The Ariston Café in Litchfield was built in 1935 for original owners Pete Adam and Tom Cokinos, two experienced restaurateurs. Pete Adam had operated an Ariston Café in Carlinville since 1924; after 1930 a highway realignment moved U.S. Route 66 in Illinois further east.[2] Work began on April 4, 1935, by hired contractor Henry A. Vasel and the building was completed on July 5, 1935.[3]
Designedit
The design of the Ariston Café does not reflect any particular architectural style. Instead, it was built in a utilitarian style, common for small commercial buildings of its time. Despite being non-stylistic, the building does contain echoes of the popular Art Deco style of the time period in its interior booths. On its exterior the Ariston's most distinguishing features are the curved parapet wall on the front façade and its fine and varied brick work. Originally, the Ariston, like many Route 66 businesses, had two fuel pumps fronting it.[3]
Historic significanceedit
The Ariston Café is the longest-operating restaurant along the entire stretch of U.S. Route 66.[4] It is representative of the types of businesses that once met with great success along historic Route 66. Despite a few alterations, including the addition of a banquet room, the building still maintains a historic character from the era of its construction. The Ariston Café was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on May 5, 2006.[1]
ariston, café, historic, restaurant, located, litchfield, illinois, along, route, added, national, register, historic, places, 2006, national, register, historic, placesshow, illinoisshow, united, stateslocation413, route, litchfield, illinoiscoordinates39, 17. The Ariston Cafe is a historic restaurant located in Litchfield Illinois along Old U S Route 66 It was added to the U S National Register of Historic Places in 2006 Ariston CafeU S National Register of Historic PlacesShow map of IllinoisShow map of the United StatesLocation413 Old Route 66 Litchfield IllinoisCoordinates39 10 38 N 89 40 5 W 39 17722 N 89 66806 W 39 17722 89 66806Arealess than one acreBuilt1935ArchitectHenry A Vasel builder Architectural styleNo particular style allusions to Art DecoMPSRoute 66 through Illinois MPSNRHP reference No 06000380 1 Added to NRHPMay 5 2006 Contents 1 History 2 Design 3 Historic significance 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe Ariston Cafe in Litchfield was built in 1935 for original owners Pete Adam and Tom Cokinos two experienced restaurateurs Pete Adam had operated an Ariston Cafe in Carlinville since 1924 after 1930 a highway realignment moved U S Route 66 in Illinois further east 2 Work began on April 4 1935 by hired contractor Henry A Vasel and the building was completed on July 5 1935 3 Design editThe design of the Ariston Cafe does not reflect any particular architectural style Instead it was built in a utilitarian style common for small commercial buildings of its time Despite being non stylistic the building does contain echoes of the popular Art Deco style of the time period in its interior booths On its exterior the Ariston s most distinguishing features are the curved parapet wall on the front facade and its fine and varied brick work Originally the Ariston like many Route 66 businesses had two fuel pumps fronting it 3 Historic significance editThe Ariston Cafe is the longest operating restaurant along the entire stretch of U S Route 66 4 It is representative of the types of businesses that once met with great success along historic Route 66 Despite a few alterations including the addition of a banquet room the building still maintains a historic character from the era of its construction The Ariston Cafe was listed on the U S National Register of Historic Places on May 5 2006 1 See also editU S Route 66 in IllinoisReferences edit a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 Ariston Cafe Litchfield Illinois US National Park Service a b Thomason Philip Douglass Teresa November 8 2005 Ariston Cafe National Register of Historic Places Registration Form PDF Retrieved May 9 2008 Hoekstra David 13 July 2006 Dining With the Locals on Illinois 66 Chicago Sun Times Archived from the original on 5 April 2009 Retrieved May 9 2008 via Route 66 UniversityExternal links editHistorical Society of Montgomery County Official Website39 10 39 N 89 40 01 W 39 1775 N 89 6670 W 39 1775 89 6670 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ariston Cafe amp oldid 1174353496, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
