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2010- St. Michael’s United Church of Christ

$10.00

Built in 1870, this church at 400 W. Washington Street was the fourth to be constructed in Turner, and now is West Chicago’s oldest remaining original church structure. Originally chartered as the German United Evangelical St. Michael's Church in 1869, it was one of three German language churches in the Old Heidelberg Neighborhood. In 1890, a bell tower, steeple and 1,050 pound bell were added; an addition to the south and stained glass windows were 1911 improvements.

Built in 1870, this church at 400 W. Washington Street was the fourth to be constructed in Turner, and now is West Chicago’s oldest remaining original church structure. Originally chartered as the German United Evangelical St. Michael's Church in 1869, it was one of three German language churches in the Old Heidelberg Neighborhood. In 1890, a bell tower, steeple and 1,050 pound bell were added; an addition to the south and stained glass windows were 1911 improvements.