Leland Hotel (Springfield, Illinois)

The Leland Hotel in Springfield, Illinois, is a building that currently houses the Springfield office of the Illinois Commerce Commission.[1] It was built between 1864 and 1867 at a cost of $320,000.[2] Much of the food served at the Leland Hotel was grown on the Leland family farm in present-day Leland Grove.[2]

The horseshoe sandwich, a local food specialty, was first served at the Leland Hotel in 1928.[3]

  1. ^ Leland Hotel – 1950 : Springfield Rewind
  2. ^ a b Klickna, Cinda Ackerman (2020-08-20). "Life on the Old Leland Farm". Illinois Times. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
  3. ^ Horseshoes of Springfield, Illinois, Roadfood Eating Tour, Roadfood.com website, accessed April 26, 2011