Pike County Historic Museum - Pittsfield, IL
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N 39° 36.567 W 090° 48.057
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Housed in a school built during the Civil War.
Waymark Code: WMK4F6
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 02/11/2014
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County of site: Pike County
Location of site: 400 E. Jefferson St., Pittsfield
Site Phone: (217) 285-4618
Mailing address: Pike County Historical Society, P.O. Box 44, Pittsfield, IL 62363
Email: info@pikecoilhistory.org
Constructed as the East Ward School between 1861-66 for $35,000 by John Houston. It was designed by John M. Van Osdel, who also designed the Illinois State Capitol. The school closed in 1955 and sat vacant until 1978 when the county renovated it for the museum.
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