Illinois
Knox
Galesburg City Township

Central Congregational Church

The Central Congregational Church is a historic church on Central Square in . The church was built from 1897 to 1898 to serve Galesburg's newly united Congregational church.
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  • Type: Church
  • Description: church building in Illinois, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Meetinghouse of the Central Congregational Church”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Orpheum Theater and Galesburg station.

Theater building
The Orpheum Theatre, originally opened in August 1916, stands on Kellogg Street in downtown , . The Orpheum's elegance and long history made the theatre a landmark in Galesburg which boasts other landmarks such as Carl Sandburg's Birthplace, the , and Knox College, which hosted an Abraham Lincoln-Stephen Douglas debate. is situated 1,500 feet east of Central Congregational Church.

Railway station
Photo: jimmy thomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Galesburg is an Amtrak intercity train station in , , . The station was originally built in 1984, after the razing of the large depot just south of the current site. is situated 2,400 feet east of Central Congregational Church.

Museum
Photo: Peter Van den Bossche, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a railroad museum in , . The museum is located at 211 South Seminary Street. Its collection includes CB&Q 4-6-4 3006, a Pullman "Meath" car, Railway Express RPO Combination Mail & Baggage Car… is situated 2,300 feet east of Central Congregational Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Galesburg and East Galesburg.

Photo: Kelly Martin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in , United States. The city is 45 miles northwest of . At the 2020 census, its population was 30,052. is the home of Knox College, a private four-year liberal arts college, and Carl Sandburg College, a community college named for native-born poet Carl Sandburg.

Village
is a village in , Illinois, United States. The population was 763 as of the 2020 census. It is part of the Micropolitan Statistical Area. is situated 3 miles east of Central Congregational Church.

Village
Photo: Dahinda1508, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a city in , , United States. The population was 2,901 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Micropolitan Statistical Area is located just southeast of the City of Galesburg. is situated 5 miles southeast of Central Congregational Church.

Central Congregational Church

Latitude
40.9467° or 40° 56′ 48″ north
Longitude
-90.37157° or 90° 22′ 18″ west
Elevation
771 feet (235 metres)
Open location code
86GFWJWH+M9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 188256144
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Geo­Names ID
4887025
Wiki­data ID
Q14687869
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