[1] The hotel, designed by William W. Boyington and managed for more than 20 years by John Drake, was located on the block bounded by Clark Street, LaSalle, Quincy and Jackson.

[3] Drake hosted "Great Game Dinners" featuring exotic cuisines at this hotel.

[4] Many notable celebrities stayed here, including Oscar Wilde on his first visit to Chicago as part of his 1882 lecture tour of America.

[5] James A. Garfield stayed at the hotel during the 1880 Republican National Convention, during which time he was nominated on the 34th ballot to represent the party in the election for President of the United States.

[7] The western half of the 1873 structure was demolished in 1895 in order to make way for the Illinois Trust and Savings Bank building.