Hotel Roodhouse

Hotel Roodhouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	303 Morse St., Roodhouse, Illinois
Coordinates	39°28′56″N 90°23′1″W / 39.48222°N 90.38361°WCoordinates: 39°28′56″N 90°23′1″W / 39.48222°N 90.38361°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1895
Architectural style	Queen Anne, Romanesque
NRHP Reference #	95001238[1]
Added to NRHP	November 7, 1995

The Hotel Roodhouse is a historic hotel located at 303 Morse St. in Roodhouse, Illinois. John Roodhouse, the founder of the city, opened the hotel in 1895. The hotel is a two-and-a-half story building with Queen Anne and Romanesque influences. It was one of several hotels in Roodhouse which served travelers on the Chicago and Alton Railroad and the last such hotel to stand, before collapsing. The Hotel Roodhouse's amenities included a dining room, smoking rooms, lounges, and a showroom for traveling salesmen. During the Great Depression, the hotel also hosted a local soup kitchen.^[2]

The hotel was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 7, 1995.^[1]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Kamhi, Victoria D. (August 4, 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Hotel Roodhouse" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved August 16, 2014.