The Shabbona Hotel is a historic hotel building at 104 West Comanche Street in Shabbona, Illinois. Built in 1897 by L. C. Card, the hotel was the second in Shabbona; the first, the Shabbona House, opened in 1874 and burned down in 1894. The two-story vernacular brick building had ten rooms in addition to two apartments, a living space for its owners, and a restaurant in its basement. It provided lodging to both out-of-town visitors and the many workers on Shabbona's two railroad lines, one of which was adjacent to the hotel. The hotel also served as a meeting place for Shabbona residents, and visiting optometrists provided eye exams and services from the hotel. In the 1930s, the hotel was converted to apartments.[2]
Shabbona Hotel | |
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| Location | 104 West Comanche St., Shabbona, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 41°46′05″N 88°52′21″W / 41.76806°N 88.87250°W |
| Built | 1897 |
| NRHP reference No. | 100006489[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 6, 2021 |
The hotel was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 6, 2021.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 4/30/2021 Through 5/6/2021". National Park Service. May 7, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
- ^ Pardridge, Nancy. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Shabbona Hotel" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Division. Retrieved June 26, 2021.