Peoria city and county, Illinois; a record of settlement, organization, progress and achievement . street, just below- Main, 1874. later known as the Leland, The IngersoU,north corner of court house square, built in 1877. This property was built byWashington Cockle and later sold to Robert G. IngersoU. IngersoU sold toCharles H. Deane, who opened the house as The IngersoU. Later the build-ing was removed north on the adjoining lot and has been for some years pastused by the Lewis Company, cigar manufacturers. Upon the site vacated byThe IngersoU was erected a splendid building, which was opene
Peoria city and county, Illinois; a record of settlement, organization, progress and achievement . street, just below- Main, 1874. later known as the Leland, The IngersoU,north corner of court house square, built in 1877. This property was built byWashington Cockle and later sold to Robert G. IngersoU. IngersoU sold toCharles H. Deane, who opened the house as The IngersoU. Later the build-ing was removed north on the adjoining lot and has been for some years pastused by the Lewis Company, cigar manufacturers. Upon the site vacated byThe IngersoU was erected a splendid building, which was opened as the NationalHotel, in the fall of 1887. It was five stories in height and became the leadinghostelry of the city. For many years the sixth story was set apart and used bythe Elks. In the fall of 1911 the National Hotel was totally destroyed by fireand in the summer of 1912 the ground was purchased by the McKinley TractionSystem for depot purposes. There are other hotels, whose doors are constantly open to the incomingguests, worthy of mention in this article. The Lud is a modern building,. LOBBY OF XATIOXAL HOTEL BEFORE THE FIRE
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