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2018 Historic Hotels of America Awards of Excellence
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2015 Historic Hotels of America Awards of Excellence
2014 Historic Hotels of America Awards of Excellence

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Celebrating well more than a century of history, Palmer House®, A Hilton Hotel, is both listed in the National Register of Historic Places and a Chicago landmark designated by the Chicago Landmarks Commission. The original structure, built by Potter Palmer as a wedding present for his bride, was 13 days old when it burned to the ground in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. Palmer immediately rebuilt the hotel across the street sparing no expense, and reportedly tiled the floor of the hotel’s barber shop with silver dollars. The current Palmer House was built over a three-year period in successive stages and remains the longest continually operating hotel in North America.

Palmer House®, A Hilton Hotel has been named to these Historic Hotels of America Top 25 Lists

The 2024 Top 25 Historic Hotels of America Where Women Made History
The 2023 Top 25 Historic Hotels of America Most Unique Culinary Heritage and Culinary Traditions

The 2023 Top 25 Historic Hotels of America® Most Magnificent Art Collections

The 2023 Top 25 Historic Hotels of America Most Magnificent Ceilings and Domes

The 2023 Top 25 Historic Hotels of America Where Women Made History

The 2023 Top 25 Historic Hotels of America in Film and Television History
The 2022 Top 25 Historic Hotels of America Most Unique Culinary Heritage and Culinary Traditions

The 2022 Top 25 Historic Hotels of America for a Romantic Proposal
The 2022 Top 25 Historic Hotels of America Most Magnificent Art Collections

The Palmer House, A Hilton Hotel Tour

The Palmer House, A Hilton Hotel is rich in the history of Chicago, yet comfortably cool. Guests are welcomed to take a tour of the Palmer House, a place where hip came to visit and never left. From the historic Empire Room to the Grand Ballroom, the Palmer House Hilton offers not only historical distinction, but the technology and customized support needed to make any event a success.

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Discover the Art Institute of Chicago, the Chicago Cultural Center, Grant Park, and Millennium Park within walking distance of the hotel.

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Discover the Art Institute of Chicago, the Chicago Cultural Center, Grant Park, and Millennium Park within walking distance of the hotel.

Discover the Beaux-Arts-style façade of Palmer House®, A Hilton Hotel.

Discover

Discover the Beaux-Arts-style façade of Palmer House®, A Hilton Hotel.

Explore the Field Museum, one of the largest natural history museums in the world.

Explore

Explore the Field Museum, one of the largest natural history museums in the world.

Experience Michigan Avenue's Magnificent Mile.

Experience

Experience Michigan Avenue's Magnificent Mile.

Taste the Palmer Hotel Brownie, whose current recipe is the same as the very first brownie, created right in the Palmer House Kitchen in the late 19th century.

Taste

Taste the Palmer Hotel Brownie, whose current recipe is the same as the very first brownie, created right in the Palmer House Kitchen in the late 19th century.

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