Pekin in Tazewell County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Hinners Organ Company

1879-1942

Photographed by Jason Voigt, February 22, 2025

1. Hinners Organ Company Marker

Inscription. The manufacture of organs was begun by John L. Hinners in 1879. The first work shop was in an upstairs room at 341 Court Street. Through the years there were partners in business: J.J. Fink 1881-1885, U.J. Albertsen 1895-1902. The business was organized as a stock company in 1902 and the name Hinners Organ Company was adopted. In 1942 the company was dissolved after having built over 3,000 pipe organs and over 20,000 reed organs which were sold in the United States and throughout the world.

Erected by the Pekin Bicentennial Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1879.

Location. 40° 34.294′ N, 89° 39.066′ W. Marker is in Pekin, Illinois, in Tazewell County. It is at the intersection of North 2nd Street (Illinois Route 29) and Margaret Street ( Route 9), on the right when traveling south on North 2nd Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 203 Court St, Pekin IL 61554, 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 territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Steamboat Columbia Disaster (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Union League of America (approx. 0.2 miles away); 29th United States Colored Infantry (approx. 0.2

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miles away); Abraham Lincoln - Eighth Judicial District (approx. ¼ mile away); Pvt. William Henry Costley (approx. 0.3 miles away); Tazewell County Remembers (approx. 0.3 miles away); Nance Legins-Costley (approx. 0.3 miles away); Fort Crevecœur (approx. 5.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pekin.

Also see . . . Hinners Organ Company on Wikipedia. More history about one of Pekin's one-time leading factories (Submitted on February 28, 2025, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)

Photographed by Jason Voigt, February 22, 2025

2. Hinners Organ Company Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 28, 2025, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 227 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 28, 2025, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.