Illinois - Grundy County - Historic Districts
Grundy County Illinois (Historic Districts) has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance. Significant places include Dresden Island Lock and Dam Historic District, Morris Downtown Commercial Historic District.

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 and Italianate.

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
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
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