Benjaminville Friends Meetinghouse and Burial Ground
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| Benjaminville Friends Meetinghouse and Burial Ground | |
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| Location: | McLean County, Illinois, USA |
| Nearest city: | Holder, |
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| Added to NRHP: | December 13, 1983[1] |
| Reference #: | 83003584 |
The Benjaminville Friends Meetinghouse and Burial Ground is located north of the McLean County village of Holder, Illinois. The site of the meetinghouse and burial ground was once the site of a now defunct village called Benjaminville. This site, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is all that remains of that village, though signs denoting "Bentown" can still be seen near the site of the former town, as well as a scattering of houses. The Meetinghouse is in rural McLean County, about 9 miles east of Bloomington and has been listed on the Register since 1983
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[edit] The site
[edit] History
The Friends Meetinghouse was constructed in 1874 and has seen little change since it was built.[2]
[edit] Building
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[edit] Burial ground
The burial ground is divided into two sections, one for Quakers and the other for non-Quakers.[2]
[edit] Benjaminville
The village of Benjaminville was founded in the 1850s by Quaker farmers, who, like many who came to Illinois, were looking to take advantage of the rich prairie soil. The town was rendered a ghost town when the expected Lake Erie Railroad did not come into town.[2]
[edit] Notes
- ^ NRIS Database, National Register of Historic Places, retrieved January 22, 2007.
- ^ a b c Benjaminville Friends Meeting House, Historical Markers, Illinois State Historical Society. Retrieved January 22, 2007.
