RiverBank Lodge

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RiverBank Lodge Illinois Travel Back in October of 2003, four local investors came together to form RiverBank Lodge, LLC for the purpose of transforming the old First National Bank building in Petersburg, IL into a modern lodging facility. After a year or so of planning and business plan development, we purchased the property in 2005 and worked like crazy to open for business in the Spring of 2006. As you can see, it's hard to believe that this structure was originally designed to be a bank. The design and architecture of the site were really perfectly suited for a lodging facility like ours. While the exterior is largely unchanged, the interior renovations were dramatic in places. Nevertheless you can still see hints of it's past. If you pay attention when you are at the front desk, you can see these were originally teller stations. In the back corner of the lounge is the original dumb waiter. Room 110 was originally the vault, which in part accounts for it's tremendous size and also accounts for it's rather impressive level of sound insulation. (We sold the original vault door and replaced it with a 'regular' but still secure door.) In fact, the name "RiverBank Lodge" was chosen not only to reflect the fact that we are situated along the banks of the Sangamon River, but also to reflect on it's history as a Banking institution. Our goal is to provide the best amenities of a modern professionally managed franchise hotel with all the benefits of a locally owned and operated business.