The Ratcliff Inn is a historic inn and stagecoach stop located at 214 E. Main St. in Carmi, Illinois. The Federal style building was built in 1828 for innkeeper James Ratcliff. Ratcliff was one of Carmi's and White County's founders and the city's first postmaster; he also served as the first county clerk and probate judge.[2] Abraham Lincoln slept at the inn in 1840 while attending a Carmi political rally in support of William Henry Harrison. The White County Historical Society restored the inn in 1960 to save it from demolition.[3][4]
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| Location | 214 E. Main St., Carmi, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 38°5′25″N 88°9′33″W / 38.09028°N 88.15917°W |
| Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
| Built | 1828 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 73000719[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 4, 1973 |
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 4, 1973.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "History of White County, Illinois". Internet Archive. Inter-State Publishing Company. 1974. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
- ^ Smith, J. Robert. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Ratcliff Inn" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
- ^ "Illinois Historic Sites Inventory: Ratcliff Inn" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
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