Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
One of 38 National Register listings published here for Will County · listed in 1980 · category: Building.
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 Lockport, the town this property stands in, in 39 storm reports between 1996 and 2026: 18 thunderstorm wind, 17 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockport | $50,000 | A microburst hit the Cedar Glen Subdivision in Homer Glen, east of Lockport. This is just northwest of the intersection of 159th Street and Cedar Road. There was scattered damage to trees throughout the neighborhood. Objects such as trampolines and lawn furniture were blown over as well. The most concentrated damage was in the east end of the subdivision along Cedar Glen Drive where several mature spruce trees were uprooted and some hardwood trees had large limbs or trunks snapped. A large portion of a roof of a house was torn off. Most of the damage was blown down from the northwest to southeast. In the west end of the neighborhood, some of the limbs were blown more to the south and southwest, in a downburst pattern. More than 30 trees were blown down at Old Oak Country Club. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockport | $10,000 | A large part of a roof was blown off a building and an 8 inch diameter tree was blown down. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockport | $10,000 | Seven utility poles blown down at 151st Street and Creme Road in Homer Township. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockport | - | Several large branches were broken in Lockport. The large trunk of a rotted tree also fell onto a house. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Lockport | - | Whole trees were snapped in the vicinity of the Lockport High School baseball fields. |
| February 2024 | Hail | Lockport | - | An NWS employee observed 1 hail in Lockport. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockport | - | Tree limbs were blown down with one of the limbs 6 to 9 inches in diameter. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockport | - | A two foot diameter tree was snapped and fell onto a house and power lines. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockport | - | A power pole was reported down in Lockport. Time was estimated using radar. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Lockport | - | A large tree was blown down onto a utility pole and power lines near Division and Hamilton Streets. A transformer was also blown down. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockport | - | Tree limbs and power lines were blown down in Lockport. |
| September 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockport | - | One large tree limb was blown down across a road. |
| September 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockport | - | Five to six inch diameter tree limbs were blown down on 159th street. Half of a Willow tree was also blown down. |
| July 2006 | Flood | Lockport | - | Eight inches of water covering Route 171, south of Division. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockport | - | A one foot diameter tree was blown down near Farrell Street and Route 7. Tree limbs also blown down. |
| July 2006 | Funnel Cloud | Lockport | - | A funnel cloud was reported near Archer and New Avenue. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockport | - | A six inch diameter, 30 foot long tree limb was blown down at 151st Street and Farrel Road. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockport | - | Trees and tree limbs were blown down. |
| October 2006 | Hail | Lockport | - | Quarter size hail reported at New Avenue and Archer Avenue. |
| March 2005 | Hail | Lockport | - | Nickel sized hail was reported near the intersection of Bruce Rd. and Lawrence Ave. |
| April 2004 | Flash Flood | Lockport | - | Near intersection of State Hwy 171 and New Ave. One half foot of standing water on road. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Lockport | - | Reported at the intersection of 11th and Lincoln Streets. |
| March 2004 | Lightning | Lockport | - | Lightning struck electric line from pole to house at Barry Circle |
| May 2004 | Hail | Lockport | - | Reported at the intersection of 135th Street and County Line Road. |
| June 2004 | Hail | Lockport | - | Reported at the intersection of Rt. 7 and Madison St. |
| March 2026 | Hail | Lockport | - | no account filed |
| February 2024 | Hail | Lockport | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | Lockport | - | no account filed |
| April 2015 | Hail | Lockport | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | South Lockport | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Lockport | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Lockport | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Lockport | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Lockport | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Lockport | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Hail | Lockport | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Lockport | - | no account filed |
| January 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockport | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Lockport | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | McGovney-Yunker Farmstead | 4.3 miles | 2006 |
 | Robert Milne House | 6.0 miles | 1979 |
 | Will County Historical Society Headquarters | 6.2 miles | 1972 |
 | Lockport Historic District | 6.4 miles | 1975 |
 | John Heck House | 6.4 miles | 1994 |
 | Illinois and Michigan Canal | 6.9 miles | 1966 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 80001420 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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