Starr Hotel
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On the National Register since 1994

Starr Hotel
Starr Hotel was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Aug 16, 1994. It is significant for its commerce at the local level. Its architecture is described as Late Victorian.
The Starr Hotel is a historic hotel building located at 1913-1923 Western Avenue in Mattoon, Illinois. Businessman George M. Custer built the hotel in 1888. The hotel primarily housed workers on Mattoon's three railroads: the Illinois Central, the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis (Big Four), and the Peoria, Decatur and Evansville. Mattoon's economy was primarily based on railroad traffic; the city expand…
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