The story
Built in 1863, the brick church still stands on the St. Peter campus alongside the 1995 sanctuary.
Everything that was here
- 1863–present · still open
1863 Brick ChurchChurch
A Civil War-era brick church with a 127-foot steeple.
See the map in 1864 → - 1847–present · still open
St. Peter Lutheran Church & SchoolChurch
Fourteen families and a pile of lumber started a congregation that is now 175 years old.
See the map in 1848 →
Nearby history
Lou Malnati's Pizzeria
1 South Roselle Road · 447 m away
Deep dish in an 1870s crossroads inn.
Town Square Clock Tower / Veterans Gateway Park
Schaumburg Road & Roselle Road, southwest corner (Town Square clock tower) · 447 m away
A clock tower marks the spot of two fires and a hardware store.
Volkening Family Farm
201 South Plum Grove Road · 1.5 km away
A German immigrant homestead from the late 1800s.
Royal Buffet
31 Golf Center · 2.2 km away
A hibachi buffet inside an old movie house.
Legoland Discovery Center
601 North Martingale Road · 3.7 km away
The first Legoland Discovery Center in the United States.
Woodfield Mall
5 Woodfield Mall · 3.7 km away
The largest mall in America on opening day, built on 191 acres of prairie farmland by a joint venture of Sears and A. Al
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