St Joseph Seminary Tower Shrine Memorial - Teutopolis, Illinois
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paulspaper
N 39° 07.832 W 088° 28.342
16S E 372736 N 4332294
St Joseph Seminary Tower Shrine Memorial is all that remains of a Franciscan Seminary.
Waymark Code: WM6NF0
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 06/26/2009
Views: 4
This is a very interesting tower. It is in a parking lot and is a remnant of the 1800s. From the plaque on the tower: This tower shrine memorial served as the entrance to the original St. Joseph College (Gymnasium) and Seminary, initiated in 1860 by the Franciscan Friars of the Sacred Heart Province and opened in September 1862. The tower now standing was constructed in 1889. Many young men, and later, hundreds of priests for the Franciscans and for the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois were educated here until the closing of the seminary in 1969.
Address of Tower:
Vine St.
Teutopolis, IL USA
62467
Relevant website?: [Web Link]
Rate tower: 
Tours or visits allowed in tower?: No
Still Operational: Not Listed
Number of bells in tower?: Not Listed
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