Hotel Arthur is a hotel in Aurora Township, the United States.[1] Wikidata describes it as “United States historic place”. It opened in 1905. It stands about 1.2 km from the centre of Aurora Township.[3]
Overview
Hotel Arthur, also commonly known as the Traction Terminal Building, is a historic, six-story building in Aurora, Illinois. It was originally designed as a hotel to service travelers on the Fox River. The Aurora, Elgin and Chicago Railroad relocated their headquarters here in 1915, and the building became the final station on the Aurora branch.
From “Hotel Arthur” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]
History and building
The hotel opened in 1905. Its architecture is described as Renaissance Revival architecture. It is listed as a National Register of Historic Places listed place. [1]
Location
Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 1.2 km from the centre of Aurora Township. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), about 42 km from the centre of Aurora Township.[4]
It is one of 3 hotels in and around Aurora Township recorded in Wikidata, 3 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Of the 3 with a recorded opening date, the earliest is Galena Hotel, opened in 1857.
Other hotels within 1.5 km:
- Hotel Aurora — 0.2 km, opened 1917
- Galena Hotel — 0.4 km, opened 1857
See also
- Hotels in the United States
- Hotels in the Renaissance Revival style
- List of heritage-listed hotels in the United States
- List of hotels opened in the 1900s
References
- ^ Hotel Arthur (Q5911200). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Hotel Arthur. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-09-05.
- ^ Aurora Township (Q4822622). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
- ^ Hotels in Aurora Township. Wikidata. CC0.
Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.