Carlinville in Macoupin County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Loomis House/Loehr's Drug Store

Site 2

— Carlinville Historic Site —

Loomis House/Loehr's Drug Store Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Jason Voigt, July 6, 2023

1. Loomis House/Loehr's Drug Store Marker

Inscription. (118 E. Side Square)

Dedicated in 1870, this grand hotel played a part in the Courthouse scandal. Loehr's Drug Store was located on ground floor.

Gustave Loehr, one of the original founders of Rotary International, hosted the first-ever Rotary meeting in his office in Chicago in 1905.

Continue on Trail 1 or Trail 2 to Site 3. Walk south on Square across East Main Street to 232 E. Side Square

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1870.

Location. 39° 16.809′ N, 89° 52.858′ W. Marker is in Carlinville, Illinois, in Macoupin County. Marker is on North Side Square (Illinois Route 4) north of East Main Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 120 N Side Square, Carlinville IL 62626, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Loomis House (within shouting distance of this marker); Abraham Lincoln (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of the Ariston Restaurant on the Original Route 66 (within shouting distance of this marker); Circling The Square (within shouting distance of this marker); Original Site of the Ariston Cafe, 1924 (within shouting distance of this

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marker); a different marker also named Abraham Lincoln (within shouting distance of this marker); Macoupin County Revolutionary War Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Abraham Lincoln Spoke Here (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Carlinville.

Photographed By Jason Voigt, July 6, 2023

2. Loomis House/Loehr's Drug Store Marker

Photographed By Jason Voigt, July 6, 2023

3. Loomis House/Loehr's Drug Store Marker

A farther shot of the building

Credits. This page was last revised on August 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 2, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 77 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 2, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. 3. submitted on August 3, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.