Red Rooster Inn, Hillsboro, Illinois
Located northeast of the historic Montgomery County Courthouse on the courthouse square is the Red Rooster Inn. Known upon its opening in 1901 as the Hillsboro Hotel, the Red Rooster Inn sits on land that has been home to several generations of hotels since 1825.
The Inn was constructed in several phases, with the original 1901 building designed in the Colonial Revival style. Under new ownership, the old hotel has been under a major renovation since 2018. When finished, the property will include apartments, hotel rooms, a restaurant, brewery and distillery.
Hillsboro is the seat of Montgomery County. This south central Illinois city is located 50 miles south of the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, and 65 miles northeast of St. Louis, Missouri. Health care and social assistance, public administration, and finance and insurance are Hillsboro's largest industries. The population of Hillsboro at the 2020 Census was 5,808, and the population of Montgomery County was 28,288.
Red Rooster Inn, Hillsboro, Illinois
Located northeast of the historic Montgomery County Courthouse on the courthouse square is the Red Rooster Inn. Known upon its opening in 1901 as the Hillsboro Hotel, the Red Rooster Inn sits on land that has been home to several generations of hotels since 1825.
The Inn was constructed in several phases, with the original 1901 building designed in the Colonial Revival style. Under new ownership, the old hotel has been under a major renovation since 2018. When finished, the property will include apartments, hotel rooms, a restaurant, brewery and distillery.
Hillsboro is the seat of Montgomery County. This south central Illinois city is located 50 miles south of the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, and 65 miles northeast of St. Louis, Missouri. Health care and social assistance, public administration, and finance and insurance are Hillsboro's largest industries. The population of Hillsboro at the 2020 Census was 5,808, and the population of Montgomery County was 28,288.