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Hilton Orrington/Evanston

Coordinates: 42°02′56″N 87°40′51″W / 42.048902°N 87.680800°W / 42.048902; -87.680800
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Hilton Orrington/Evanston
Hilton Orrington/Evanston is located in Illinois
Hilton Orrington/Evanston
Location within Illinois
General information
Location1710 Orrington Avenue, Evanston, Illinois
Coordinates42°02′56″N 87°40′51″W / 42.048902°N 87.680800°W / 42.048902; -87.680800
Completed1923
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

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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

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  1. ^ "Hilton Orrington/Evanston". Historic Hotels of America. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "Twenty Hilton Hotels & Resorts Properties Honored by Historic Hotels of America". Hospitality Net. November 17, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  3. ^ Bookwalter, Genevieve (April 14, 2020). "Evanston hotels are being used to house homeless during coronavirus pandemic". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  4. ^ Pandey, Maia (October 9, 2020). "'Pods' define the off-campus social scene in Evanston". The Daily Northwestern. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  5. ^ Hirsh, Jeff (January 26, 2021). "Orrington reopening delayed - hotel outlook remains grim". Evanston Now. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  6. ^ Fulton, Jacob (March 1, 2021). "Hilton Orrington/Evanston owners receive $50 million foreclosure suit". The Daily Northwestern. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  7. ^ Gavin, Mary (February 27, 2021). "Orrington Hotel in Bankruptcy, Future in Doubt". Evanston RoundTable. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  8. ^ Smith, Bill (February 26, 2021). "Foreclosure lawsuit filed against Hilton Orrington". Evanston Now. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
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