Hotel Kaskaskia

Historic building in LaSalle, Illinois, US

United States historic place


Hotel Kaskaskia
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Hotel Kaskaskia
41°19′46″N 89°5′45″W / 41.32944°N 89.09583°W / 41.32944; -89.09583
Area	less than one acre
Built	1915 (1915)
Architect	Marshall & Fox
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.	88002229^[1]
Added to NRHP	November 3, 1988

Hotel Kaskaskia is a historic building in LaSalle, Illinois. The hotel was designed by Marshall and Fox and named for the Kaskaskia Indian Village. The six-story hotel at 217 Marquette Street opened in 1915.^[2] It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The hotel hosted WJBC (AM).

Some guests arrived via the Rock Island "Rocket" train from Chicago.^[2] Celebrity guests included Amelia Earhart, Spike Jones & His City Slickers, Galli Curoi, and Admiral Chester W. Nimitz.^[2]

The building was closed up in 2001. It also appears to have been used an independent living facility. As of 2010 it was being restored as a hotel, museum and convention center.^[2]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Steve Stout La Salle's Kaskaskia Hotel may regain its former glory 09/03/2010 MyWebTimes ^{[dead link]}