3. Leland Tower, 1928

A very tall building in a downtown.
Constructed in 1928 as a first-class hotel and entertainment center, the Leland building is twenty-two stories high. When built, it was the tallest building in Illinois outside of Chicago. It was designed by Anker Sveere Graven and Arthur Guy Mayger of Chicago. The architects called their building "a modern adaptation of the Italian Romanesque style." It is now being used as an apartment building.

Address

Fox Island Place
7 S Stolp Avenue
Aurora, IL60505