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Chicago School 250,000-499,999 residents
Listings whose style is Chicago School or any style under it, from the nomination form, NRIS, the Atlas, Wikidata or a model reading of the text. Movement under Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements. Typical range 1880–1910. Also called Chicago School, Chicago Commercial. Cities of 250,000-499,999 residents, ordered by the adjusted rate of listings per 10,000 residents, with the raw rate beside it. Open in the explorer to rank by another measure.
Coverage. Style comes from the National Register index, Wikidata and, where the nomination text has been read, from the text itself. Nominations have been read for Indiana only, so 4 of the 67 cities ranked here are in Indiana. This will shift as other states are read.
1
St. Louis, MO
288,512 residents · 61.7 sq mi ·
21 places in category
· 13 ranked
0.63
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.73 · 0.34 / sq mi · composite 100
2
Cleveland, OH
366,097 residents · 77.7 sq mi ·
21 places in category
· 13 ranked
0.52
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.57 · 0.27 / sq mi · composite 91.7
3
Cincinnati, OH
311,224 residents · 77.9 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 13 ranked
0.37
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.42 · 0.17 / sq mi · composite 83.3
4
Omaha, NE
488,837 residents · 143.0 sq mi ·
19 places in category
· 13 ranked
0.36
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.39 · 0.13 / sq mi · composite 66.7
5
Wichita, KS
397,945 residents · 165.1 sq mi ·
15 places in category
· 13 ranked
0.35
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.38 · 0.09 / sq mi · composite 45.9
6
Pittsburgh, PA
304,759 residents · 55.4 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 13 ranked
0.24
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.26 · 0.14 / sq mi · composite 66.7
7
Tulsa, OK
413,794 residents · 197.7 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 13 ranked
0.18
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.19 · 0.04 / sq mi · composite 25
8
New Orleans, LA
371,853 residents · 169.6 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 13 ranked
0.18
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.19 · 0.04 / sq mi · composite 25
9
Buffalo, NY
276,854 residents · 40.4 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 13 ranked
0.17
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.18 · 0.12 / sq mi · composite 41.7
10
Lincoln, NE
294,856 residents · 102.5 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 13 ranked
0.16
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.17 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 20.9
11
St. Paul, MN
307,284 residents · 52.0 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 13 ranked
0.15
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.16 · 0.10 / sq mi · composite 29.2
12
Minneapolis, MN
427,246 residents · 54.0 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 13 ranked
0.12
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.12 · 0.09 / sq mi · composite 20.8
13
Miami, FL
459,745 residents · 36.0 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 13 ranked
0.11
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.11 · 0.14 / sq mi · composite 33.4
Listings through 2026-05-21; population and housing units ACS 2024 5-year; boundaries TIGER 2025. Cities ranked from 10,000 residents with at least 5 listings in the category. Built 2026-10-05.
Data: National Park Service (National Register, NPGallery), U.S. Census Bureau (TIGER/Line, Gazetteer, ACS 5-year),
Register Atlas (CC0). How the index works . Tags marked inferred are
synthesised from evidence and open to verification.