl
  30. Dearborn Street Station 30
    Dearborn Street Station
    United StatesChicago
    8 fl 1885
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    31
    Printers Square Apartments 2
    United StatesChicago
    8 fl
  32. ▢
    32
    Printers Building
    United StatesChicago
    8 fl 1908
  33. Columbia College Dormitory 33
    Columbia College Dormitory
    United StatesChicago
    7 fl 1899
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    34
    601 South LaSalle Street
    United StatesChicago
    7 fl 1903
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    35
    Vinakom Building
    United StatesChicago
    7 fl
  36. Tabin Technology Center 36
    Tabin Technology Center
    United StatesChicago
    7 fl 1909
  37. Wyndham Blake Hotel, North Annex 37
    Wyndham Blake Hotel, North Annex
    United StatesChicago
    7 fl
  38. Franklin Building 38
    Franklin Building
    United StatesChicago
    7 fl
  39. Artcraft Building 39
    Artcraft Building
    United StatesChicago
    7 fl
  40. Duplicator Building 40
    Duplicator Building
    United StatesChicago
    7 fl
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    41
    Mergenthaler Linotype Building
    United StatesChicago
    6 fl
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    42
    711 South Plymouth Garage
    United StatesChicago
    6 fl
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    43
    Blackie's Cocktails
    United StatesChicago
    4 fl
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    44
    751 South Dearborn Street
    United StatesChicago
    4 fl 2019
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    45
    649-651 South Clark Street
    United StatesChicago
    4 fl
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    46
    600 South Federal Street
    United StatesChicago
    4 fl
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    47
    600 South Clark Parking Garage
    United StatesChicago
    4 fl
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    48
    Palmer Printing Plant
    United StatesChicago
    3 fl
  49. Grace Place 49
    Grace Place
    United StatesChicago
    3 fl
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    50
    751 South Clark Street
    United StatesChicago
    3 fl
  51. LaSalle Substation 51
    LaSalle Substation
    United StatesChicago
    3 fl
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    52
    41 West Congress Parkway
    United StatesChicago
    3 fl
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    53
    Jones College Prep Auditorium
    United StatesChicago
    2 fl
  54. Fifth Third Bank 54
    Fifth Third Bank
    United StatesChicago
    2 fl
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    55
    645 South Clark Street
    United StatesChicago
    2 fl
  56. ▢
    56
    Commonwealth Edison Substation
    United StatesChicago
    2 fl
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    57
    555 South Dearborn Street
    United StatesChicago
    2 fl
  58. Parking Lot Office 58
    Parking Lot Office
    United StatesChicago
    1 fl
  59. ▢
    59
    Kendo's Hand Car Wash
    United StatesChicago
    1 fl
  60. ▢
    60
    Tom's Diner
    United StatesChicago
    1 fl
  61. ▢
    61
    645 South Clark Parking Garage
    United StatesChicago
    1 fl
  62. Printers Row Fountain 62
    Printers Row Fountain
    United StatesChicago
    1999
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