ON THE ROAD; FALL TRIP TO BISHOP HILL

ON THE ROAD WITH SAH CHICAGO CHAPTER: BISHOP HILL+

SEPTEMBER 11, 2010

On Saturday September 11, 2010, CCSAH will tour three sites in Henry County, Illinois (roughly 170 miles west of Chicago); our estimated time of departure from downtown Chicago will be at 8:00 a.m.

The highlight will be a 2 ½ to 3 hour afternoon visit to the Bishop Hill Swedish immigrant colony, with a number of surviving buildings from its heyday (1846 to 1861) as a religious collective community. Both the State Historic Preservation Agency and the Bishop Hill Heritage Association have programs interpreting the period, and a number of museum spaces, art galleries and craft shops are available to visitors when not on the guided tour.

CCSAH member and restoration architect Mr. Walker Johnson has consulted on preservation issues at Bishop Hill and will be with us to provide context and insider information. For more general information, visit http://www.bishophill.com/.

On our way to Bishop Hill we are planning guided stops at the glorious Second Empire-style Courthouse in Cambridge, Illinois, and at the pioneer era “Jenny Lind” Swedish Chapel of 1850 and the Swedish Augustana Church of the 1870s in Andover, Illinois.

ITINERARY:

Leave from former Prairie Avenue Bookstore location
418 S.Wabash@8:00SHARP.
Fruit, OJ & Snacks on Bus
HENNEPIN CANAL (top) & STEEPLE BUILDING AT BISHOP HILL

COLONY CHURCH, BISHOP HILL

COLONY HOTEL AT BISHOP HILL

HENRY COUNTY COURTHOUSE IN CAMBRIDGE, ILLINOIS

Return Chicago (418 S. Wabash) by 7:30 p.m

Cost: approximately $75.00 for members/$85.00 for guest, including lunch, snacks and beverages.

RESERVATION FORM CAN BE ACCESSED HERE. JUST CLICK, FILL IT OUT AND SEND IT IN WITH YOUR CHECK.

If you have questions email sahchicago@gmail.com, or call William Locke at (312) 932-9790 or Dick Spurgin at (312)427-8325.