Lite Safety Systems At The Palmer House

摘要

After losing the original Palmer House Hotel to the Great Chicago Fire only 13 days after the hotel opened. Potter Palmer replaced it with an elegant new Palmer House, which opened in 1873. The seven-story hotel featured noncombustible construction, elevators, electric lights, and telephones in guest rooms. Commercial growth in Chicago supported construction of a new 25-story noncombustible hotel building adjacent to the existing hotel in 1927. That addition provided a new main entrance and grand lobby with ceiling murals of Greek mythology and ornate plaster work, an attraction even today.rnHilton Hotels Corp. bought the property in 1945, and it has been operated as one of Hilton's premier properties since then. In 2005, Thor Equities acquired the property with a commitment to restore its grandeur and revive its mercantile face on Chicago's State Street.rnThe Palmer House is the longest continuously operating hotel in the United States. Each owner has added life safety features to the property as the hotel has continued to maintain its reputation for quality as a world-class hotel.