| Palmer House - A Hilton Hotel | |
|---|---|
.jpg) The Palmer House Hotel | |
| Location | 17 E Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41°52′49″N 87°37′37″W / 41.880344°N 87.626910°W |
| Area | Chicago Loop |
| Built | 1871 |
| Rebuilt | 1923–1925 |
| Architect | John M. Van Osdel (2nd) Holabird & Roche (current) |
| Designated | December 13, 2006 |
  Location of Palmer House - A Hilton Hotel in Chicago metropolitan area | |
The Palmer House – A Hilton Hotel is a historic hotel in Chicago's Loop area. It is a member of the Historic Hotels of America[1] program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The first Palmer House opened in 1870, and the present building (the third) in 1925. In the 19th century, the Palmer House was the city's first hotel with elevators, and the first hotel with electric light bulbs and telephones in the guest rooms. The hotel has been dubbed the longest continuously operating hotel in North America, although it temporarily closed from March 2020 to June 17, 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3]
- ^ "Palmer House®, A Hilton Hotel, Chicago, IL". Historic Hotels Worldwide. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
- ^ Roeder, David; Camarillo, Emmanuel (September 1, 2020). "Palmer House foreclosure points to industry's trouble". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
- ^ "Two Historic Hilton Hotels Reopen in Chicago: Hilton Chicago and Palmer House, a Hilton Hotel" (Press release). Hilton Hotels. Retrieved 2021-10-08.