Rush & Division in Chicago in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Hotel St. Benedict Flats

James J. Egan, architect

— 1882-83 —

Hotel St. Benedict Flats Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Vincent, June 7, 2013

1. Hotel St. Benedict Flats Marker

Inscription. This rare surviving example of Victorian Gothic design is also one of the city's best late-19th century apartment buildings. Because early luxury apartments were viewed with skepticism, this building was designed to look like a series of four separate townhouses. It was named for the Benedictines, a religious order that had operated a church on the site before the Fire of 1871.

Erected 1996 by Commission on Chicago Landmarks.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce • Landmarks • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Illinois, Chicago Landmarks Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1871.

Location. 41° 53.811′ N, 87° 37.603′ W. Marker is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County. It is in Rush & Division. It is at the intersection of East Chicago Avenue and North Wabash Avenue, on the right when traveling west on East Chicago Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 40 E Chicago Ave, Chicago IL 60611, 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: Archbishop Quigley Seminary (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini (about 400 feet

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away); Office and Studio of Perkins, Fellows & Hamilton, architects (about 500 feet away); The Water Tower & Great Chicago Fire (about 600 feet away); Senator William J. Connors (about 600 feet away); DeWitt Clinton Cregier (about 600 feet away); Old Water Tower (about 600 feet away); Chicago Water Tower (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chicago.

Also see . . . Chicago Landmarks webpage for Hotel St. Benedict Flats. (Submitted on July 10, 2013, by Kevin Vincent of Arlington, Virginia.)

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, September 27, 2014

2. Hotel St. Benedict Flats Marker

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, September 27, 2014

3. Hotel St. Benedict Flats Marker

small plaque below marker
Benedictine Sisters of Chicago founded their community on this site on August 23, 1861.

Hotel St. Benedict Flats image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Vincent, June 7, 2013

4. Hotel St. Benedict Flats

Photographed by Kevin Vincent, June 7, 2013

5. Hotel St. Benedict Flats

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, September 27, 2014

6. Hotel St. Benedict Flats

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 10, 2013, by Kevin Vincent of Arlington, Virginia. This page has been viewed 899 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 10, 2013, by Kevin Vincent of Arlington, Virginia. 2, 3. submitted on October 26, 2014, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. 4, 5. submitted on July 10, 2013, by Kevin Vincent of Arlington, Virginia. 6. submitted on October 26, 2014, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.