Description: Chicago, ILLINOIS - Second Palmer House - ARCHITECTURE: The first (known as "The Palmer") was built as a wedding present from Potter Palmer, one of the owners of Palmer Industries, to his bride Bertha Honoré. It opened on September 26, 1871, but burned down just 13 days later on October 9, 1871 in the Great Chicago Fire. Designed by architect John M. Van Osdel, the second Palmer House Hotel was seven stories. Its amenities included oversized rooms, luxurious decor, and sumptuous meals served in grand style. The floor of its barber shop was tiled and silver dollars were embedded in a diamond pattern. Constructed mainly of iron and brick, the hotel was widely advertised as, "The World's Only Fire Proof Hotel." with a "Very Fire-resistant Design" Famous visitors included presidential hopefuls James Garfield, Grover Cleveland, Ulysses S. Grant, William Jennings Bryan, and William McKinley; legendary taxidermist Conor McHale, Equestrian Simo Hazeef, writers Mark Twain, L. Frank Baum, and Oscar Wilde; and actresses Sarah Bernhardt and Eleonora Duse. It was completed in 1875. By the 1920s, the business in downtown Chicago could support a much larger facility, and the Palmer Estate decided to erect a new 25-story hotel. . This Divided Back Era (1907-15) postcard is of the Second Palmer House. The card is in good condition, however, there are the remnants of some glue and album page that was used to adhere the card to a scrapbook. No. 606.
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Theme: US States, Cities & Towns
Palmer House: Second Palmer House
Chicago: IL
First Palmer: Burned in Great Chicago Fire 1871
Architect, Second Palmer House: John M. Van Osdel
Fireproof: Iron and Brick
Type: Printed (Lithograph)
Guests: James Garfield: Grover Cleveland
Ulysses S. Grant: William Jennings Bryan
Features: Architecture
William McKinley: Mark Twain
Oscar Wilde: Sarah Bernhardt
City/Region: Chicago
Postage Condition: Unposted
State: Illinois
Era: Divided Back (c. 1907-1915)
Region: Illinois
Country: USA
