{"nrhp_refnum":"10000760","name":"Lamoine Hotel","other_names":["McDonough County Voice"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"201 N Randolph St","address_restricted":false,"city":"Macomb","county":"McDonough County","state":"IL","lat":40.46002682100004,"lon":-90.67002538799994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2010-09-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A five-story, 85-room Classical Revival hotel built in 1926 at 201 N. Randolph Street, at the corner of Randolph and Carroll Streets in downtown Macomb, McDonough County, Illinois. It was designed by F.E. Berger & R.L. Kelley and built by Charles Van Etten.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the hotel is locally significant under Criterion A for its role in Macomb's commercial history, as the largest single community development project of the 1920s. It is also significant under Criterion C as the best example of Classical Revival commercial architecture in Macomb, with a two-part commercial block design in red brick and stone. It remains the tallest building in the downtown historic district.","narrative":"Rising five stories at the corner of Randolph and Carroll Streets in downtown Macomb, the Lamoine Hotel opened in 1926 with 85 rooms. Its reinforced concrete and steel frame is clad in deep red brick with stone trim, and the main entrance is framed by stone columns that blend Tuscan and Corinthian details. The ground floor once held the lobby, a coffee shop, a Western Union station, a dining room with a large stone fireplace, and retail spaces. Architects F.E. Berger and R.L. Kelley of Champaign designed it, and Macomb contractor Charles Van Etten built it. It was listed for two reasons. It was the largest community development project in the area during the 1920s, answering the lack of modern lodging in town. It is also considered the best local example of Classical Revival commercial architecture, and it remains the tallest building in the downtown historic district. The hotel stopped operating in the 1960s and 1970s. A newspaper now occupies the first floor, while the upper floors remain largely unused.","period_of_significance":"1926-1960","architect_builder":"F.E. Berger & R.L. Kelley (Architects, Champaign, IL); Charles Van Etten (Contractor, Macomb, IL)","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Classical Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"The first floor is used as newspaper offices and storage; the upper floors are vacant or not in use, and the fifth floor is partially demolished after an unfinished 1990s renovation.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:37.42061-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/18/8936/28893618/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/10000760.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/10000760/066345448b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/10000760/066345448b-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lamoine_Hotel.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lamoine_Hotel.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"13000295","name":"Macomb Courthouse Square historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/illinois/macomb-courthouse-square-historic-district-13000295/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28893618","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamoine_Hotel","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24041093"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/mcdonough-county/lamoine-hotel-10000760/"}