Hyde Park House
Location 53rd Street and Lake Michigan. Photo originally from the Chicago Historical Society

The Hyde Park House was an upscale hotel built and run by Paul Cornell, that served as the centerpiece for Hyde Park social life from 1857 until 1879. It was located on 53rd Street adjacent to Lake Michigan on land currently occupied by the Hampton House. Sunset on Lake Michigan Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. ... Hyde Park is a neighborhood on the south side of Chicago, located seven miles south of the Chicago Loop. ... Sunset on Lake Michigan Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. ... Hampton House - 22Oct2006 // The Hampton House is a Chicago, IL residential condominium located in the Hyde Park neighborhood on the property that once housed the Hyde Park House, a hotel built by Hyde Park founder Paul Cornell in the 1850s. ...

Cornell successfully marketed Hyde Park as an affluent suburb and resort area. Hyde Park retained this image until the 1930's. The hotel not only served as host to affluent Chicagoans with leisure time and discretionary income, but also served as host to visiting dignitaries. Mary Todd Lincoln brought her sons there after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. It also served as host to Prince of Wales, Albert Edward during his 1860 visit to Chicago. Mary Ann Todd Lincoln (December 13, 1818 – July 16, 1882) was the First Lady of the United States when her husband, Abraham Lincoln, served as the sixteenth President, from 1861 until 1865. ... Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865), sometimes called Abe Lincoln and nicknamed Honest Abe, the Rail Splitter, and the Great Emancipator, was an American politician who served as the 16th President of the United States (1861 to 1865), and the first president from the Republican Party. ... The Prince of Wales Feathers. This Heraldic badge of the Heir Apparent is derived from the ostrich feathers borne by Edward, the Black Prince. ... Edward VII (Albert Edward) (9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King of the Commonwealth Realms, and the Emperor of India. ...