Joliet, Louis, Hotel
Also known as: St. Patrick's Residence
Why it's listed
Rising eight stories at the corner of Clinton and Scott streets, the Louis Joliet Hotel was completed in 1927 as a 225-room, fireproof luxury hotel in downtown Joliet. Its red brick facades carry stone pilasters, pediments, a dentilated cornice and a carved balustrade, and the interior retains a two-story lobby, a lounge with a Bedford stone fireplace, and the original reception desk. Construction began around March 1926 and cost roughly $750,000. The hotel grew out of local hopes of making Joliet a convention center and was part of a block that also included the Rialto Theater. Its opening was celebrated with banquets, and the Illinois American Legion convention filled it to capacity within weeks. The nomination presents it as the only Joliet hotel to match the large urban luxury type and as the best surviving example of the city's hotel industry. Later it served as a retirement center and nursing home, and the form lists it as vacant.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues significance under Criterion A for the hotel's role in Joliet's commercial development and as an example of the local hotel industry at its peak. It was the only Joliet hotel to meet all the requirements of the large, urban, luxury hotel, and it is described as the best remnant of the city's hotel industry. Its importance is traced from 1927 to 1939.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 90000101, listed February 9, 1990. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 22 E. Clinton St., Joliet |
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| County | Will County |
| Listed | February 9, 1990 |
| Reference number | 90000101 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1927-1939 |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival (Neo-classical Revival) |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Commerce |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Operated for about the last 25 years as a retirement center and nursing home (St. Patrick's Residence); the form lists current function as vacant/not in use. Structural and architectural integrity is described as preserved apart from minor street-level and lobby changes. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Within district | Downtown Joliet Historic District |
| Coordinates | 41.52683, -88.08011 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For an income-producing building, listing (individually or as a contributing building in a district) is the gateway to the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit on qualified rehabilitation costs, often stackable with state credits. Work claiming the credit must follow the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and be approved in advance.
Listing does not restrict a private owner acting without federal money or permits; where federal funding or licensing is involved, Section 106 review applies.
Noted as vacant in the nomination. Nomination documents can be decades old; current status may differ. If you are considering buying an empty listed property, read the due-diligence checklist.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 90000101.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q6687503
- This listing as JSON
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