Hilton Orrington/Evanston
| Hilton Orrington/Evanston | |
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  Location within Illinois | |
| General information | |
| Location | 1710 Orrington Avenue, Evanston, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 42°02′56″N 87°40′51″W / 42.048902°N 87.680800°W |
| Completed | 1923 |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
The Hilton Orrington/Evanston is a hotel in Evanston, Illinois which was built in 1923.
It was listed by the National Trust for Historic Preservation as a member of the Historic Hotels of America.[1][2]
It is named for Orrington Lunt, a co-founder of nearby Northwestern University.
COVID-19 and closing[edit]
The hotel's business was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic in Illinois. It served as temporary housing for both Northwestern University students and the local homeless population.[3][4]
The hotel planned a temporary closure over the Thanksgiving holiday in 2020, but never reopened.[5] In February 2021, the hotel was the subject of a foreclosure lawsuit. Olshan Properties, who bought the Hilton property in 2015, had not paid the mortgage on the property since August 2020 and Deutsche Bank, its creditor, filed a foreclosure lawsuit of $50 million against the company.[6][7][8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Hilton Orrington/Evanston". Historic Hotels of America. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- ^ "Twenty Hilton Hotels & Resorts Properties Honored by Historic Hotels of America". Hospitality Net. November 17, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
- ^ Bookwalter, Genevieve (April 14, 2020). "Evanston hotels are being used to house homeless during coronavirus pandemic". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
- ^ Pandey, Maia (October 9, 2020). "'Pods' define the off-campus social scene in Evanston". The Daily Northwestern. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
- ^ Hirsh, Jeff (January 26, 2021). "Orrington reopening delayed - hotel outlook remains grim". Evanston Now. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
- ^ Fulton, Jacob (March 1, 2021). "Hilton Orrington/Evanston owners receive $50 million foreclosure suit". The Daily Northwestern. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
- ^ Gavin, Mary (February 27, 2021). "Orrington Hotel in Bankruptcy, Future in Doubt". Evanston RoundTable. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
- ^ Smith, Bill (February 26, 2021). "Foreclosure lawsuit filed against Hilton Orrington". Evanston Now. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
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