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Kaskaskia Hotel

Hotel Kaskaskia
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Hotel Kaskaskia
Hotel Kaskaskia is located in Illinois
Hotel Kaskaskia
Hotel Kaskaskia is located in the US
Hotel Kaskaskia
Location 217 Marquette Street
LaSalle, Illinois
Coordinates 41°19′46″N 89°5′45″W / 41.32944°N 89.09583°W / 41.32944; -89.09583Coordinates: 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)
Architectural style Colonial Revival
NRHP reference # 88002229
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. 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. Celebrity guests included Amelia Earhart, Galli Curoi, and Admiral Chester W. Nimitz.

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.


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