National Historic Landmark · historic district · Bishop Hill, Illinois

Colony Steeple Building

United States historic place in Bishop Hill, Illinois. Built 1846. Added to the National Register in 1970, and a National Historic Landmark.

National Historic LandmarkBuilt 1846Listed 1970
Administration Building Bishop Hill ColonyApartment Building Bishop Hill ColonyBishop Hill - General Store (4295056321)Bishop Hill - Steeple Building (4295802114)
Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 6 in the Commons category

What it is

Wikipedia · Bishop Hill Colony

Bishop Hill Colony is a historic district in Bishop Hill, Illinois. Bishop Hill was the site of a utopian religious community which operated as a commune. It was founded in 1846 by Swedish pietist Eric Janson and his followers. The community was named Bishop Hill after the parish of Biskopskulla in Uppland, Sweden.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
AddressOff US 34, Bishop Hill, IL
CountyHenry County
ListedApr 17, 1970
Reference number70000244
Built1846
Type of placehistoric district
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources35 buildings, 6 sites
StandingYes

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Access not on record
AddressOff US 34, Bishop Hill, IL
Coordinates41.20051, -90.11857 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitHerbert Hoover National Historic Site · 72 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyFishermans Corner 29 mi
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 70000244. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.