National Register of Historic Places

Union Park Hotel

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Listed
June 6, 2010
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
10000309

About this property

The Union Park Hotel (formerly the Viceroy Hotel) is a historic hotel building located at 1519-1521 W. Warren Boulevard in Chicago, Illinois. The building was built in 1929-30 as an apartment hotel, a common type of housing for Chicago laborers in the 1920s. The hotel's Art Deco design reflects the national popularity of the style in the 1920s. The building's piers give it a vertical emphasis common to Art Deco works, and its decorative elements reflect the style's geometric focus. The colorful brick and terra cotta facade of the building is also characteristic of Art Deco buildings of the late 1920s, though color is seldom used extensively in Chicago's other Art Deco buildings. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 7, 2010.

Location

1519-1521 W Warren Blvd
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
41.88403, -87.66617

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was Union Park Hotel listed on the National Register?

Union Park Hotel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 6, 2010.

What type of historic resource is Union Park Hotel?

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

What is the period of significance for Union Park Hotel?

The period of significance for Union Park Hotel is recorded as the civil_war era.

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