The Chicago Beach Hotel was located in the Indian Village

Indian Village, Chicago

Indian Village Is the nickname given to the southeast portion of the Kenwood community area of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is roughly bounded by Lake Shore Drive to the east Burnham Park to the north, 51st street to the south, Harold Washington Park to the southeast, and the Illinois...

 neighborhood of the Kenwood

Kenwood, Chicago

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 community area

Community areas of Chicago

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 of Chicago

Chicago

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, Illinois

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, on the property that currently houses Regents Park

Regents Park (Chicago)

Regents Park is a 1,026 unit, upscale apartment complex in the Indian Village section of the Kenwood community area of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States, and adjacent to the Hyde Park community area border...

. The Hotel was built at East Hyde Park Boulevard (51st Street) and Cornell Avenue in 1890. It was one of many speculative hotels built to accommodate the Columbian Exposition of 1893. In 1912 a huge 12 story addition was constructed.

The building extended to Lake Michigan

Lake Michigan

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. The building resembled the Hyde Park Hotel and probably shared architects. The building was rebuilt as a 12 story resort. Many Chicagoans of high social standing became residents and members. The building had private access to the beach until 1915 when the city created an adjacent bathhouse.
During World War II

World War II

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 it was commandeered by the military and served as Gardiner General Hospital. After the war the building served as the 5th Army Headquarters. It was demolished following the war. Now, the Regents Park

Regents Park (Chicago)

Regents Park is a 1,026 unit, upscale apartment complex in the Indian Village section of the Kenwood community area of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States, and adjacent to the Hyde Park community area border...

 apartment

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s are located on the property.

A second, unrelated Chicago Beach Hotel, built in 1929, still stands a block away at 5100-5110 South Cornell Avenue. Currently used as an apartment building, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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on May 14, 1986.