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📜 History & landmarks · Monument

Shiloh House

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A monument on Shiloh Blvd, in the middle of things: 119 places within a five-minute walk. One of 11 history & landmarks in Zion.

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On the National Register since 1977

Shiloh House

Shiloh House

Shiloh House was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 12, 1977. It is significant for its architecture and religion at the state level.

Shiloh House is a historic house at 1300 Shiloh Boulevard in Zion, Illinois. John Alexander Dowie, the founder of Zion, built the house in 1902–03; he lived there until his death in 1907. Architect Paul Burkhardt of Chicago, who worked on many of Zion's early buildings, designed the home. Burkhardt's design incorporated the Queen Anne and Swiss chalet styles. After Dowie's death, the house passed through several own…

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119 places within a five-minute walk of Shiloh House.

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1300 Shiloh Blvd

The nearest neighbor is Zion Historical Society, 1 min walk away.

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Address1300 Shiloh Blvd · 60099
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Address
1300 Shiloh Blvd
Hours
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Phone
(847) 746-2427
Website
http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/77000488.pdf
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Some place details from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0). Changes go live once a second neighbor confirms them. Building history: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places.

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