• Chicago's Palmer House is one of the most iconic historic hotels in the US. • Built in 1870, the original hotel burned down in the Great Chicago Fire and was reconstructed. • It has hosted celebrities like Frank Sinatra and nearly every president since Ulysses S. Grant.
When you think of Gilded Age glamour, preserved mansions and museum exhibits might come to mind.
But one of the Midwest's most iconic Gilded Age locations is still very much alive today.
Chicago's Palmer House, built as a lavish wedding gift from Potter Palmer, a successful businessman, for his wife Bertha, opened its doors in 1870.
In the 150 years since, Palmer House has undergone major evolutions — not least its destruction during the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 and subsequent reconstruction.
The hotel has been