Historic Illinois Bed and Breakfast Inns

1800

1 Windy Hill Acres Inn

— Cobden, IL 1800

1836

2 Belle Aire Mansion Guest House

— Galena, IL 1836
Built from 1836 to 1879. Started as a log cabin. Logs still remain and are a mainstay support of home. Originally a famous horse stables. Read More
3 Oscar Swan Country Inn

— Geneva, IL 1836

1840

4 Felt Manor

— Galena, IL 1840

1844

5 The Cherry Tree Inn Bed and Breakfast

— Woodstock, IL 1844

1845

6 Aldrich Guest House

— Galena, IL 1845
Both President Grant and Abe Lincoln have been in this home, built in 1845. U. S. Grant trained his troops on the land around the home. Read More
7 Patchwork Inn

— Oregon, IL 1845
John Deere's historic site is located in nearby Grand Detour. Read More

1848

8 Avery Guest House

— Galena, IL 1848
General Grant's Home, Old Market House (walking distance), Museums, Trolley Tour. Read More

1854

9 Chestnut Street Inn

— Sheffield, IL 1854

1855

10 The Steamboat House Bed and Breakfast

— Galena, IL 1855
One of the finest examples of Gothic Revival architecture in the Midwest. The 22-room mansion was built from an Andrew Jackson Downing plan for Daniel Harris, a legendary steamboat captain on the... Read More
11 DeSoto House Hotel

— Galena, IL 1855

1858

12 Copperstone Inn

— Rockton, IL 1858

1867

13 Farmers' Guest House

— Galena, IL 1867

1869

14 Vrooman Mansion B&B

— Bloomington, IL 1869

1873

15 Gold Coast Guest House B&B

— Chicago, IL 1873

1874

16 Pinehill Inn

— Oregon, IL 1874

1876

17 Abe's Spring Street Guest House

— Galena, IL 1876
Originally built in 1876 as an ice house for the City Brewery. Read More
18 Prairie Path Guest House

— Mount Carroll, IL 1876
19 Victorian Inn

— Rock Island, IL 1876

1880

20 Cloran Mansion

— Galena, IL 1880
21 The Inn at Irish Hollow

— Galena, IL 1880

1882

22 Standish House Bed & Breakfast

— Lanark, IL 1882
First two Blackhawk Indiana War Battlefields (nearby), historic Galena and lead mines (nearby), restored river boat gambling (near Mississippi River). Read More

1884

23 Corner George Inn

— Maeystown, IL 1884
The inn consists of four completely restored structures, an 1884 hotel and saloon (main building), an 1890s summer Kitchen guest cottage and two 1860s Civil War rock houses. Read More

1887

24 Historic Hull House Inn

— Murphysboro, IL 1887
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— Chicago, IL 1887

1890

26 Villa Toscana Guest House

— Chicago, IL 1890
27 Three Roses Bed and Breakfast

— Pontiac, IL 1890
Several families owned the home for a number of years before we purchased the home in September of 2006. Read More

1891

28 Queen Anne Guest House

— Galena, IL 1891
Was built by the owner of Galena's largest manufacturer of the 1880's and 1890's. Read More
29 Maple Leaf Cottage Inn
— Elsah, IL 1891

1892

30 Market Street Inn

— Taylorville, IL 1892
Our inn is plan #143 by Architect George Franklin Barber of Knoxville, Tennessee. We feature original woodwork and mouldings, art glass and fireplaces found in the home when built in 1892. Read More
31 Wikstrom Manor B&B
— Momence, IL 1892
32 State Street Inn Bed & Breakfast
— Waverly, IL 1892

1894

33 Seacord House

— Galesburg, IL 1894
Built in 1894, house has natural woodwork on first floor and working pocket doors. Original builder was prominent in business and railroad and was a former sheriff. Read More

1895

34 Hellman Guest House
— Galena, IL 1895
Market House, Grants Home and Washburn House. Read More
35 Sylvia's Irish Inn
— Urbana, IL 1895

1896

36 Pasfield House Inn
— Springfield, IL 1896
37 Perkins House Inn
— Vienna, IL 1896

1900

38 Hammond House B&B
— Stockton, IL 1900

1901

39 Fox River Bed and Breakfast
— Ottawa, IL 1901

1902

40 The Oscar Swan Geneva
— Geneva, IL 1902

1903

41 Beall Mansion, An Elegant B&B
— Alton, IL 1903
Designed by world famous architect Lucas Pfeiffenberger, this grand mansion was commissioned by railroad baron and river boat magnate Z. B. Job as a wedding present for his son and his son's bride,... Read More

1904

42 Nauvoo Grand-A Bed & Breakfast Inn
— Nauvoo, IL 1904
Original moldings, ceilings, hardware, stained glass, etc. dating back to the turn of the century. Read More
43 Plymouth Rock Roost
— Plymouth, IL 1904
44 The Shelby Historic House and Inn
— Shelbyville, IL 1904

1905

45 Train Inn B&B
— Carbondale, IL 1905

1906

46 Landmark on Madison B&B
— Lebanon, IL 1906

1907

47 Round-Robin Inn
— Mundelein, IL 1907
48 The Mansion Bed & Breakfast
— West Dundee, IL 1907

1908

49 Francie's Inn
— Du Quoin, IL 1908

1909

50 Publishing House B&B
— Chicago, IL 1909

1910

51 The Davie School Inn
— Anna, IL 1910

1912

52 Sonora Gardens Farmstead
— Nauvoo, IL 1912
The B&B was built from a Sears kit home in 1912 by my great-grandparents. The 1880 guest house was a voting poll for 125 years, and the cabin was a barn built in 1938. Read More

1914

53 The Chocolate Affair
— Highland, IL 1914
The Kaeser Park house, a former stagecoach house and now a museum, is nearby. Other historic sites include the Latzer Homestead, home of the man who founded Pet Inc. Read More

1915

54 Senator's Inn
— Savoy, IL 1915

1916

55 Bishops Hall Bed & Breakfast
— Oak Park, IL 1916

1919

56 Lang House B&B on Sheridan
— Chicago, IL 1919

1920

57 House 5863 Bed & Breakfast Chicago
— Chicago, IL 1920

1922

58 Water Valley Inn
— Cobden, IL 1922

1923

59 Pine Manor
— Carbondale, IL 1923

1925

60 Sidwell Friends Bed and Breakfast
— Mount Vernon, IL 1925

1926

61 Ravinia Guest House
— Highland Park, IL 1926

1927

62 Margarita European Inn
— Evanston, IL 1927

1929

63 Oxbow B&B
— Pinckneyville, IL 1929
Oxbow B&B is near several historic sites, including Fort Kaskaskia, St. Mary River Covered Bridge, Charter Oak Schoolhouse, Pierre Menard Home, The Old Slave House and Fort De Chartres. The Perry... Read More

1936

64 Chateau Des Fleurs
— Winnetka, IL 1936