National Register of Historic Places

Sheridan Plaza Hotel

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Listed
November 21, 1980
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
80001350

About this property

The Sheridan Plaza Hotel is a historic former hotel, now an apartment complex, located at the corner of Wilson Avenue and Sheridan Road in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The hotel was designed by Walter Ahlschlager. Construction on the hotel was completed in 1920 at a cost of $2 million ($32.1 million in 2025). The hotel opened in 1921. The brick building features extensive terra cotta ornamentation, including gargoyle griffins on some of the top corners. The hotel was the first high-rise building in Uptown. The Chicago Cubs and visiting teams that played the Cubs stayed in the hotel; the building was also a popular site for weddings and dances. After the hotel closed, the building sat vacant and deteriorated significantly, and some of the terra cotta decorations fell off the side of the building. In 2009, a realty group renovated the property and reopened it as the Sheridan Plaza Apartments. The hotel was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 21, 1980.

Location

4601--4613 N. Sheridan Rd.
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
41.96572, -87.65462

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When was Sheridan Plaza Hotel listed on the National Register?

Sheridan Plaza Hotel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 21, 1980.

What type of historic resource is Sheridan Plaza Hotel?

Sheridan Plaza Hotel is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Sheridan Plaza Hotel?

The period of significance for Sheridan Plaza Hotel is recorded as the industrial era.

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