Reliance Building is a hotel in Chicago, the United States.[1] Wikidata describes it as “building”. It opened in 1895. It is part of Loop Retail Historic District. The building has 15 floors. It stands about 0.1 km from the centre of Chicago.[3]

Overview

The Reliance Building is a skyscraper located at 1 W. Washington Street in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois. The first floor and basement were designed by John Root of the Burnham and Root architectural firm in 1890, with the rest of the building completed by Charles B. Atwood in 1895. It is the first skyscraper to have large plate glass windows covering the majority of its surface area—a design feature that became dominant in the 20th century.

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

History and building

The hotel opened in 1895. It was designed by Daniel Burnham and John Wellborn Root, in the Chicago School style. The building has 15 floors. It is listed as a National Historic Landmark, a Chicago Landmark and a National Register of Historic Places listed place. [1]

Location

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Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 0.1 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:

  • Kimpton Burnham Hotel — 0.0 km
  • Staypineapple, An Iconic Hotel, The Loop — 0.1 km
  • Silversmith Hotel Chicago Downtown — 0.2 km
  • Silversmith Hotel — 0.2 km
  • Cambria Hotel Chicago Loop/Theatre District — 0.2 km
  • Morrison Hotel — 0.2 km, opened 1925
  • Palmer House, a Hilton Hotel — 0.3 km, opened 1871
  • theWit Chicago - a DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel — 0.3 km
  • Hotel Julian — 0.4 km
  • Hyatt Centric The Loop Chicago — 0.4 km

See also

References

  1. ^ Reliance Building (Q786387). Wikidata. CC0.
  2. ^ Reliance Building. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-08-31.
  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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