Rose Hotel

Elizabethtown, United States

Open to visitors

The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.

You can stay here: Guest house

From OpenStreetMap — confirm before travelling

Find out more

The Rose Hotel stands on the banks of the Ohio River in Elizabethtown, Illinois, as one of the oldest structures in the state. Built initially in 1812 by James McFarland in Georgian style, the hotel has grown through successive additions: an east wing in 1848, a rear dining room and covered two-story porch following the Civil War, and a pavilion known as the "summer house" built in 1882 on the bluff's edge. Purchased by widow Sarah Rose Baker in 1891, the hotel remained in her family until the state of Illinois acquired it in 1988. Following a major restoration completed in 2000, the exterior was returned to its 1889 appearance. Now leased to a private operator, the hotel functions as a bed and breakfast and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.