Strand Hotel (Chicago)

Summary

The Strand Hotel is a historic apartment hotel at 6315-6323 S. Cottage Grove Avenue in the Woodlawn neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Opened in 1915, the hotel offered both traditional guest rooms and long-term residences for customers who sought luxury amenities in apartment-style housing. Architects Davis & Davis designed the Classical Revival building, which has a red brick exterior with a terra cotta clad first floor, piers outlined in terra cotta, and an entablature and cornice at its roof. The hotel included a restaurant and banquet hall, the latter of which was used as a live music venue for many years. Once part of a major commercial district in Woodlawn, the hotel is now one of its few remnants and the only surviving apartment hotel building in the neighborhood.[2]

Strand Hotel
Strand Hotel (Chicago) is located in Chicago metropolitan area
Strand Hotel (Chicago)
Strand Hotel (Chicago) is located in Illinois
Strand Hotel (Chicago)
Strand Hotel (Chicago) is located in the United States
Strand Hotel (Chicago)
Location6315-6323 S. Cottage Grove Ave., Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41°46′47″N 87°36′21″W / 41.77972°N 87.60583°W / 41.77972; -87.60583
Area0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built1915 (1915)
ArchitectDavis & Davis
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.12001237[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 29, 2013
1914 depiction of the hotel in the Chicago Tribune

The hotel was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 29, 2013.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ Euer, Danielle; Igleski, Mark (August 29, 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Strand Hotel" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Division. Retrieved October 22, 2019.[dead link]

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