The Western Hotel, also known as the Pin Oak Tavern, is a historic building located southeast of Holy Cross, Iowa, United States.

He was appointed postmaster in the 1840s, and he had this building built for his home and as the Pin Oak Post Office.

The house was located along a popular route to and from the city of Dubuque and it became known as hospitable place for good food, drink, and rest.

It was called the Western Hotel for a time because they had acquired a sign from a same-named place in Dubuque.

This article about a property in Dubuque County, Iowa on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub.