Congress Plaza Hotel

Congress Plaza Hotel
Congress Plaza Hotel, October 2012
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Former names
  • Auditorium Annex
  • Congress Hotel
General information
Address520 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605
Opened1893; 131 years ago (1893)
Design and construction
Architect(s)

The Congress Plaza Hotel is a hotel on Michigan Avenue in Chicago, across from Grant Park. Opened by R.H. Southgate just before the 1893 World’s Fair,[1] the hotel has hosted numerous US Presidents and a wide range of political and cultural events. The hotel is frequently claimed to be one of the most haunted buildings in Chicago.[2][3][4]

The hotel is not currently affiliated with any national chain. Since 2012 it has been owned by a joint venture of New York investment firms.[5]

  1. ^ "Congress Hotel". Chicago Architecture Center. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
  2. ^ Powers, Ashley. "5 "haunted" places in Chicago". Chicago Architecture Center. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
  3. ^ Long, Zach; Huguelet, Cate; Yarnall, Erin (2023-09-27). "The most haunted places in Chicago". Time Out Chicago. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
  4. ^ Beck, Byron (2013-03-22). "Chicago's Most Haunted Hotel: The Congress Plaza". CityLink.com. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  5. ^ "JV Agrees to Buy Congress Plaza Hotel for $275M". GlobeSt. 2012-12-19. Retrieved 2024-03-28.