Security Lumber, Bradley, Illinois

Security Lumber and Supply has been doing business in the Kankakee County area for over 62 years. The original lumberyard building has been in existence since the early 1900’s. In 1946 the E. A. Benson family purchased the business from the Charles Wertz Company.

During the late 1940’s and early 1950’s the lumberyard was known as security lumber and fuel company. The fuel was coal, the main source of heating fuel at that time. The coal operation was phased out in the mid 1950’s. The original hardware store was completed in 1958 and included extensive renovation. Security lumber kept pace with the growing demands of the area housing industry in the 1960’s and added several outbuildings to protect lumber and material from the elements.