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| Location | 40, 42, 50 E. Chicago Ave., 801 N. Wabash Ave.,Chicago, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 41°53′49″N87°37′35″W / 41.89694°N 87.62639°W /41.89694; -87.62639 |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1882 (1882) |
| Built by | Sexton, Patrick J. |
| Architect | Egan, James J. |
| Architectural style | Victorian Gothic |
| NRHP reference No. | 88003311[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 1, 1995 |
Hotel St. Benedict Flats is a historic apartment building located at the northeast corner ofChicago Avenue and Wabash Avenue in theNear North Side neighborhood ofChicago,Illinois. Built in 1882, the building was one of the "French flat" luxury apartments constructed after theGreat Chicago Fire; named for their resemblance toParisian apartments, these new buildings brought apartment living to Chicago's upper class. ArchitectJames J. Egan, an Irish Catholic better known for his church designs, designed theVictorian Gothic building. The building's decorative features, such as itslintels,art glass windows, and use of pressed metal, were common features of contemporary upper-class homes, while itsmansard roofs evoked French architecture. Egan named the building for the property's previous owners, theOrder of Saint Benedict; the "Hotel" portion of the name was added to exploit a legal loophole, as the building never served as a hotel.[2]
The building was added to theNational Register of Historic Places on September 1, 1995.[1]
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