Jewel Tea Company Plant - Barrington, IL
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cldisme
N 42° 09.735 W 088° 07.575
16T E 406963 N 4668404
The former Jewel Tea Company Plant is now Citizen's Park for the Barrington Park District.
Waymark Code: WM3RP6
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 05/12/2008
Views: 61
On the highway (R), at the northeastern edge of [Barrington], is the JEWEL TEA COMPANY PLANT (2-hour tours conducted weekdays, 8-4:30), a modern building of classic lines set in extensive landscaped grounds. The tour of the plant includes the coffee, tea, research, miscellaneous products, and packaging departments.
Page 505; Tour 10: US Highway 14 - Illinois: A Descriptive and Historical Guide.
Today, not much remains of the Jewel Tea Company other than a name on a pavillion. The Barrington Park District has converted this area into Citizen's Park. It has picnic areas, playground equipment, a couple of indoor pavillions, and a bandshell.
Book: Illinois
Page Number(s) of Excerpt: 505
Year Originally Published: 1939
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