Hotel Kaskaskia

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).

Hotel Kaskaskia
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Hotel Kaskaskia
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Location	217 Marquette Street LaSalle, Illinois
Coordinates	41°19′46″N 89°5′45″W
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

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]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in LaSalle County, Illinois
• Starved Rock State Park