The September 29th Herald News reports that the New Lenox Historical Society has its third landmark, the Francis Field, and is going for a fourth, the Haven School.
Francis Field has been in the Fred A. Francis family since 1898 and is an 18 acre site with barn and fieldhouse used most recently by the 4-H Club.
LINCOLN HIGHWAY SITES
Plus, the society is looking at two other sites after these. Both are on the Lincoln Highway. The first is the SCHMUHL SCHOOL, a one-room schoolhouse. In 1932 there was a fire and a new brick structure was built while students had classes in a Schmuhl tourist cabin. It was designated a Will County Landmark in 2002.
The second is the Old Brick Tavern (also called the Lincoln Hotel. It was build ca. 1842 as a stage stop, but soon was offering food, drink, and a place to stay for all travelers. It is unique because very few Will County structures from this time were built of brick.
There is an unauthenticated story that Abraham Lincoln spent a night here while working as a lawyer for the Illinois Central Railroad. In addition, it is rumored that the place also served as a stop on the Underground Railroad. It was declared a Will County Landmark in 1995 and is on private property.
Always Good to Preserve. --RoadDog
RoadDog's RoadLog Blog: Being my travels down those great two lane highways of this nation as well as news I learn about them from media sources. Since I'm also very interested in historic preservation, there will be a lot of that as well.
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