Purple Hotel | |
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
 The Purple Hotel in July 2012 | |
   | |
| Location | 4500 West Touhy Avenue, Lincolnwood, Illinois |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 42°00′44″N 87°44′30″W / 42.01222°N 87.74167°W |
| Built | 1960 |
| Architect | Hausner & Macsai |
| Architectural style | Modern |
| NRHP reference No. | 13000553[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 31, 2013 |
| Removed from NRHP | January 2, 2020 |
The Purple Hotel was located at 4500 West Touhy Avenue in Lincolnwood, Illinois. Opened in 1962 as the Hyatt House Hotel, it was Hyatt's first Midwest hotel and became known for its purple brick exterior. The hotel served as Hyatt's flagship Chicago area hotel until the 1970s and featured two restaurants and live music from popular acts. In 1983, Teamsters financier and mobster Allen Dorfman was killed in the hotel's parking lot. After a series of ownership changes, the hotel closed in 2007 and was demolished in August 2013. The hotel was added to the National Register of Historic Places in July 2013, and was delisted in 2020.
- ^ "Hyatt House Hotel". National Register of Historic Places Program. National Park Service. Retrieved August 25, 2013.