Built in 1860 (Italianate architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.
“Paddock House is a historic house at 346 Sheridan Road in Winthrop Harbor, Illinois. Paddock, the house is the oldest in Winthrop Harbor.”
Wikipedia article Henry I. Paddock House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 98 National Register listings published here for Lake County · listed in 2001 · category: Building · built in 1860, Italianate architecture.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
This property stands in Benton Township. The Past and Present of Lake County, Illinois, published 1877 gives that township a chapter of its own.
The chapter covers the township.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Benton Township - 1,620 words on its settlement, mills, schools and churches.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Henry I. Paddock House between 2008 and 2020, burning about 94 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Smoking | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | NORTH UNIT |
| 10 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1383 |
| 15 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1198 |
| 8 May 2018 | Smoking | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 923 |
| 24 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 18-0001610 |
| 1 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 865 |
| 8 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 390 |
| 15 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 3481 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Henry I. Paddock House: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion City Pit | Stone | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Winthrop Harbor, the town this property stands in, in 14 storm reports between 2000 and 2026: 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 flash flood, 2 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winthrop Harbor | $5,000 | Trees greater than 12 inches in diameter and light poles were blown down at North Point Marina. |
| April 2026 | Flood | Winthrop Harbor | - | A few inches of standing water on the road were reported in Winthrop Harbor. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Winthrop Harbor | - | Multiple reports of hail up to 2 inches in diameter were received. |
| July 2022 | Flood | Winthrop Harbor | - | After torrential rains and flash flooding during the early morning of July 23rd, flooding continued across portions of east central Lake County into July 24th. |
| July 2022 | Flash Flood | Winthrop Harbor | - | Numerous thunderstorms moved across Lake County during the early morning of July 23rd, producing torrential rain which led to flash flooding across east central portions of the county. Many roads were flooded and closed in Lake Bluff with several feet of water reported on some roads. Route 41 was closed between Route 137 and Route 176 where major flooding was reported. Several vehicles in Lake Bluff, Lake Forest and Highland Park got stuck in the flooding on roadways. Water rescues were performed along the North Shore. Basement flooding was reported in the Lake Bluff area. Interstate 94 was closed near Park Avenue due to flooding. Route 45 was closed at Casey Road due to flooding. The Deerfield High School track was flooded with a few feet of water. Storm total rainfall amounts included 6.68 inches in Lake Bluff; 6.60 inches in Zion; 5.74 inches in Libertyville; 5.54 inches in Lake Forest; 5.12 inches in Deerfield; 4.72 inches in Highwood; 4.34 inches in Mundelein; 4.32 inches in Vernon Hills and 4.26 inches at the Waukegan Airport. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winthrop Harbor | - | Power lines were blown down on 11th Street. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Winthrop Harbor | - | Quarter size hail was reported at 9th Street and Sheridan Road. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winthrop Harbor | - | Numerous branches were blown down and were blocking a roadway. |
| July 2011 | Flash Flood | Winthrop Harbor | - | Heavy rain fell across Lake County producing flash flooding in some areas. Several roads were flooded in and around Beach Park with rapidly flowing water in drainage ditches. Street flooding was also reported in Waukegan where all four lanes of Lewis Avenue were flooded by Bonnie Brook Golf Course. The intersection of Sunset and Delany was closed due to flooding. Six inches of flowing water was reported over the intersection of Highway 131 and Route 173. Storm total rainfall amounts included 4.37 inches in Wadsworth; 3.93 inches two miles northeast of Gurnee; 3.32 inches at the Waukegan Regional Airport and 3.11 inches near Zion. |
| October 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winthrop Harbor | - | Several tree limbs were blown down throughout the area. Large limbs were down on power lines on the 600 block of Whitney Avenue. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winthrop Harbor | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Winthrop Harbor | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Waterspout | Winthrop Harbor | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Winthrop Harbor | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Camp Logan National Guard Rifle Range Historic District | 1.6 miles | 2000 |
 | Shiloh House | 2.6 miles | 1977 |
 | Zion Chapter House | 2.9 miles | 1980 |
 | Joseph T. Bowen Country Club | 6.9 miles | 1978 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 01000596 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Lake County | All 98 listed properties in this county. |
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