Wrigley Building

Landmark Context

Wrigley Building is located at 400-410 North Michigan Avenue in the city's landmark record. Even in summary form, the record keeps together a construction date of 1921 and credits Graham, Anderson, Probst and White. It was designated on May 9, 2012. Wrigley Building keeps commercial development, architectural branding, and corridor and downtown change grounded in a real building even when the public record is brief.

At Wrigley Building, the most useful field notes usually begin with storefront depth, upper-floor expression, and corner treatment, then move outward to how the facade addresses pedestrian traffic and later signage, infill, or reuse. The point is not just to admire the building but to understand how commercial architecture stayed visible even as the economic life around it changed.

Research Starting Points

Wrigley Building can be carried further through trade press and city directories, permit files and assessor records, and historic photographs and newspaper coverage. That source trail is often the best way to move from designation summary to a fuller building history.

Wrigley Building still needs permits, photographs, and comparison, but the landmark record gives that work a stable point of return.