Achitectural Type


The Field Guide to Chicago Buildings was developed as a collaborative effort between the City Design Center at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the Chicago Teachers' Center of Northeastern Illinios University with funding from the National Endowment of the Humanities and the United States Department of Education.
	Building Types Building type can refer to a use type, for example a two-flat apartment building or a prison, or to a form type, for example a centralized plan structure or an skyscraper.

	Infrastructure •Transportation structures Structures for travel by water Railroad structures Mass transit facilities Structure for road travel Structures for air travel •Utilities structures •Structures for communications
		Photo by Brubaker Eisenhower Expressway and CTA blue line

	Residential •Single-Family homes Single story or story-and-a-half dwellings 1. Cottages 2. Bungalows 3. Ranch and Cape Cod Houses Split-levels Two or more story houses •Two-flats and Three-flats Two-flat buildings Three-flat buildings •Multi-family rental buildings, condominiums and coops •Hotels
		Photo by Brubaker 15th Street houses, east of Mt. Sinai hospital.

	Commercial •Retail structures Department stores Shops buildings Strip Centers Shopping centers •Wholesale structures •Warehousing and Distribution structures •Spaces for offices •Banks •Industrial structures •Recreation and entertainment structures Theaters Health clubs Sports venues
		Photo by Brubaker Illinois Center. View from First National Bank

	Civic and Institutional •Governmental Buildings Schools Government Offices 1. Capitols, Courthouses, City Halls 2. Correctional facilities 3. Governmental office and services buildings Libraries •Religious structures Places of Worship Religious Schools •Institutional Structures Hospitals Clubs Union Buildings Political and civic groups •Educational Places Schools Museums
		Photo by Brubaker Herzl School. Douglas Blvd


	Recreational and Monumental •Parks •Structures for sports and athletics •Cemeteries For some information on building types generally you might look at the following books, each of which gives some information on a variety of building types with a short bibliography: •Herbert Gottfried and Jan Jennings, American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940, New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, c. 1985 •Carol Rifkind, Field Guide to American Architecture, New York: New American Library, 1980 •Diane Maddex, Editor, Built in the USA American Buildings from Airports to Zoos, Washington: National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1985.
		Photo by Brubaker Arthington St. Park north of Sears.