Frankfort in Will County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Frankfort Village Hall

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, July 17, 2025

1. Frankfort Village Hall Marker

Inscription. The first village hall was built on this site in approximately 1895. In 1938, Eugene Reutiger, a gasoline service station proprietor, purchased the building for $158.00 and moved the two-story wooden structure next to his gas station. This village hall also housed the volunteer fire department and the jail at one time. The present building was dedicated in 1940.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1895.

Location. 41° 29.915′ N, 87° 51.134′ W. Marker is in Frankfort, Illinois, in Will County. It is on Kansas Street north of Hickory Street. The marker is to the right of the front entrance of the building, which today houses the Frankfort Chamber of Commerce. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 123 Kansas Street, Frankfort IL 60423, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Chicago.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Glenn R. Warning (here, next to this marker); Circa 1850 (within shouting distance of this marker); Circa 1903 (within shouting distance of this marker); Frankfort Veterans Memorial (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Breidert Green (about 600 feet away); Circa 1877 (about 700 feet away); Frankfort, Illinois (approx. 1.8 miles away); Old Brick Tavern (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Frankfort.

More about this marker. The village's municipal offices today are in a modern buliding that sits about ½ a mile west of downtown Frankfort.

Also see . . . History of Frankfort. The Frankfort Area Historical Society's website offers a timeline of the history of this village, located about 32 miles southwest of downtown Chicago. (Submitted on July 18, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, July 17, 2025

2. Frankfort Village Hall Marker

The Village Hall marker is to the right of the main entrance to this building, which today houses the Frankfort Chamber of Commerce. The front of this building includes a statue honoring the village's long-time mayor, Glenn Warning, and another plaque regarding the dedication of this building in 1940.

Frankfort, Illinois image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, July 17, 2025

3. Frankfort, Illinois

The marker is on the front of the 1940 Village Hall building.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 18, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 95 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 18, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.