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Louis Sullivan’s carved ornament above the 1882 Jewelers Building entrance at 19 S. Wabash

LIVN Millennium Park

Loft suites inside Adler & Sullivan’s 1882 Jewelers Building — the architects’
oldest surviving work in the Loop, a block from Millennium Park and the Bean.

Jeweler's Building1882Adler & SullivanChicago Landmark 19 S. Wabash Avenue, in the Loop (Jewelers Row)

LIVN - Millennium Park Downtown Chicago. Jeweler's Building, 1882, Dankmar Adler & Co., Louis Sullivan, 19 S. Wabash Avenue. Photo courtesy of LIVN - Millennium Park Downtown Chicago.

A loft suite’s full kitchen and living area
A loft suite’s full kitchen and living area. Photo courtesy of LIVN - Millennium Park Downtown Chicago.
A bedroom with art and a view across Wabash to the historic Loop
A bedroom with art and a view across Wabash to the historic Loop. Photo courtesy of LIVN - Millennium Park Downtown Chicago.
A dining nook beside the suite’s tall windows
A dining nook beside the suite’s tall windows. Photo courtesy of LIVN - Millennium Park Downtown Chicago.
The living area with sofa and lounge seating
The living area with sofa and lounge seating. Photo courtesy of LIVN - Millennium Park Downtown Chicago.
Frank Gehry’s Pritzker Pavilion in nearby Millennium Park
Frank Gehry’s Pritzker Pavilion in nearby Millennium Park. Photo courtesy of LIVN - Millennium Park Downtown Chicago.

Why this building matters

Built in 1882 for lumber baron Martin Ryerson and designed by the young firm of Dankmar Adler and Louis Sullivan — the year after their Wainwright Building in St. Louis and several years before Chicago’s Auditorium — the Jewelers Building (originally the S.A. Maxwell store) is the oldest building in Chicago to carry Sullivan’s signature ornament. Carved flowers and unfurling fernheads run across a façade of brick, limestone, and metal columns. It is the only early Adler & Sullivan work still standing in the Loop — a Chicago Landmark since 1981 and on the National Register since 1974. A meticulous 2021 rehabilitation, supported by historic tax credits and celebrated by Preservation Chicago, re-created the carved stone and ironwork long hidden behind marble panels and restored the lobby’s concealed stained glass and original tile — turning the upper floors into LIVN’s loft suites.

What guests are saying

What guests love

  • Full-kitchen loft suites with in-unit laundry — comfortable for a couple of nights or a long stay.
  • A genuine landmark address a block from Millennium Park, Cloud Gate, the Art Institute, and Michigan Avenue.
  • Living inside a piece of architectural history, with Louis Sullivan’s ornament on the façade and Iwan Ries’s century-old cigar lounge in the building.

What to keep in mind

  • Right beside the elevated ‘L’ — lively, and some rooms hear the train
  • Apartment-style: limited on-site services (no restaurant or bar)

Best for Architecture lovers and independent travelers who want a self-sufficient, apartment-style base in the heart of the Loop.

Summary of guest reviews. Sources: LIVN — Millennium Park Downtown Chicago, Commission on Chicago Landmarks, Preservation Chicago. Photography courtesy of LIVN - Millennium Park Downtown Chicago, used with permission. Details may change over time.