The Story of the Royal Hotel
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On Easter Sunday, 1901, a special excursion train from
Chicago, Beloit, and Janesville marked the grand
opening of the Royal Hotel. Built of red brick shipped
in by rail, the hotel's design was considered
extravagant for the time. The hotel was the first in
Mineral Point to offer individual bathrooms, telephones
in the bedrooms, central steam heat, and electric
lights. Most of the furnishings came from Marshall
Field's in Chicago.
In May, 1935, Herbert Campbell was in town for a
funeral and noted in the Orchard Lawn guest book:
"Registered at Royal Hotel and occupied room No. 1.
Price $1.00."
~Mineral Point Historical Society
Chicago, Beloit, and Janesville marked the grand
opening of the Royal Hotel. Built of red brick shipped
in by rail, the hotel's design was considered
extravagant for the time. The hotel was the first in
Mineral Point to offer individual bathrooms, telephones
in the bedrooms, central steam heat, and electric
lights. Most of the furnishings came from Marshall
Field's in Chicago.
In May, 1935, Herbert Campbell was in town for a
funeral and noted in the Orchard Lawn guest book:
"Registered at Royal Hotel and occupied room No. 1.
Price $1.00."
~Mineral Point Historical Society
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