Pioneer Gothic Church
Pioneer Gothic Church | |
Location | 201 N. Franklin St., Dwight, Illinois |
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Coordinates | 41°5′43″N 88°25′34″W / 41.09528°N 88.42611°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1857 |
NRHP reference No. | 83000325[1] |
Added to NRHP | July 28, 1983 |
The Pioneer Gothic Church is located in the village of Dwight, Illinois, United States. The building is a rare example of an extant wood framed Carpenter Gothic church in the state of Illinois. The building was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
History
The Pioneer Gothic Church was built by a
Architecture
The Pioneer Gothic Church is an example of wooden framed,
Significance
The American Institute of Architects celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2007, as part of the celebration the group selected "150 great places in Illinois." Among the selections was the Dwight Pioneer Gothic Church.[4] Subsequently, in celebration of the 2018 Illinois Bicentennial, the Pioneer Gothic Church was selected as one of the Illinois 200 Great Places [5] by the American Institute of Architects Illinois component (AIA Illinois). The church is one of "only a handful" of extant 19th century Carpenter Gothic churches in the state of Illinois.[2] The Pioneer Gothic Church was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on July 28, 1983.[1]
External links
- Ambler's Texaco Gas Station
- John R. Oughton House
- Keeley Institute
- Illinois Great Places - Pioneer Gothic Church
- Society of Architectural Historians SAH ARCHIPEDIA entry on Pioneer Gothic Church
Notes
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ ISBN 1587680106). Retrieved 11 October 2007.
- ^ a b "Historic Sites Archived 2007-10-17 at the Wayback Machine," Pioneer Gothic Church, Village of Dwight, official site. Retrieved 11 October 2007.
- ^ a b c d "Illinois Great Places," American Institute of Architects (Illinois), (PDF List), official site, 2007. Retrieved 11 October 2007.
- ^ Waldinger, Mike (January 30, 2018). "The proud history of architecture in Illinois". Springfield Business Journal. Retrieved 30 January 2018.