Ratcliff Inn

The Ratcliff Inn is a historic inn and stagecoach stop located at 214 E. Main St. in Carmi, Illinois. The Federal style building was built in 1828 for innkeeper James Ratcliff. Ratcliff was one of Carmi's founders and the city's first postmaster; he also served as White County's first county clerk and probate judge. Abraham Lincoln slept at the inn in 1840 while attending a Carmi political rally in support of William Henry Harrison. The White County Historical Society restored the inn in 1960 to save it from demolition.[2][3]

Ratcliff Inn
Location214 E. Main St., Carmi, Illinois
Coordinates38°5′25″N 88°9′33″W
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1828 (1828)
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.73000719[1]
Added to NRHPJune 4, 1973

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 4, 1973.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Smith, J. Robert. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Ratcliff Inn" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
  3. "Illinois Historic Sites Inventory: Ratcliff Inn" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved February 5, 2014.


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