Loop Retail Historic District
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Loop Retail Historic District
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State Street in 1907
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| Location | Chicago, Illinois |
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| Area | 26 acres (110,000 m2) |
| Built | 1871 |
| Architect | Holabird and Roche; Sullivan, Louis Henri, et al. |
| Architectural style | Italianate, Early Commercial, Chicago |
| NRHP Reference # | 98001351 |
| Added to NRHP | November 27, 1998 |
Loop Retail Historic District is a shopping district within the Chicago Loop community area in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is bounded by Lake Street to the north, Congress Parkway to the south, State Street to the west and Wabash Avenue to the east. The district has the highest density of National Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places and Chicago Landmark designated buildings in Chicago. It hosts several historic buildings including former department store flagship locations Marshall Field and Company Building (now Macy's at State Street), and the Sullivan Center (formerly Carson, Pirie, Scott and Company Building). It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 27, 1998. It includes 74 contributing buildings and structures, including 13 separately listed Registered Historic Places, and 22 non-contributing buildings. Other significant buildings in the district include the Joffrey Tower, Chicago Theatre, Palmer House, and Page Brothers Building. It also hosts DePaul University's College of Commerce, which includes the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business and the Robert Morris College.
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