Pre-Emption House

The Pre-Emption House is a house built in 1834 in Naperville, Illinois. It is the first hotel to have been built west of Chicago. Its name derives from the Pre-Emption Act.

In Worldwar Series
The Pre-Emption House is set alight by The Race, and the burning of this building is witnessed by Mutt Daniels, described in In The Balance. At the time of its burning, it is described as being "the only building still standing in Naperville", but more importantly (to Mutt) - the towns leading saloon before the Race War.