Bishop Hill State Historic Site

Local nameBishop Hill State Historic Site
LocationBishop Hill, Illinois, United States

Bishop Hill State Historic Site is an open-air museum in Henry County, Illinois. It is located about 2 miles north of U.S. Route 34 in Bishop Hill, Illinois.

The Illinois Historic Preservation Agency operates four surviving buildings in the village as a state historic site located within the Bishop Hill Historic District, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970, and listed as a National Historic Landmark in 1984.Bishop Hill was the site of a utopian religious community founded in 1846 by Swedish pietist Eric Janson. The settlers of Bishop Hill included skilled carpenters and craftsmen.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishop_Hill_State_Historic_Site

Official Website http://www.bishophill.com/

Phone +1 309 927 3345

Address 106 Bishop Hill Rd, Bishop Hill, IL 61419, USA

Coordinates 41°11'59.711" N -90°7'7.84" E

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