About this property
White and Company's Goose Lake Tile Works is an archaeological site located at 5010 N. Jugtown Rd. in the Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area, near Morris, Illinois. The site, as well as the nearby stoneware manufactury site, was part of a large White and Company plant used to manufacture stoneware and tile. The tile works, which operated from 1855 until 1865, was one of the earliest attempts at large-scale drainage tile production in Illinois. White and Company chose the site due to the abundance of clay around Goose Lake, which it used in its products.
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Federal Designation
The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 98000976. It was listed on August 5, 1998.
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Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).
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Questions about this property
When was White and Company's Goose Lake Tile Works listed on the National Register?
White and Company's Goose Lake Tile Works was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 5, 1998.
What type of historic resource is White and Company's Goose Lake Tile Works?
White and Company's Goose Lake Tile Works is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.
What is the period of significance for White and Company's Goose Lake Tile Works?
The period of significance for White and Company's Goose Lake Tile Works is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1855.
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