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The Past
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National Hotel
Opened October 30, 1883.
200 rooms. Destroyed by fire
November 12, 1911.
Peoria City fireman Chester
Mooberry lost his life when a
steel smokestack fell on him.
Jefferson Hotel
Opened in February 6, 1912. 300 rooms Razed in 1979 for the new Peoria Civic Center.
Now at the site of the
National Hotel is an office
building housing, among other
professionals, several attorneys.