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📜 History & landmarks · Landmark and historical building

Plainfield Halfway House

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A landmark on W Main St, in the middle of things: 216 places within a five-minute walk. One of 11 history & landmarks in Plainfield Township.

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On the National Register since 1980

Plainfield Halfway House (Additional Documentation)

Plainfield Halfway House (Additional Documentation)

Plainfield Halfway House (Additional Documentation) was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 29, 1980. It is significant for its commerce, exploration/settlement and social history at the local level.

The Plainfield Halfway House is a historic building in Plainfield, Illinois. Plainfield was first settled in the 1820s by a group seeking to convert the local Pottawatomie to Christianity. Squire L. F. Arnold, the first postmaster of Plainfield, owned the tract of land on which the building stands. In 1834, he built a small building to serve as a post office and a stop for stagecoaches. The property was sold in 1836…

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216 places within a five-minute walk of Plainfield Halfway House.

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24038 W Main St

The nearest neighbor is Riverfront Manor, 1 min walk away.

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Address24038 W Main St · 60544
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Some place details from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0). Changes go live once a second neighbor confirms them. Building history: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places.

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