Mark Twain Hotel (Chicago)
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| Location | 111 W. Division Street, Chicago, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 41°54′14″N 87°37′55″W / 41.90389°N 87.63194°W |
| Built | 1930 |
| Architect | Harry Glube |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| NRHP reference No. | 100000961[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 8, 2017 |
The Mark Twain Hotel is a historic residential hotel located at 111 W. Division Street in the Near North Side community area of Chicago, Illinois. Built in 1930 by developer Fred Becklenberg, the hotel was one of several residential hotels built to house the influx of labor to Chicago in the late 1920s. Most of the hotel's residents were permanent; according to 1940 census records, the majority had been at the hotel for over five years. Architect Harry Glube designed the hotel in the Art Deco style, a departure from the revival styles normally used for residential hotels. The brick building features extensive terra cotta detailing, including an elaborate cornice and stringcourse above and below the fourth floor.[2]
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 8, 2017.[1]
The building was renovated starting in 2018[3] and celebrated a grand re-opening in 2020.[4] During the renovation it was converted to 148 typical but affordable rental studio apartments by NHP Foundation.[5]
The Mark Twain Hotel is a significant location in Naomi Hirahara's 2021 mystery novel Clark and Division.[6] The book follows a Japanese-American family’s move to Chicago in 1944 after being released from the Manzanar concentration camp.[7] The narrator's sister, Rose Ito, lives at the hotel before being fatally struck by a train at the nearby Clark and Division train station.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 5/8/2017 Through 5/12/2017". National Park Service. May 19, 2017. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
- ^ Ramsey, Emily. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Mark Twain Hotel" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 12, 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
- ^ Chicago Cityscape - Building permit #100756577
- ^ "Ribbon-Cutting Celebrates The New Mark Twain Hotel" - Chicago Community Loan Fund
- ^ The Mark Twain - NHP Foundation
- ^ "Clark and Division". Naomi Hirahara. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
- ^ "About Naomi". Naomi Hirahara. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
External links
[edit]- The Mark Twain (official website for rental apartments)
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