Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.
One of 38 National Register listings published here for Will County · listed in 2006 · category: District.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mokena, the town this property stands in, in 26 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 14 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 flash flood. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1997 | Tornado (F1) | Mokena | 2 hurt | A tornado was observed along a 2-mile path in a northwest to southeast track from about I-80 at 104th Avenue across 191st Street, across Rt 45 into the Arbury Hills Subdivision east of Mokena. The greatest damage occurred on I-80; where a semi was blown off the road and two people were injured in the truck. Just south of I-80, a horse barn was destroyed and another lifted off of the ground. Extensive damage was observed at an RV dealership on 191st street where a 7000 lb. trailer was lifted off of the ground and piled atop two other trailers. Also, along one block of Catalpa Street in the Arbury Hill Subdivision where two houses sustained enough roof damage to be declared unhabitable. There was also extensive tree damage in the subdivision. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Mokena | - | A photo shared on social media showed mostly quarter size hail with the largest hail stones approximately 1.5 inches in diameter. |
| July 2024 | Tornado (EF0) | Mokena | - | A tornado with estimated peak winds of 85 mph touched down near Francis Road just west of Front Street, then roughly paralleled Front Street and the railroad tracks through downtown Mokena. Damage along the path consisted of numerous trees, tree limbs and fences blown down, as well as a few instances of structural damage, mainly to roofs of a few buildings. Utility poles and power lines were also damaged. The tornado crossed Route 45 and ended near 96th Avenue. |
| September 2024 | Heavy Rain | Mokena | - | A private weather station reported a storm total rainfall of 2.91 inches. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mokena | - | A photo shared on social media showed a tree 12 to 18 inches in diameter snapped. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mokena | - | Photos shared via social media showed trees uprooted and large tree limbs snapped at a campground in the Hickory Creek Preserve. Time was estimated using radar. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mokena | - | Large tree limbs and debris were blown down near 187th Street. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mokena | - | Wind gusts to 65 mph were measured with small tree limbs blown down. |
| January 2008 | Flood | Mokena | - | Street and field flooding was reported in Mokena with storm total rainfall of 2.53 inches. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mokena | - | One tree blown down at Route 30 and Wolf Road. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mokena | - | Estimated gust to 60 mph. |
| July 2006 | Lightning | Mokena | - | Lightning struck a house on Forrest Dale Road. |
| April 2004 | Flash Flood | Mokena | - | Deep standing water at Wolf and LaPorte Rds. |
| June 1994 | Hail | Mokena | - | Winds damaged trees, fences, storage barns. There was minor roof and gutter damage to homes. |
| February 2017 | Hail | Mokena | - | no account filed |
| August 2017 | Hail | Mokena | - | no account filed |
| August 2014 | Hail | Mokena | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Mokena | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Mokena | - | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Hail | Mokena | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Mokena | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Mokena | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Mokena | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Mokena | - | no account filed |
| February 1996 | Hail | Mokena | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Mokena | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Stone Manor | 4.3 miles | 1980 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 06000448 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Will County | All 38 listed properties in this county. |
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