Chicago Beach Apartments is an apartment hotel in Chicago Lawn, the United States.[1] Wikidata describes it as “apartment building in Chicago, Illinois”. It opened in 1929. It stands about 9.3 km from the centre of Chicago Lawn.[3]
Overview
The Chicago Beach Apartments, built in 1929, are located at 5100 South Cornell Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, US. Landfilling and other reconfiguration of the lakefront means that the building is not as close to a beach as it once was. Currently known as Scholars Corner Apartments, the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 14, 1986.
From “Chicago Beach Apartments” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]
History and building
The apartment hotel opened in 1929. It is listed as a National Register of Historic Places listed place. [1]
Location
Measured in a straight line, the apartment hotel is 9.3 km from the centre of Chicago Lawn. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW), about 6 km from the centre of Chicago Lawn.[4]
It is one of 14 hotels in and around Chicago Lawn recorded in Wikidata, 11 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Of the 6 with a recorded opening date, the earliest is Manor House Hotel, opened in 1800. See Hotels in Chicago Lawn.
Other hotels within 1.5 km:
- Chicago Beach Hotel — 0.0 km
- Harper Court — 0.3 km, opened 2013
- East Park Towers — 0.4 km
- Hotel Del Prado — 0.4 km
- Hampton House — 0.5 km, opened 1918
- Sophy Hyde Park — 0.5 km
- Shoreland Hotel — 0.8 km, opened 1926
- Flamingo-on-the-Lake Apartments — 1.0 km
See also
- Hotels in Chicago Lawn
- Hotels in the United States
- List of heritage-listed hotels in the United States
- List of hotels opened in the 1920s
References
- ^ Chicago Beach Apartments (Q16890267). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Chicago Beach Apartments. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-09-03.
- ^ Chicago Lawn (Q2963317). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
- ^ Hotels in Chicago Lawn. Wikidata. CC0.
Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.