{"nrhp_refnum":"06001023","name":"Hotel Kaskaskia Buildings (Boundary Increase)","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"217 Marquette St. and 629 Second St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"LaSalle","county":"LaSalle County","state":"IL","lat":41.32951525800007,"lon":-89.09589300099998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2007-01-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Commerce"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A boundary increase adding the three-story Kaskaskia Apartments, Stores and Garage Building, built in 1917 at 217 Marquette Street/629 Second Street in LaSalle, Illinois, to the previously listed Hotel Kaskaskia. Both were designed by the Chicago firm Marshall and Fox.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is locally significant under Criterion A for its link to the hotel industry and the commercial development of LaSalle. It is also significant under Criterion C as a good example of Colonial Revival influence on early twentieth-century commercial buildings in the city. Adding it tells the complete story of the hotel and its supporting businesses.","narrative":"Next to the Hotel Kaskaskia in downtown LaSalle, Illinois, stands a three-story brick and stone building from 1917 that housed apartments, stores and a garage. Chicago architects Marshall and Fox, who also designed the 1915 hotel, planned it in Colonial Revival style. Six storefronts occupy the ground floor, with two floors of apartments above and a seven-bay garage behind, complete with an original automobile lift and arched roof. Although it was meant to be managed by the hotel, it operated under separate management. Its shops, including a flower shop, barber shop and cleaners, and its auto repair and parking services supported hotel guests arriving by the new motorcar. The building was added to the hotel's listing because it is tied to the hotel's history and to LaSalle's commercial growth, and because it is a good local example of Colonial Revival commercial architecture. The period of significance runs from 1915 to 1956.","period_of_significance":"1915-1956","architect_builder":"Marshall and Fox, arch.","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revival-Colonial Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Current functions listed include multiple dwelling and commerce/trade, as well as vacant/not in use. The garage's automobile lift is described as inoperable.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:37.223456-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/17/8934/28893417/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/06001023.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"100001926","name":"LaSalle Downtown Commercial District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/illinois/lasalle-downtown-commercial-district-100001926/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28893417","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/lasalle-county/hotel-kaskaskia-buildings-boundary-increase-06001023/"}