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Will County Register of Historic Places

 

 

Through Will County’s Register of Historic Places, Will County’s residents and visitors are provided with a list of significant places within the County.  The County always welcomes and encourages nominations for the local register.  Please contact the County historic preservation manager at 815-727-8430 or by  email to learn more about the program.

View Will County's Map of Historic Landmarks Brochure

 

Click on a number on the map below to learn more about the

corresponding Will County Historic Landmark.

 

 

Since its establishment in 1992, 35 properties have been listed to 
Will County's Register of Historic Places.


Click on a hyperlink below to learn more about a specific Will County Historic Landmark

#2 - 16th Street Bridge aka the Division Street Bridge

(circa 1899)

Lockport Township

Designated February 16, 1995

#17 - Schmuhl School

(circa 1932)

New Lenox Township

Designated October 17, 2002

#3 - Springbanks Road Bridge aka Renwick Road Bridge

(circa 1912)

Plainfield Township

Designated February 16, 1995

#18 - Wabash Railroad Depot

(circa 1880)
Wesley Township
Designated October 17, 2002

#4 - Koppers Coke Oven Plant Site

(circa 1908)

Joliet Township

Designated September 21, 1995

#19 - Riegel Farm

 (circa 1908)

Village of University Park

Designated October 16, 2003

#5 - John Lane Monument

(circa 1916)

Homer Township

Designated September 21, 1995

#20 - Friedrich Gottlieb Seggebruch House

(circa 1854-1860)

Crete Township

Designated April 15, 2004

#6 - Lincoln Hotel / Old Brick Tavern

(circa 1846)

New Lenox Township

Designated September 21, 1995

#21 - Soldier's Widow's Laundry

(circa 1896)
City of Wilmington

Designated June 17, 2004

#7 - Beecher Mausoleum

(circa 1913)

Washington Township

Designated March 19, 1998

#22 - Small Towle House

(circa 1860s, original portion)

City of Wilmington

Designated October 21, 2004

#8 - Baker-Koren Barn

(circa 1898)

Manhattan Township

Designated November 18, 1999

#23 - Wheatland Presbyterian Church

(circa 1906)

Wheatland Township

Designated June 25, 2005

#9 - Union Burial Cemetary

(circa 1852)

Frankfort Township

Designated November 18, 1999

 #24 - Paton School

(circa 1860)

Manhattan Township

Designated December 15, 2005

#10 - John Fiddyment Home

(circa 1840's)

Lockport Township

Designated March 16, 2000. Destroyed by fire in fall 2000.

#25 - Wesley Township Hall

(circa 1880's)

Wesley Township

Designated December 15, 2005

#11 - William Gooding House

(circa 1845)

Lockport Township

Designated June 15, 2000

#27 - Russell-Smazik House

(circa 1870s, original portion))
Village of Homer Glen

Designated September 21, 2006

#12 - Carl Wilhelm Steiber House

(circa 1873)

Crete Township

Designated October 19, 2000

#28 Ritchie United Methodist Church
(circa 1884)
Wesley Township
Designated October 18, 2007

#13 - Beecher Railroad Depot

(circa 1872)

Village of Beecher

Designated June 21, 2001

#29 Francis Field
(circa 1958)
New Lenox Township
Designated September 18, 2008

#14 - Patrick Fitzpatrick House

(circa 1842)

Lockport Township

Designated January 17, 2002

#30 Haven Administrative Center
(circa 1927)
Village of New Lenox
Designated November 20, 2008

#15 - H.A. Rathje Mill

(circa 1872)

Village of Peotone

Designated January 17, 2002

#31 Ogren -Reed Homestead
(circa 1920s)
Plainfield Township
Designated January 15, 2009

#16 - German Baptist Society Cemetery

(circa 1860)

Green Garden Township

Designated October 17, 2002

#32 Brown Cemetery
(Circa 1854)
Custer Township
Designated March 19, 2009

#33 Lovell Farmstead
(Date of Significance: 1864-1920) 
Florence Township
Designated July 16, 2009

#17 - Schmuhl School

(circa 1932)

New Lenox Township

Designated October 17, 2002

 

#34 John B. Salisbury House
(Circa 1850s)
Village of New Lenox
Designated May 21, 2009
#35 Octagon House
(Circa 1867)
City of Wilmington
Designated January 21, 2010

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