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The roundhouse was designed by Levi Hull Waterhouse, who designed several important structures in the Aurora vicinity. [3] The walls of the structure were constructed with locally quarried limestone from Batavia, Illinois. [3] There were originally twenty-two stalls in the roundhouse, with an additional eight added three years after completion.
Aurora: The roundhouse for the Chicago and Aurora Railroad (later Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad) was a major employer in Aurora from 1856 to 1974. After it sat vacant for twenty-one years, a group of investors led by Walter Payton converted it into an entertainment complex. It is the oldest standing limestone roundhouse in the United ...
A statue of Walter Payton accompanied by a plaque was dedicated in front of the south entrance to Soldier Field in 2019. [80] Until its sale to Two Brothers Brewing in 2011, Walter Payton's Roundhouse continued to draw hundreds of thousands of visitors annually to the Aurora, Illinois site. A plaque now hangs on the building commemorating Payton.
The Roundhouse was built in 1865 for the Chicago and Aurora Railroad. After being abandoned in 1974 it was then purchased by a group of investors led by Walter Payton in 1995 and converted into a restaurant and brewpub. The Roundhouse officially reopened in June 2011 as the Two Brothers Roundhouse. [7] [8]
The roundhouse in Aurora, Illinois, constructed in 1856, was purchased and restored by NFL football player Walter Payton in 1995. After Payton's death, the roundhouse was occupied by a micro-brewery and renamed Two Brothers Roundhouse, with a plaque mounted in Payton's honor. [26]
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Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad roundhouse, Beardstown, Illinois; Roundhouse, Centralia, Illinois (as of 10/10/21 only foundations are left based on google earth) Chicago and North Western roundhouse, Chicago, Illinois; Roundhouse, South Deering, Illinois (as of 17/05/23 only a 2 stalls and a part of the shops remain based on google earth)
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