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United States historic place
Hotel Stratford
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Front and slight portion of the northern side
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Location229 Market St., Alton, Illinois
Coordinates38°53′26″N 90°11′6″W / 38.89056°N 90.18500°W / 38.89056; -90.18500
Arealess than one acre
Built1909 (1909)
Built byGray, C.L. Construction Co.
ArchitectBarnett, Haynes & Barnett
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.99001709
Added to NRHPJanuary 27, 2000

The Hotel Stratford is a historic hotel located at 229 Market St. in Alton, Illinois. The hotel, originally known as the Illini Hotel, opened in 1909. St. Louis architectural firm Barnett, Haynes & Barnett designed the hotel in the Classical Revival style. The five-story brick building features brick quoins, limestone bands and window sills, terra cotta ornamentation, and a cantilevered cornice. The hotel opened a rooftop garden in 1910 and a reception room in 1912, and it became one of many hotels which drew conventions to Alton; a contemporary newspaper account described the building as part of the "greatest improvement in property in the city of Alton". In 1925, new owner E. J. Lockyer renamed the hotel to its current name. The hotel is the only hotel built in Alton before 1950 that is still in operation.

The hotel was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 27, 2000.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Kelley, Dorothy (October 15, 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Hotel Stratford" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 27, 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
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