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Mark Twain Hotel
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National Register of Historic Places

Mark Twain Hotel

On the National Register since 20179 years
Listed 2017Chicago
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About Mark Twain Hotel

Mark Twain Hotel, at 111 W. Division St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 8, 2017. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It was listed as part of Residential Hotels in Chicago, 1880-1930. Six more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric hotel building in Chicago. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

111 W. Division St., Chicago · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Mark Twain HotelStart here
  2. 2Marshall HotelBuilt 1927 · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Swedish Club of ChicagoBuilding · next door
  4. 4North Wells Street Historic DistrictDistrict · next door
  5. 5Emmel BuildingBuilt 1875 · 0.1 mi on
Around it

22 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BWilliam Waller HouseItalianate0.2 miBMaynard, Isaac N., RowhousesQueen Anne0.2 miBBurlingham BuildingVictorian · Built 18830.2 miBBush Temple of MusicBuilding0.3 miDWashington Square Historic DistrictItalianate0.3 miSWashington SquareSite0.3 miDGold Coast Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 mi★James Charnley HouseBuilding0.3 miBDrake HotelItalian Renaissance · Built 19200.4 miBBryan Lathrop HouseGeorgian Revival0.4 miDWest Burton Place Historic DistrictModerne0.4 miBCarling HotelBuilt 19270.4 miBAlbert F. Madlener HousePrairie School0.4 miBVictor F. Lawson House YMCABuilding0.5 miBHotel St. Benedict FlatsLate Victorian0.5 miBBuilding at 14-16 Pearson StreetQueen Anne · Built 18850.5 miBQuigley Preparatory SeminaryFrench Gothic Revival · Built 19170.5 miBAmerica Fore BuildingBuilding0.5 mi
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BFourth Presbyterian Church of ChicagoBuilding0.5 miBPalmolive BuildingArt Deco · Built 19290.5 miBField, Marshall, Garden ApartmentsLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements0.5 miBGermania ClubBuilt 18890.5 mi

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Questions about Mark Twain Hotel

Is Mark Twain Hotel on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on May 8, 2017 (Register number 100000961).

Is Mark Twain Hotel a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Illinois has 86 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is James Charnley House, 0.3 miles away.

Can you visit Mark Twain Hotel?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.