National Register of Historic Places listings in Will County, Illinois
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Will County, Illinois.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Will County, Illinois, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map.[1]
There are 40 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 1 National Historic Landmark. Another property was once listed but has been removed.
This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted September 5, 2024.[2]
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Current listings
[3] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[4] | Location | City or town | Description |
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1 | Alternate Route 66, Wilmington to Joliet | May 5, 2006 (#06000381) | Illinois Route 53 between Wilmington and Joliet 41°24′16″N 88°06′27″W / 41.404444°N 88.1075°W / 41.404444; -88.1075 (Alternate Route 66, Wilmington to Joliet) | Joliet and Wilmington | This is the section of former U.S. Route 66 that traveled from Wilmington to Joliet. The road mostly traverses agricultural land, but does pass the former Joliet Army Ammunition Plant. Most of this 15.9-mile (25.6 km) stretch has been re-designated Illinois Route 53. One bridge, one overpass, and Four concrete box culverts along the road are also included in the listing. | |
2 | Beecher Mausoleum | September 18, 2013 (#13000714) | Jct. of IL 1 & Horner Ln. 41°20′13″N 87°37′08″W / 41.336921°N 87.618908°W / 41.336921; -87.618908 (Beecher Mausoleum) | Washington Township | ||
3 | Brandon Road Lock and Dam Historic District | More images | March 10, 2004 (#04000163) | 1100 Brandon Road 41°30′17″N 88°06′20″W / 41.504694°N 88.105667°W / 41.504694; -88.105667 (Brandon Road Lock and Dam Historic District) | Joliet | The Brandon Road Lock and Dam is one of eight locks and dams used to control water levels of the Illinois Waterway. The waterway connects the Chicago River to the Mississippi River. |
4 | Briscoe Mounds | December 22, 1978 (#78001198) | Front St. along the Des Plaines River[5] 41°25′10″N 88°13′08″W / 41.41944°N 88.21888°W / 41.41944; -88.21888 (Briscoe Mounds) | Channahon | The mounds are an archeological site located along the north side of the Des Plaines River. Surveys and excavations from 1938 to 1964 revealed Mississippian pottery and bodies dating from 1200-1500 AD. | |
5 | Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal Historic District | More images | December 20, 2011 (#11000907) | Illinois Waterway miles 290.0-321.7 41°38′31″N 88°03′37″W / 41.641867°N 88.060208°W / 41.641867; -88.060208 (Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal Historic District) | Lemont, Romeoville and Lockport | part of the Illinois Waterway Navigation System Facilities MPS; extends from the West Side of Chicago through Cook County west of Chicago and DuPage County to Lockport |
6 | Christ Episcopal Church | More images | August 12, 1982 (#82002603) | 75 West Van Buren Street 41°31′33″N 88°05′03″W / 41.525833°N 88.084167°W / 41.525833; -88.084167 (Christ Episcopal Church) | Joliet | The church was built in 1885 to serve the Episcopalian religious congregation. Designed by F. S. Allen, the congregation met in the church until 2004. It was destroyed in a 2006 fire.[6] |
7 | Downtown Joliet Historic District | Upload image | December 26, 2023 (#100009642) | Roughly bounded by the western terminus of the Jefferson Street and Jackson Street bridges over the Des Plaines River and Ottawa and Joliet Streets on the west, Jefferson Street on the south, Scott and Chicago Streets on the east, and Cass and Irving Street 41°31′30″N 88°04′59″W / 41.5250°N 88.0830°W / 41.5250; -88.0830 (Downtown Joliet Historic District) | Joliet | |
8 | Downtown Peotone Historic District | More images | November 16, 2005 (#05001253) | Roughly North First Street and both sides of North Second Street, roughly bounded by the alley south of Main and north by North Street 41°20′03″N 87°47′29″W / 41.334167°N 87.791389°W / 41.334167; -87.791389 (Downtown Peotone Historic District) | Peotone | The Illinois Central Railroad opened in 1856 with a station in eastern Will County. The surrounding area became known as Peotone and featured a lively commercial district along the tracks. This district later expanded in response to growing use of automobiles. |
9 | Downtown Plainfield Historic District | September 18, 2013 (#13000719) | Lockport bounded by Division & Main Sts. 41°36′30″N 88°12′18″W / 41.608432°N 88.205134°W / 41.608432; -88.205134 (Downtown Plainfield Historic District) | Plainfield | ||
10 | Eagle Hotel | February 16, 1994 (#94000021) | 100–104 Water Street 41°18′28″N 88°08′51″W / 41.307778°N 88.1475°W / 41.307778; -88.1475 (Eagle Hotel) | Wilmington | Eagle Hotel opened in the late 1830s to accommodate farmers traveling to Wilmington to use the local grist mill. The Chicago and Alton Railroad and U.S. Route 66 were later constructed near the hotel, providing further commerce. The interior was badly damaged in a 1990 fire. | |
11 | Fitzpatrick House | More images | February 9, 1984 (#84001170) | Illinois Route 53 41°36′02″N 88°04′15″W / 41.600556°N 88.070833°W / 41.600556; -88.070833 (Fitzpatrick House) | Romeoville[7] | |
12 | Flanders House | More images | November 14, 1991 (#91001688) | 405 West Main Street 41°36′45″N 88°12′10″W / 41.6125°N 88.202778°W / 41.6125; -88.202778 (Flanders House) | Plainfield | |
13 | Ron George Round Barn | December 7, 1982 (#82000401) | Northeast of Romeoville off of U.S. Route 66 41°39′28″N 88°09′52″W / 41.657778°N 88.164444°W / 41.657778; -88.164444 (Ron George Round Barn) | Bolingbrook | Relocated in 1998 to Essington Road.[8] | |
14 | John Heck House | August 16, 1994 (#94000978) | 1225 South Hamilton Street 41°35′07″N 88°03′29″W / 41.585278°N 88.058056°W / 41.585278; -88.058056 (John Heck House) | Lockport | ||
15 | Jacob H. Henry House | May 14, 1979 (#79000875) | 20 South Eastern Avenue 41°31′23″N 88°04′35″W / 41.523056°N 88.076389°W / 41.523056; -88.076389 (Jacob H. Henry House) | Joliet | ||
16 | Illinois and Michigan Canal | More images | October 15, 1966 (#66000332) | 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Joliet on U.S. Route 6, in Channahon State Park 41°34′11″N 88°04′11″W / 41.569722°N 88.069722°W / 41.569722; -88.069722 (Illinois and Michigan Canal) | Joliet | |
17 | Illinois State Penitentiary-Joliet Historic District | More images | September 25, 2023 (#100009371) | 1125 Collins St. 41°32′49″N 88°04′27″W / 41.5469°N 88.0742°W / 41.5469; -88.0742 (Illinois State Penitentiary-Joliet Historic District) | Joliet | |
18 | Joliet YMCA | February 9, 2006 (#06000010) | 215 North Ottawa Street 41°31′50″N 88°05′01″W / 41.530556°N 88.083611°W / 41.530556; -88.083611 (Joliet YMCA) | Joliet | ||
19 | Joliet East Side Historic District | August 15, 1980 (#80001418) | Roughly bounded by Washington and Union Streets, 4th and Eastern Avenues 41°31′08″N 88°04′28″W / 41.518889°N 88.074444°W / 41.518889; -88.074444 (Joliet East Side Historic District) | Joliet | ||
20 | Joliet Municipal Airport | December 10, 1980 (#80001419) | 4000 West Jefferson Street 41°31′24″N 88°10′46″W / 41.523333°N 88.179444°W / 41.523333; -88.179444 (Joliet Municipal Airport) | Joliet | ||
21 | Joliet Steel Works | More images | February 28, 1991 (#91000088) | 927 Collins Street 41°32′28″N 88°04′30″W / 41.541111°N 88.075°W / 41.541111; -88.075 (Joliet Steel Works) | Joliet | |
22 | Joliet Township High School | More images | August 12, 1982 (#82002604) | 201 East Jefferson Street 41°31′32″N 88°04′28″W / 41.525556°N 88.074444°W / 41.525556; -88.074444 (Joliet Township High School) | Joliet | |
23 | Louis Joliet Hotel | More images | February 9, 1990 (#90000101) | 22 East Clinton Street 41°31′36″N 88°04′48″W / 41.526667°N 88.08°W / 41.526667; -88.08 (Louis Joliet Hotel) | Joliet | |
24 | Lockport Historic District | More images | May 12, 1975 (#75000676) | Area between 7th and 11th Streets and Canal and Washington Streets 41°35′22″N 88°03′25″W / 41.589444°N 88.056944°W / 41.589444; -88.056944 (Lockport Historic District) | Lockport | |
25 | Lockport Lock, Dam and Power House Historic District | More images | March 10, 2004 (#04000167) | 2502 Channel Drive 41°34′10″N 88°04′44″W / 41.569444°N 88.078889°W / 41.569444; -88.078889 (Lockport Lock, Dam and Power House Historic District) | Lockport | |
26 | McGovney–Yunker Farmstead | May 31, 2006 (#06000448) | 10824 LaPorte Road 41°31′36″N 87°52′53″W / 41.526667°N 87.881389°W / 41.526667; -87.881389 (McGovney–Yunker Farmstead) | Mokena | ||
27 | Robert Milne House | December 17, 1979 (#79000876) | 535 East 7th Street 41°35′22″N 88°02′57″W / 41.589444°N 88.049167°W / 41.589444; -88.049167 (Robert Milne House) | Lockport | ||
28 | Peotone Mill | More images | March 19, 1982 (#82002605) | 433 West Corning Avenue 41°19′56″N 87°47′53″W / 41.332222°N 87.798056°W / 41.332222; -87.798056 (Peotone Mill) | Peotone | |
29 | Joseph Ferris Perry House | December 20, 2022 (#100008486) | 365 West Exchange St. 41°26′43″N 87°37′33″W / 41.4454°N 87.6259°W / 41.4454; -87.6259 (Joseph Ferris Perry House) | Crete | ||
30 | Plainfield Halfway House | September 29, 1980 (#80001421) | 503 Main Street 41°36′41″N 88°12′15″W / 41.611389°N 88.204167°W / 41.611389; -88.204167 (Plainfield Halfway House) | Plainfield | ||
31 | Rubens Rialto Square Theater | More images | July 24, 1978 (#78001199) | 102 North Chicago Street 41°31′34″N 88°04′53″W / 41.526111°N 88.081389°W / 41.526111; -88.081389 (Rubens Rialto Square Theater) | Joliet | |
32 | Hiram B. Scutt Mansion | February 5, 2003 (#02001760) | 206 N Broadway 41°31′37″N 88°05′18″W / 41.526944°N 88.088333°W / 41.526944; -88.088333 (Hiram B. Scutt Mansion) | Joliet | ||
33 | Small–Towle House | May 12, 2004 (#04000419) | 515 County Road 41°18′39″N 88°08′31″W / 41.310833°N 88.141944°W / 41.310833; -88.141944 (Small–Towle House) | Wilmington | ||
34 | Standard Oil Gasoline Station | November 13, 1984 (#84000340) | 600 West Lockport Street 41°36′29″N 88°12′20″W / 41.608056°N 88.205556°W / 41.608056; -88.205556 (Standard Oil Gasoline Station) | Plainfield | ||
35 | Stone Manor | November 26, 1980 (#80001420) | Southeast of Lockport 41°34′23″N 87°56′10″W / 41.573056°N 87.936111°W / 41.573056; -87.936111 (Stone Manor) | Homer Glen | ||
36 | U.S. Post Office | August 20, 1981 (#81000223) | 150 North Scott Street 41°31′39″N 88°04′49″W / 41.5275°N 88.080278°W / 41.5275; -88.080278 (U.S. Post Office) | Joliet | ||
37 | Union Station | More images | August 1, 1978 (#78001200) | 50 East Jefferson Street 41°31′28″N 88°04′47″W / 41.524444°N 88.079722°W / 41.524444; -88.079722 (Union Station) | Joliet | |
38 | Upper Bluff Historic District | More images | June 5, 1991 (#91000687) | Roughly bounded by Taylor, Center and Campbell Streets and Raynor Avenue 41°31′45″N 88°05′47″W / 41.529167°N 88.096389°W / 41.529167; -88.096389 (Upper Bluff Historic District) | Joliet | |
39 | Will County Courthouse | Upload image | May 22, 2023 (#100009005) | 14 West Jefferson St. 41°31′30″N 88°04′56″W / 41.5249°N 88.0823°W / 41.5249; -88.0823 (Will County Courthouse) | Joliet | |
40 | Will County Historical Society Headquarters | May 17, 1972 (#72000467) | 803 South State Street 41°35′21″N 88°03′17″W / 41.589167°N 88.054722°W / 41.589167; -88.054722 (Will County Historical Society Headquarters) | Lockport |
Former listing
[3] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Date removed | Location | City or town | Description |
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1 | Ninth Street Seven Arch Stone Bridge | Upload image | August 20, 2004 (#04000866) | August 28, 2012 | Ninth Street spanning Deep Run Creek 41°35′36″N 88°03′53″W / 41.593333°N 88.064722°W / 41.593333; -88.064722 (Ninth Street Seven Arch Stone Bridge) | Lockport | Destroyed in a 2011 storm.[9] |
See also
- List of National Historic Landmarks in Illinois
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Illinois
References
- ^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
- ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved September 5, 2024.
- ^ a b Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
- ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
- ^ Maruszak, Kathleen, and Debi A. Jones. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Briscoe Mounds. National Park Service, 1978-07, 9.
- ^ Dardick, Hal (10 October 2006). "Church fire leaves sense of loss". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ Originally listed as Lockport vicinity, now within the boundaries of Romeoville
- ^ "Bolingbrook to Save Round Barn". Joliet Herald-News. 23 April 1998.
- ^ "Historic Lockport bridge limestone to be used for fundraising". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on 24 September 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
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