Formerly: The Peoria Hilton Formerly: Hotel Père Marquette Built: 1927 Designed by: Horace Trumbauer Renovated: 1972 Renovated: 1966 Renovated: 1961 Renovated: 1954 Type: Hotel Stories: 14 Location: 501 Main Street, Peoria, United States
Murals depicting French settlers arriving in Illinois. They were painted by George Mathews Harding.
Did You Know?
The 12th floor has a special suite called the "owner's apartment" which has a secret panel built into the fireplace. Behind that panel the owner of the hotel hid his liquor during Prohibition.
Brent Kampert
Monday, June 15th, 2009 @ 12:33pm
Rating: Five stars. I like this building. The Hotel Sign on top was part of the building to become a landmark. Peoria's best known hotel since 1927. It was actually Peoria's 2nd tallest building when completed, but when the 1980s came, newer developments surpassed it, making it now Peoria's 5th tallest building. Who knows what will happen by 2015? Maybe even taller buildings in Peoria. If that happens, this building will drop down the list big time.
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Brent Kampert
Five stars.