Main Street Grill and Whitney Inn is rich in history. Present-day Owners Leslie & Brian Ihnken, and daughter Savannah reside in the Whitney Inn.
Leslie, along with family members and friends,
have spent countless hours refurbishing and recreating the atmosphere
that has been associated with this building over the years
You are invited to come join them as they celebrate the rekindling of its beauty and charm..

The year 1855 brought the plotting out of main street  Atlantic.
  Thirteen years later, in 1868, Franklin Whitney purchased the land on which the hotel stands today.
Just two years later, in 1870, the land switched ownership to J. H. Needles and J. A. McWade.
In 1889 they constructed a two-story building which housed the local harness factory and John Deere implement dealership.
In 1930, Needles sold the building to the Atlantic Hotel Corporation,
headed by Edward A. Boss.
A third floor was added and in 1931 and the Boss Hotel opened.
The '50s saw the hotel change hands and was renamed the Whitney Motor Inn.
From a family retirement community and gift shop in 1979 (owned and operated by Duane Becker, father of the present day owner),
to a restaurant in the early 1990's (Chestnut Tree Cafe), to it's present ownership,
Main Street Grill and Whitney Inn has become a beloved landmark,
not only in its hometown of Atlantic, Iowa, but throughout the surrounding area.