Peoria Cordage Company

Peoria Cordage Company
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois
Coordinates	40°40′51″N 89°36′15″W / 40.68083°N 89.60417°WCoordinates: 40°40′51″N 89°36′15″W / 40.68083°N 89.60417°W
Area	3.2 acres (1.3 ha)
Built	c. 1888-1915
Architect	Hewitt & Emerson, Paul S. Lietz, Unknown[1]
NRHP Reference #	82002592[2]
Added to NRHP	March 19, 1982

The Peoria Cordage Company buildings are located in an area of one and two story industrial and commercial buildings in the city of Peoria, Illinois, United States. Most of the buildings in the area were constructed between 1890 and 1920. The site consisted of ten buildings when the property was nominated and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982, three of the buildings carried more historical significance than the others. These included the Rope Mill, the New Mill and the Old Mill. The company was founded in 1888 by Edward C. Heidrich and Martin Kingman in response to the growing demand for binding twine.^[1]

The site includes work by architects Hewitt & Emerson.^[2]

Notes

1. "Peoria Cordage Company," (PDF), National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, HAARGIS Database. Retrieved 15 April 2007.
2. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.