At the time of its conception, the DeSoto House was built to service the many people arriving in Galena which was flourishing as a major mining and trade center.  The original hotel building consisted of five stories and a lower level.  The DeSoto boasted 225 guest rooms, a gentleman’s reading room, ladies’ parlors, a 300 seat dining hall, a kitchen with equipments for feeding hundreds, and it own gas works for lighting halls, dining rooms, and public areas.  In addition, retail stores, offices, a saloon, and a bowling alley also found their home in the DeSoto House.

DeSoto House – Weddings