Maulton House II

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Maulton House II, Howedon Hotel, Occidental House, E. C. Cook & Brothers
Life Span: 1872-~1919
Location: Kinzie ne. cor. Market (Orleans), 326 W. Kinzie
Architect: Kinney

Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago, 1874-75
Maulton House, John H. Maulton, prop. Market ne. cor. Kinzie

Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago, 1875-76
Maulton House, John H. Maulton, prop. Kinzie ne. cor. Market

Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago, 1880
Maulton House, John Laurie, prop. 49 Kinzie

Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago, 1885
Maulton House, John Laurie, prop. 51 Kinzie

Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago, 1887
Howeden Hotel, Willis Howe and William S. Eden, props. 51 Kinzie

Lakeside Business Directory of the City of Chicago, 1907
Cook E C & Bro, Egbert C Cook pres; Frederick W Cook treas mnfrs awnings and tents 49-53 Kinzie

Chicago Tribune, April 21, 1872

A NORTH SIDE HOTEL.
W. Lill and J. H. Maulton are about to erect, from drawings furnished by Architect Kinney, a five-story and basement building, on the corner of Kinzie and Market streets, to be used for hotel purposes. It will be 90×103 feet, with fronts of pressed brick, with stone trimmings. It will be furnished with all modern improvements, and cost $75,000. The hotel will be kept by Mr. Maulton

Chicago Evening Post, September 24, 1872

The Maulton House, corner of North Market and Kinzie streets, will be opened tonight.

Chicago Tribune, May 13, 1886

The “Howeden,” on the northeast corner of Kinzie and Market streets, and which was formerly the Maulton House, is receiving the finishing touches of the improvements for which $40,000 have been expended. It is a five-story structure, and will accommodate 200 guests at the rate of $2 per day. It will be under the management of Willis Howe, formerly of the Palmer House, and W. S. Eden, the proprietor of the Palmer House barber-shop. It is the intention to place the bar, café, and lunch-room on a par with the leading hotels of the city.

Inter Ocean, December 16, 1900

Old Howeden Hotel on North Side to Be Remodeled Into a Factory.
Willis & Frankensten have leased for Victor F. Lawson, to B. C. Cook & Bro., the five-story and basement building, 68×100 feet, located on Kinzie street, northeast corner of Orleans street, for a term of ten years, commencing Feb. 1, 1901, at a rental of $50,000. This property is commonly known as the old Howeden botel, and is one of the familiar landmarks of the North Side. Under the terms of the lease, the lessor is to expend $15,000 in remodeling and equipping the building for manufacturing purposes. E. C. Cook & Bro. are large manufacturers of awnings and tents, and are now located in the Dickey building, Lake and Dearborn streets.

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