Mark Twain Hotel is an apartment hotel in Near North Side, the United States.[1] Wikidata describes it as “historic hotel building in Chicago”. It stands about 0.4 km from the centre of Near North Side.[3]

Overview

The Mark Twain Hotel is a historic residential hotel located at 111 W. Division Street in the Near North Side community area of Chicago, Illinois. Built in 1930 by developer Fred Becklenberg, the hotel was one of several residential hotels built to house the influx of labor to Chicago in the late 1920s. Most of the hotel's residents were permanent; according to 1940 census records, the majority had been at the hotel for over five years.

From “Mark Twain Hotel (Chicago)” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]

History and building

It is listed as a National Register of Historic Places listed place. [1]

Location

Measured in a straight line, the apartment hotel is 0.4 km from the centre of Near North Side. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW), about 16 km from the centre of Near North Side.[4]

It is one of 33 hotels in and around Near North Side recorded in Wikidata, 15 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Of the 6 with a recorded opening date, the earliest is Drake Hotel, opened in 1920. See Hotels in Near North Side.

Other hotels within 1.5 km:

See also

References

  1. ^ Mark Twain Hotel (Q55622223). Wikidata. CC0.
  2. ^ Mark Twain Hotel. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-09-05.
  3. ^ Near North Side (Q986328). Wikidata. CC0.
  4. ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
  5. ^ Hotels in Near North Side. Wikidata. CC0.

Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.

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