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 State Historic Site. . 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.
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.
Location. 40° 49.026′ N, 89° 46.843′ W. Marker is near Brimfield, Illinois, in Peoria County. Marker 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, Brimfield IL 61517, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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
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 263 times since then and 13 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.