Near Brimfield in Peoria County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Jubilee College State Historic Site

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 23, 2020

1. Jubilee College State Historic Site Marker

Inscription. Jubilee College was founded by Bishop Philander Chase to train Episcopal ministers for service in the frontier West. Chase's ambitious plans called for a large Gothic Revival-style building to serve the men's college and theological seminary. Smaller buildings would serve a boys' prep school and a school for girls. Chase's dreams for Jubilee did not come true. Students in the Bishop Philander Chase traditional college and the boys’ and girls’ schools outnumbered the few men studying to become priests. Also, the elaborate main college building never left the drawing board.

Erected by Historic Sites Division, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education • Religion & Religious Structures.

Location. 40° 49.026′ N, 89° 46.843′ W. Marker is near Brimfield, Illinois, in Peoria County. It is on West Jubilee College Road 0.1 miles west of West Fussner Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 11744 W Jubilee College Rd,

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Brimfield IL 61517, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Illinois River Valley

and in Greater Peoria.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Jubilee College (approx. 1.9 miles away); Zion Protestant Episcopal Church (approx. 5½ miles away); a different marker also named Zion Protestant Episcopal Church (approx. 5½ miles away); Princeville Revolutionary War Veterans (approx. 8.2 miles away); R. G. LeTourneau's Steel House (approx. 8.6 miles away); Peoria's First Airport (approx. 10.4 miles away); Peoria, Illinois (approx. 10.6 miles away); Susan G. Komen (approx. 11.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brimfield.

Proposed main college building, 1844 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 23, 2020

2. Proposed main college building, 1844

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 23, 2020

3. Jubilee College State Historic Site Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 26, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 26, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 476 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 26, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.