The Loop District in Chicago in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
The Morton Building
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Hotel Blake
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 13, 2016
1. The Morton Building / Blake Hotel Marker
placed on the
National Register
of
Historic Places
By the United States
Department of The Interior
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce.
Location. 41° 52.498′ N, 87° 37.761′ W. Marker is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County. It is in The Loop District. It can be reached from South Dearborn Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 538 South Dearborn Street, Chicago IL 60605, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Old Colony Building (about 600 feet away); Harold Washington (about 700 feet away); The Donohue Building (about 700 feet away); Rowe Building (about 700 feet away); Diosa (Jasmina Cazucu) (about 800 feet away); Leiter II Building (about 800 feet away); Robert Williams (about 800 feet away); a different marker also named Dearborn Street (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chicago.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Dearborn Street (was about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing).
Regarding The Morton Building / Hotel Blake. Built in 1896 by William
this page online
Also see . . . Morton Building, Chicago. by: chicago designslinger, Feb. 20, 2015. (Submitted on April 10, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.)
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 13, 2016
2. The Morton Building / Hotel Blake
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 13, 2016
3. The Morton Building / Hotel Blake
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 13, 2016
4. Hotel Blake
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 13, 2016
5. Architectural Detail
Carl S. Smith Collection; Courtesy of Northwestern University Libraries
6. William Le Baron Jenney (1832-1907)
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 10, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 4,639 times since then and 223 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 10, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 6. submitted on January 6, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
