Chicago ยท Magnificent Mile
Warwick Allerton
A 1924 'club hotel' for young professionals on North Michigan Avenue, the city's first high-rise with pronounced setbacks and towers.
- Built
- 1924Built 1922-1924 (City of Chicago Landmarks page).
- Style
- North Italian Renaissance
- Architect
- Murgatroyd & Ogden with Fugard & Knapp
- Type
- Grand hotel
- Area
- Magnificent Mile
- Credentials
- Local landmark
The story
The Allerton House Company, a national chain of ‘club hotels’ offering young professionals hotel service with the sociability of a private club, built the 25-story Allerton in 1922-1924. The city calls it a rare Chicago example of North Italian Renaissance design, with decorative brickwork and a picturesque roofline. It was the city’s first high-rise built with pronounced setbacks and towers, which the new zoning laws encouraged, and it helped turn North Michigan Avenue into a fashionable boulevard.
Good to know
- Address: 701 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611
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Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.