Pecatonica Heritage Museum

About :

The Pecatonica Heritage Museum was formed with the dual purpose of preserving the history of Pecatonica’s local elevator and adaptively using it for the benefit of the surrounding community. The more than century old elevator serves as the corner stone to the Museum.

The “not for profit” Museum board was formed in 1996 to purchase the elevator to begin and continue restoration through donations, fund raisers and grants.

The historic, century old Grain Elevator is located next to the Pec Prairie Path, a former rail line, now part of the “Grand Illinois Trail”.

The elevator is a 3 story structure of post and beam construction and is unique because it has 16 grain bins as compared to the usual 4 to 6.

The elevator is open by appointment and during special events. This great old structure was almost lost to modern development.