Admission: Free
Hours: Open by appointment only
Address:
5th St., west of Dixie Hwy.
Phone: 815-472-6675
Come visit us in Kankakee, Illinois
Displays of running model trains and memorabilia. See large running model train displays and railroad memorabilia within Kankakee's restored train depot. Features a scale model of Kankakee and its trains as they looked in the 1950's. A life-size, 1947
Kankakee, IL Railroad HistoryRecreates the period of history from 1870 to 1900 with period furhishings.
Kankakee, IL Historic HomesVisit an authentic cabin built during Momence's 150th anniversary to honor the area'
Kankakee, IL Pioneer LifeThe Essex Historical Society Museum features a one-room school house and historical Essex artifacts contained in an adjacent brick building. Learn about area strip mines that date back to the early 1900'
Kankakee, IL MuseumsOriginally called the Mount Airy School, the building was moved to its present location in 1983. This 1850's school house has...
The 1878 Henry School, on the Galena Trail, was used as a school until 1957. The Polo Historical Society has turned it back i...