Hotel St. Benedict Flats
Hotel St. Benedict Flats is located in Illinois
Hotel St. Benedict Flats
Hotel St. Benedict Flats is located in the United States
Hotel St. Benedict Flats
Location40, 42, 50 E. Chicago Ave., 801 N. Wabash Ave., Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41°53′49″N 87°37′35″W / 41.89694°N 87.62639°W / 41.89694; -87.62639
Arealess than one acre
Built1882 (1882)
Built bySexton, Patrick J.
ArchitectEgan, James J.
Architectural styleVictorian Gothic
NRHP reference No.88003311[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 1, 1995

Hotel St. Benedict Flats is a historic apartment building located at the northeast corner of Chicago Avenue and Wabash Avenue in the Near North Side neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Built in 1882, the building was one of the "French flat" luxury apartments constructed after the Great Chicago Fire; named for their resemblance to Parisian apartments, these new buildings brought apartment living to Chicago's upper class. The building was built by Loyola University with the intention to use the revenue to pay for healthcare for the poor. Architect James J. Egan, an Irish Catholic better known for his church designs, designed the Victorian Gothic building. The building's decorative features, such as its lintels, art glass windows, and use of pressed metal, were common features of contemporary upper-class homes, while its mansard roofs evoked French architecture. Egan named the building for the property's previous owners, the Order of Saint Benedict; the "Hotel" portion of the name was added to exploit a legal loophole, as the building never served as a hotel. The original doors still remain on the flats. [2]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 1, 1995.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ Sniderman, Julia (August 30, 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Hotel St. Benedict Flats" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 1, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2017.


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