Oglesby
Starved Rock Lodge
A 1939 Civilian Conservation Corps lodge with log cabins in Starved Rock State Park and, it says, the largest fireplace in Illinois.
- Built
- 1939Construction of the lodge and 16 cabins by the Civilian Conservation Corps began in 1933; the lodge opened to the public in 1939 (official). NRHP significant years 1935, 1936, 1939.
- Style
- Rustic (CCC): Joliet limestone, unhewn logs, clapboard and shingles
- Architect
- Joseph F. Booten
- Type
- Lodge
- Credentials
- Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
The story
In 1933 the Civilian Conservation Corps began building the lodge and 16 log cabins, designed by Joseph F. Booten, and the lodge opened in 1939. Its Great Hall centers on a two-sided limestone fireplace the lodge calls the largest in Illinois. An earlier resort, the 1890s Starved Rock Hotel run by Ferdinand Walther, stood at the base of the rock and was later torn down.
Good to know
- Parking: on-site free
- Address: One Lodge Lane, Oglesby, IL 61348
Sources (3)
Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.