Strand Hotel
National Register of Historic Places

Strand Hotel

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Listed
January 29, 2013
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
12001237

About this property

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

Location

6315-6323 S. Cottage Grove Ave.
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
41.78176, -87.60548

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When was Strand Hotel listed on the National Register?

Strand Hotel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 29, 2013.

What type of historic resource is Strand Hotel?

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

What is the period of significance for Strand Hotel?

The period of significance for Strand Hotel is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1915.

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