{"nrhp_refnum":"12001237","name":"Strand Hotel","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"6315-6323 S. Cottage Grove Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Chicago","county":"Cook County","state":"IL","lat":41.781759960000045,"lon":-87.60547558799999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2013-01-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A five-story brick and terra cotta hotel and commercial building at 6315-6323 S. Cottage Grove Avenue in the Woodlawn neighborhood of Chicago, completed in 1915.","why_significant":"The nomination presents the Strand Hotel as one of the few surviving buildings at the 63rd Street and Cottage Grove intersection, once one of Chicago's largest commercial centers outside downtown. It exemplifies Woodlawn's commercial growth in the first half of the 20th century. Its Classical Revival design and good exterior integrity also support its significance.","narrative":"Rising five stories above South Cottage Grove Avenue in Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood, this hotel was completed in 1915 near the busy intersection of 63rd Street and Cottage Grove. The area was once among the largest commercial centers in the city outside downtown, and few historic buildings from that period remain. The hotel combines deep red face brick with cream-colored terra cotta in a Classical Revival design, with a symmetrical front, multi-story piers and a projecting cornice. Upper floors form a U-shape around a rear light court and held 140 guest rooms, while the ground floor held storefronts and a rear lobby. The structure uses load-bearing masonry walls, reinforced concrete columns and clay-tile arch floors for fire resistance. Original storefronts and many windows are gone, and the interior has deteriorated badly during vacancy. The brick and terra cotta facade remains in good condition and still conveys the building's historic appearance, which is the basis for its listing as a surviving reminder of Woodlawn's commercial past.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Classical Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as vacant; the interior is in very poor condition after prolonged roof failure and neglect, and the storefronts and many windows have been removed or boarded over, though the masonry is in good condition.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:37.773708-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/47/8925/28892547/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/12001237.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/12001237/7ea2b220c6-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/12001237/7ea2b220c6-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Tdl1060","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Strand_Hotel_(Chicago)_2.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Tdl1060</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Strand_Hotel_(Chicago)_2.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28892547","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strand_Hotel_(Chicago)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q85803639"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/cook-county/strand-hotel-12001237/"}