Joliet Steel Works

927 Collins St., Joliet, Illinois. County/parish: Will.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places February 28, 1991. NRIS 91000088.

17 contributing buildings.

Also known as:

• Joliet Works of the Union Coal, Iron and Transportation Comp

From Wikipedia:

Joliet Iron and Steel Works

The Joliet Iron and Steel Works was once the second largest steel mill in the United States. Joliet Iron Works was initially run from 1869 to 1936. Joliet Steel Works eventually became unprofitable, and all operations were ceased by the early 1980s.

In the 1990s, the Forest Preserve District of Will County purchased the property containing the ruins of the ironworks to preserve a piece of history. The district operates the site as the Joliet Iron Works Historic Site.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28894355