Chestnut, Knox County
Chestnut United Methodist Church

A $2,000 grant was pledged in 2008 towards roof repairs on this 1911 brick church.  The structure features several historic stained glass windows, including a unique one honoring Abraham Lincoln. Chestnut is 10 miles south of Galesburg in Knox County.

Colchester, McDonough County
Moses King Brickyard

The former Moses King Brickyard, sited on 11 acres, consists of multiple buildings and remains of buildings used for the brick and tile works beginning in the 1880s. The property was listed on LI’s Ten Most Endangered Historic Places list in 2002. Although there is much work to be done at the site, the $1,500 matching grant will be used to reroof one of the historic structures. 

Golden, Adams County
Prairie Mills Windmill

Golden Historical Society received a $7,500 grant in 2004 to help repair the tailpole and cap on the windmill and make repairs to the roof of Windmill Hall.  One of the few restored, working “smock”-style windmills in the U.S., it was built in 1872 by a German immigrant for the grinding of wheat flour. Golden is located 25 miles northeast of Quincy.
 

Pittsfield, Pike County
Old East School

This building, which was designed by John Van Osdel and built 1861-66, was the community’s local school until 1955 when it was vacated, becoming a warehouse. The Pike County Historical Society used a $1,250 grant in 2007 towards roof repair. Pittsfield is 45 miles southwest of Quincy in Pike County.

Photo: Dan Long

Pittsfield, Pike County
Zoe Theater

In order to open additional avenues for funding, the Zoe Preservation Society used their grant to hire a consultant to individually list the property on the National Register of Historic Places. The Zoe Theater, which opened in 1950, is located one block north of Pittsfield’s town square. The building was originally constructed in 1870 and renovated and adapted into a theater in 1950 when its Vitrolite façade was installed. The property was successfully listed on the National Register in 2012.

Quincy, Adams County
Gardner Museum

This Romanesque Revival building, designed by Patton and Fisher, was constructed in 1888.  The building housed the city’s public library until 1974. It was converted into a museum in 1977.  The building underwent a major renovation over the past five years and the museum received a $1,650 grant in 2009 to repair the roof.
 

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