Deere, John, House and Shop
United States historic place in Grand Detour, Illinois. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The John Deere House and Shop is located in the unincorporated village of Grand Detour, Illinois, near the Lee County city of Dixon. The site is known as the location where the first steel plow was invented by John Deere in 1837. The site includes Deere's house, a replica of his original blacksmith shop, a gift shop, and an archaeological exhibit showing the excavation site of his original blacksmith shop. The Deere House and Shop is listed on the National Register of Historic Places; it joined that list in 1966, the year the Register was established. Prior to that, it was designated a National Historic Landmark on July 19, 1964.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | Illinois and Clinton Sts., Grand Detour, IL |
| County | Ogle County |
| Listed | Oct 15, 1966 |
| Reference number | 66000327 |
| Architect | John Deere |
| Type of place | historic house museum |
| Style | vernacular architecture |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings, 1 sites |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Illinois and Clinton Sts., Grand Detour, IL |
| Coordinates | 41.89613, -89.41605 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Pullman National Historical Park · 94 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Thomson Causeway 36 mi · Bulger'S Hollow Recreation Area 40 mi |
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Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000327. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.