Fort Dearborn Hotel is a hotel in Chicago, the United States.[1] Wikidata describes it as “skyscraper and former hotel in Chicago, Illinois”. It stands about 0.6 km from the centre of Chicago.[3]

Overview

The Fort Dearborn Hotel is a skyscraper and former hotel located at 401 S. Lasalle St. in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois. The 17-story hotel was designed by Holabird & Roche and finished in 1914. Designed in the Venetian Renaissance style, the hotel was built with gray and reddish brown brick and featured terra cotta ornamentation.

From “Fort Dearborn Hotel” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]

History and building

It was designed by Holabird & Root, in the Mediterranean Revival architecture and Renaissance Revival architecture style. It is listed as a National Register of Historic Places listed place. [1]

Location

Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 0.6 km from the centre of Chicago. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW), about 15 km from the centre of Chicago.[4]

It is one of 74 hotels in and around Chicago recorded in Wikidata, 31 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Of the 14 with a recorded opening date, the earliest is Palmer House, a Hilton Hotel, opened in 1871. See Hotels in Chicago.

Other hotels within 1.5 km:

  • Club Quarters Hotel, Central Loop — 0.3 km
  • Great Northern Hotel — 0.3 km
  • Central Loop Hotel — 0.3 km
  • JW Marriott Chicago — 0.3 km
  • W Chicago - City Center — 0.4 km
  • Kimpton Gray Hotel — 0.5 km
  • Hyatt Centric The Loop Chicago — 0.5 km
  • Palmer House, a Hilton Hotel — 0.5 km, opened 1871
  • Travelodge by Wyndham Downtown Chicago — 0.5 km
  • Morrison Hotel — 0.6 km, opened 1925

See also

References

  1. ^ Fort Dearborn Hotel (Q8564724). Wikidata. CC0.
  2. ^ Fort Dearborn Hotel. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-09-05.
  3. ^ Chicago (Q1297). Wikidata. CC0.
  4. ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
  5. ^ Hotels in Chicago. Wikidata. CC0.

Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.

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