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Kimpton Hotel Monaco Philadelphia
John T. Windrim's 1907 Lafayette Building, across Chestnut Street from Independence Hall, a hotel since 2012 that takes pets with no fee.
- Built
- 1907Built 1907 as the Lafayette Building, an 11-story office building; adaptive reuse to a hotel completed 2012.
- Style
- Classical Revival with Beaux-Arts elements
- Architect
- John T. Windrim
- Type
- Boutique hotel
- Rooms
- 268
- Area
- Old City
- Credentials
- Inside a National Register historic district; Local landmark
The story
The estate of banker and philanthropist Stephen Girard commissioned the Lafayette Building in 1907, naming it for the Marquis de Lafayette. John T. Windrim designed the 11-story office building in a classical revival style with Beaux-Arts elements. A historic-tax-credit rehabilitation turned the vacant offices into a Kimpton hotel in 2012, keeping the original rooftop pavilions as part of the rooftop bar. It stands across Chestnut Street from Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell.
Good to know
- Pets welcome
- Address: 433 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19106
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Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.