Hotel St. Benedict Flats

Historical marker location:

40 E. Chicago Ave., Chicago, Illinois

( Marker is at the intersection of East Chicago Avenue and North Wabash Avenue, on the right when traveling west on East Chicago Avenue.)

Marker installed: 1996

James J. Egan, architect. 1882-83.

The World's Columbian Exposition, also known as the Chicago World's Fair, was held in Chicago in 1893. The fair was held to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World, and it attracted over 27 million visitors from around the world.