National Register of Historic Places

Somerset Hotel

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Listed
March 3, 2000
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
00000153

About this property

The Somerset Hotel is a historic hotel building located at 1152-1154 S. Wabash Ave. in downtown Chicago, Illinois. Built in 1892–93, the hotel was originally owned by physician Frank Stringfield. Architect Jules De Horvath designed the hotel in the Romanesque Revival style. De Horvath's design bore similarities to many other Chicago buildings, most notably the 1888 Virginia Hotel at Ohio and Rush Streets. The Somerset Hotel was a significant part of a hotel and commercial district which formed between the 12th Street station on the South Side Elevated Railroad and Central Station. The hotel changed its name to the Mayer Hotel in 1910; in the 1920s, it again changed its name to the Hotel Roosevelt, which it was called until the 1990s. The hotel was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 3, 2000.

Location

1152-1154 S. Wabash Ave.
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
41.86770, -87.62614

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was Somerset Hotel listed on the National Register?

Somerset Hotel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 3, 2000.

What type of historic resource is Somerset Hotel?

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

What is the period of significance for Somerset Hotel?

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

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