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Doctors
Hospital
Chicago
A proposal to demolish the former Illinois Central
Hospital—more recently known as Doctors Hospital—has
galvanized preservationists and residents in the Hyde
Park neighborhood. The building, which is located in the
5800-block of Stony Island Avenue, is on Landmarks
Illinois’ 2007-08 “Chicagoland
Watch List.” The property’s current owner, the
University of Chicago, has proposed razing the
94-year-old Classical Revival-style building, in order
to construct a 250-unit Marriott Hotel and a 130-unit
Fairfield Inn. Last year, in concert with the Hyde Park
Historical Society, Landmarks Illinois engaged the
Denver architecture firm JG Johnson Architects with
experience in hospitality design and historic
preservation. At a meeting in November 2007, JG Johnson
Architects presented two alternative plans that
demonstrate how the hospital building can be reused for
hotel and other uses. In July 2008, White Lodging
responded in a letter claiming the plans didn’t meet
their needs.
Below are renderings of the two reuse proposals.
A subsequent community meeting was held on August 5,
2008, to discuss the proposal. The following is an
article from Hyde Park Herald which covered the meeting.
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