Illinois - Grundy County
Grundy County Illinois has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance. Significant places include Dresden Island Lock and Dam Historic District and Mazon Creek Fossil Beds, Coleman Hardware Company Building, Morris Downtown Commercial Historic District and Morris Wide Water Canal Boat Site.

The famous person Joseph Even is associated with one of more of the Grundy County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Grundy County places including Walter Mickle Smith and J.W. Royer. Prominent architectural styles found in Grundy Country are Early Commercial, Italianate and Late Victorian.

Coleman Hardware Company Building (added 1994 - - #94000980)
Also known as Sherwood School Furniture;Ohio Butt Company
100 Nettle St. , Morris
Teemu08, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Dresden Island Lock and Dam Historic District (added 2004 - - #04000164)
Also known as Lock & Dam 4
7521 N. Lock Rd. , Morris
F\u00e6, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Smith, Walter Mickle
Architectural Style:
Other, No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Maritime History, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Water-Related
More Information:
Mazon Creek Fossil Beds (added 1997 - - #97001272)
Also known as Mazon River;Benson Farm;Fossil Bed Farm
Benson Rd., 3 mi. SE of Morris , Morris
Wilson44691, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Event
Historic Person:
et al., Even,Joseph
Area of Significance:
Science
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Natural Feature
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Natural Feature
More Information:
Morris Downtown Commercial Historic District (added 2006 - - #05001603)
Liberty St., roughly bounded by the RR, Illinois St., Fulton and Wauponsee Sts and Franklin , Morris
Teemu08, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Royer, J.W., et.al.
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Early Commercial
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private, Federal
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture, Social, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse, Financial Institution, Hotel, Meeting Hall, Rail-Related, Single Dwelling, Theater
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Auditorium, Courthouse, Financial Institution, Hotel, Post Office, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
More Information:
Morris Wide Water Canal Boat Site (added 2000 - - #99001708)
Also known as 11GR205
East Washington St. , Morris
Teemu08, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Transportation, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Landscape, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Park
More Information:
White and Company's Goose Lake Stoneware Manufactury (added 1998 - - #98000982)
Also known as Jugtown;Pottery Works;11GR69
5010 N. Jugtown Rd. , Morris
Teemu08, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
Euro-American
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
More Information:
White and Company's Goose Lake Tile Works (added 1998 - - #98000976)
Also known as Jugtown Tile Works site;11GR70
5010 N. Jugtown Rd. , Morris
Teemu08, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
Euro-American
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
More Information:
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