National Register of Historic Places listings in Will County, Illinois

Location of Will County in 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 36 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 December 16, 2016.^[2]

Current listings

[3]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed[4]	Location	City or town	Description
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	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	Washington Township
3	Brandon Road Lock and Dam Historic District		March 10, 2004 (#04000163)	1100 Brandon Road 41°30′17″N 88°06′20″W / 41.504694°N 88.105667°W	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	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		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	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		August 12, 1982 (#82002603)	75 West Van Buren Street 41°31′33″N 88°05′03″W / 41.525833°N 88.084167°W	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 Peotone Historic District		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	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.
8	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	Plainfield
9	Eagle Hotel		February 16, 1994 (#94000021)	100–104 Water Street 41°18′28″N 88°08′51″W / 41.307778°N 88.1475°W	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.
10	Fitzpatrick House		February 9, 1984 (#84001170)	Illinois Route 53 41°36′02″N 88°04′15″W / 41.600556°N 88.070833°W	Romeoville[7]
11	Flanders House		November 14, 1991 (#91001688)	405 West Main Street 41°36′45″N 88°12′10″W / 41.6125°N 88.202778°W	Plainfield
12	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	Bolingbrook	Relocated in 1998 to Essington Road.[8]
13	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	Lockport
14	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	Joliet
15	Illinois and Michigan Canal		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	Joliet
16	Joliet YMCA		February 9, 2006 (#06000010)	215 North Ottawa Street 41°31′50″N 88°05′01″W / 41.530556°N 88.083611°W	Joliet
17	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	Joliet
18	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	Joliet
19	Joliet Steel Works		February 28, 1991 (#91000088)	927 Collins Street 41°32′28″N 88°04′30″W / 41.541111°N 88.075°W	Joliet
20	Joliet Township High School		August 12, 1982 (#82002604)	201 East Jefferson Street 41°31′32″N 88°04′28″W / 41.525556°N 88.074444°W	Joliet
21	Louis Joliet Hotel		February 9, 1990 (#90000101)	22 East Clinton Street 41°31′36″N 88°04′48″W / 41.526667°N 88.08°W	Joliet
22	Lockport Historic District		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	Lockport
23	Lockport Lock, Dam and Power House Historic District		March 10, 2004 (#04000167)	2502 Channel Drive 41°34′10″N 88°04′44″W / 41.569444°N 88.078889°W	Lockport
24	McGovney–Yunker Farmstead		May 31, 2006 (#06000448)	10824 LaPorte Road 41°31′36″N 87°52′53″W / 41.526667°N 87.881389°W	Mokena
25	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	Lockport
26	Peotone Mill		March 19, 1982 (#82002605)	433 West Corning Avenue 41°19′56″N 87°47′53″W / 41.332222°N 87.798056°W	Peotone
27	Plainfield Halfway House		September 29, 1980 (#80001421)	503 Main Street 41°36′41″N 88°12′15″W / 41.611389°N 88.204167°W	Plainfield
28	Rubens Rialto Square Theater		July 24, 1978 (#78001199)	102 North Chicago Street 41°31′34″N 88°04′53″W / 41.526111°N 88.081389°W	Joliet
29	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	Joliet
30	Small–Towle House		May 12, 2004 (#04000419)	515 County Road 41°18′39″N 88°08′31″W / 41.310833°N 88.141944°W	Wilmington
31	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	Plainfield
32	Stone Manor		November 26, 1980 (#80001420)	Southeast of Lockport 41°34′23″N 87°56′10″W / 41.573056°N 87.936111°W	Homer Glen
33	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	Joliet
34	Union Station		August 1, 1978 (#78001200)	50 East Jefferson Street 41°31′28″N 88°04′47″W / 41.524444°N 88.079722°W	Joliet
35	Upper Bluff Historic District		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	Joliet
36	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	Lockport

Former listing

[3]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Date removed	Location	City or town	Summary
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	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

1. 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. For about 1% of NRIS original coordinates, experience has shown that one or both coordinates are typos or otherwise extremely far off; some corrections may have been made. A more subtle problem causes many locations to be off by up to 150 yards, depending on location in the country: most NRIS coordinates were derived from tracing out latitude and longitudes off of USGS topographical quadrant maps created under the North American Datum of 1927, which differs from the current, highly accurate WGS84 GPS system used by most on-line maps. Chicago is about right, but NRIS longitudes in Washington are higher by about 4.5 seconds, and are lower by about 2.0 seconds in Maine. Latitudes differ by about 1.0 second in Florida. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
2. "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions". National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved on December 16, 2016.
3. Numbers represent an ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
4. 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.
5. Maruszak, Kathleen, and Debi A. Jones. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Briscoe Mounds. National Park Service, 1978-07, 9.
6. Dardick, Hal (2006-10-10). "Church fire leaves sense of loss". Chicago Tribune.
7. Originally listed as Lockport vicinity, now within the boundaries of Romeoville
8. "Bolingbrook to Save Round Barn". Joliet Herald-News. April 23, 1998.
9. Chicago Sun-Times http://heraldnews.suntimes.com/news/7791760-418/historic-lockport-bridge-limestone-to-be-used-for-fundraising.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)