The Palmer House Hilton

This article is about the hotel in Chicago. For other uses, see Palmer House (disambiguation). For Potter Palmer's mansion, see Palmer Mansion.

Palmer House - A Hilton Hotel
The Palmer House Hotel
Location17 E Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41°52′49″N 87°37′37″W / 41.880344°N 87.626910°W / 41.880344; -87.626910
AreaChicago Loop
Built1870
Rebuilt1923–1925
ArchitectJohn M. Van Osdel (2nd)
Holabird & Roche (current)
DesignatedDecember 13, 2006
Location of Palmer House - A Hilton Hotel in Chicago metropolitan area

The Palmer House – A Hilton Hotel is a historic hotel in Chicago's Loop area, the third by that name. The first opened in 1870, and the present building in 1925. In the 19th century, the Palmer House was the city's first hotel with elevators, and the first hotel with electric light bulbs and telephones in the guest rooms. The hotel has been dubbed the longest continuously operating hotel in North America, although it temporarily closed in 2020-2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is a member of the Historic Hotels of America program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

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