Not every city can have a government building with grand hallways in marble or historic courthouses with historic architecture.
Some of these structures are just plain and simple, or what one New Jersey-based real estate network would call ugly.
Survey Finds Harsh Opinions on Civic Architecture
According to the survey posted on NewJerseyRealEstateNetwork.com, there were more than 3,000 people who weighed in on which public buildings are the ugliest in the United States.
The results placed two of Illinois’ public buildings in the “Ugly” Top 100, along with one from Wisconsin.
These Are the Top 5 Ugliest in the U.S.
Before we reveal which Illinois and Wisconsin towns made the ugly list, the TOP 5 ugliest of 2025 rank like this:
- City of Flint Municipal Center, Flint, Michigan
- Fresno County Superior Court, Fresno, California
- Buffalo City Court, Buffalo, New York
- Jackson County Courts Building, Pascagoula, Mississippi
- Philadelphia Municipal Services Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Here’s how the City of Flint Municipal Center received top scores for being unattractive:…