Ratcliff Inn
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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°WCoordinates: 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 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 founders and the city's first postmaster; he also served as White County's first county clerk and probate judge. 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.[2][3]
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 4, 1973.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ 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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Categories:
- Hotel buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois
- Federal architecture in Illinois
- Hotel buildings completed in 1828
- Buildings and structures in White County, Illinois
- Museums in White County, Illinois
- National Register of Historic Places in White County, Illinois
- Southern Illinois Registered Historic Place stubs
- Illinois building and structure stubs
- Midwestern United States museum stubs