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Hotel Arthur
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National Register of Historic Places

Hotel Arthur

Also known as Traction Terminal Building

On the National Register since 200521 years
RenaissanceListed 2005Aurora
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About Hotel Arthur

Hotel Arthur, at 2-4 N. Broadway, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 15, 2005. The Register lists it for its commerce and transportation, at the local level. It describes its style as Renaissance, as it does for 4 other Illinois listings. 11 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isUnited States historic place. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 59 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1905 to today

  1. 1905Built
  2. 2005Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 21 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

2-4 N. Broadway, Aurora · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Hotel ArthurStart here
  2. 2Hotel AuroraBuilt 1917 · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Stolp Island Historic DistrictItalianate · next door
  4. 4Keystone BuildingPrairie School · next door
  5. 5Graham BuildingPrairie School · next door
Around it

16 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BGAR Memorial BuildingGothic Revival0.2 miDAurora Broadway Historic District (Additional Documentation)District0.2 miBStolp Woolen Mill StoreBuilding0.2 miBParamount TheatreBuilding0.2 miBFox River HouseBuilt 18570.2 miBInternational Harvester Showroom and WarehouseBuilt 19010.2 miBHobbs BuildingBuilt 18950.2 miDLaSalle Street Auto Row Historic DistrictLate Victorian0.3 miBAurora Elks Lodge No. 705Prairie School0.3 miBOld Second National BankPrairie School0.3 miBSt. Charles HospitalArt Deco0.3 miBChicago, Burlington, & Quincy Roundhouse and Locomotive ShopRoundhouse0.3 miBMasonic TempleNeo-Classical Revival0.4 miBMary A. Todd SchoolBuilding0.4 miBWilliam A. Tanner HouseItalianate · Built 18570.4 miBHealy ChapelPrairie School0.5 mi

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Questions about Hotel Arthur

Is Hotel Arthur on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Mar 15, 2005 (Register number 04001300).

Is Hotel Arthur a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Illinois has 86 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Sam and Ruth Van Sickle Ford House, 2.4 miles away.

Can you visit Hotel Arthur?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Hotel Arthur?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 59 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 28893208 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.