Hallway in the Palmer House Hilton

The Palmer House Hilton is a famous and historic hotel in downtown Chicago. There have been three Palmer House Hotels in Chicago. Jump to: navigation, search ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1800x1350, 195 KB) Source: http://www. ... Jump to: navigation, search ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1800x1350, 195 KB) Source: http://www. ... Jump to: navigation, search The word Hilton can refer to a number of different people, places, and things. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ...

The first (known as "The Palmer") was built as a wedding present from Potter Palmer to his bride Bertha Honoré. Potter Palmer (1826 - 1902) was a Chicago businessman who was responsible for much of the development of State Street. ... Bertha Palmer (born May 22, 1849 - died May 5, 1918) was an American musician, linguist, and writer. ...

History

It opened on September 26, 1871, but burned down just thirteen days later in the Great Chicago Fire. Jump to: navigation, search September 26 is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 96 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search Artists rendering of the fire, by John R Chapin, originally printed in Harpers Weekly The Great Chicago Fire was a conflagration that burned from October 8 to October 10, 1871, killing hundreds and destroying several square miles in Chicago, Illinois. ...

Palmer immediately set to work rebuilding, and with a $1.7 million signature loan (believed to be the largest individual loan ever secured at the time) constructed one of the fanciest hotels in post-fire Chicago. Its amenities included oversized rooms, luxurious decor, and sumptuous meals served in grand style. The floor of its barber shop was reputedly tiled with silver dollars. Constructed mainly of iron and brick, the hotel was widely advertised as "the World's only Fire Proof Hotel". Famous visitors included presidential hopefuls James Garfield, Grover Cleveland, Ulysses S. Grant, William Jennings Bryan and William McKinley; writers Mark Twain, Charles Dickens, and Oscar Wilde; and actress Sarah Bernhardt. Jump to: navigation, search A signature loan is a loan that is not backed by collateral; i. ... James Abram Garfield (November 19, 1831 - September 19, 1881) was the 20th (1881) President of the United States, the first left-handed President, and the second U.S. President to be assassinated. ... Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18, 1837 – June 24, 1908) was the 22nd (1885–1889) and 24th (1893–1897) President of the United States, and the only President to serve two non-consecutive terms. ... Jump to: navigation, search Ulysses S. Grant (April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was a Union general in the American Civil War, serving as general-in-chief (1864–1869), and the 18th President of the United States (1869–1877). ... Jump to: navigation, search William Jennings Bryan, 1907 William Jennings Bryan, (March 19, 1860 – July 26, 1925) born in Salem, Illinois, was a gifted orator and three-time United States Democratic nominee for President. ... Jump to: navigation, search The name Mckinley redirects here. ... Jump to: navigation, search Mark Twain Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was a famous and popular American humorist, novelist, writer and lecturer. ... Jump to: navigation, search Dickens was a prolific writer who was almost always working on a new instalment for a story and rarely missed a deadline. ... Jump to: navigation, search Oscar Wilde Oscar Fingal OFlahertie Wills Wilde (October 16, 1854 – November 30, 1900) was an Anglo-Irish playwright, novelist, poet, and short story writer. ... Sarah Bernhardt (portrait by Nadar) Sarah Bernhardt (October 22, 1844 – March 26, 1923) was a French stage actress. ...

Between 1924 and 1927, the hotel was rebuilt on the same site — in stages so not a single day of business was lost. In December 1945, Conrad Hilton bought the Palmer House for $20 million. Jump to: navigation, search 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Conrad Nicholson Hilton (December 25, 1887–January 3, 1979) was an American hotelier and founder of the Hilton Hotel chain. ...

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