Morrison Hotel is a hotel in Chicago, the United States.[1] Wikidata describes it as “skyscraper in Chicago, USA”. It opened in 1925 and closed in 1965. The building has 45 floors. It stands about 0.2 km from the centre of Chicago.[3]

Overview

The Morrison Hotel was a high rise hotel at the corner of Madison and Clark streets in the downtown Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois. Its final iteration was designed by the architectural firm of Holabird & Roche and completed in 1915, with several additions later added. The hotel was demolished in 1965 to make room for the First National Plaza (now Chase Tower).

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

History and building

The hotel opened in 1925. It was designed by Holabird & Root, in the Art Deco architecture style. The building has 45 floors and is 160 m tall. [1]

Location

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Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 0.2 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:

  • Hyatt Centric The Loop Chicago — 0.1 km
  • Kimpton Gray Hotel — 0.2 km
  • La Salle Hotel — 0.2 km, opened 1909
  • Staypineapple, An Iconic Hotel, The Loop — 0.2 km
  • Kimpton Burnham Hotel — 0.2 km
  • Reliance Building — 0.2 km, opened 1895
  • Central Loop Hotel — 0.3 km
  • Club Quarters Hotel, Central Loop — 0.3 km
  • Palmer House, a Hilton Hotel — 0.3 km, opened 1871
  • Silversmith Hotel Chicago Downtown — 0.3 km

See also

References

  1. ^ Morrison Hotel (Q6914041). Wikidata. CC0.
  2. ^ Morrison Hotel. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-09-12.
  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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