Creator
Palmer House
Title
Table d’hôte. Supper.
Coverage
Chicago
Date
March 12, 1886
Description
The Palmer House opened on September 26, 1871, only thirteen days before it burned to the ground in the Great Fire. The second Palmer House, which was constructed mainly in brick and iron, advertises itself as “thoroughly fire proof” on this table d’hôte menu for the evening meal. The Palmer House hosted such famous guests as actress Sarah Bernhardt; writers Mark Twain and Oscar Wilde; and Presidents James Garfield, Ulysses S. Grant, and Grover Cleveland.