The Archer House - Marshall, IL
Posted by: YoSam.
N 39° 23.460 W 087° 41.658
16S E 440211 N 4360397
Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Grover Cleveland stayed here.
Waymark Code: WM51QA
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 10/27/2008
Views: 21
Marker Placed by: The Clark County Historical Society.
Date Marker Placed: September 1977.
County of Hotel: Clark County.
Location of Hotel: Archer Ave. & Michigan Ave., Marshall.
Marker Text:
The Archer House
National Historic Landmark
This structure was erected in 1841 by Col. Wm. B. Archer, founder of Marshall, and John Bartlett and has been in continuous use as a hotel. It was an important stage coach stop on the early Cumberland Road where many prominent people, including Abraham Lincoln and Grover Cleveland, stayed.