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CENTRAL CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
60 PUBLIC SQUARE GALESBURG, IL 61401
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Since 1898, our beautiful and inspiring church building has been the place where we worship, fellowship, welcome new friends and reach out to the community. Three congregations currently gather weekly to worship God. Located in the heart of Galesburg, soaring high above the City Square, our church building is also a work of art in its own right.
Central Congregational Church was listed individually on the National Register of Historic Places on September 30, 1976 and is one of the best examples of Richardsonian Romanesque architecture in Illinois. Designed by local architect C. E. Gottschalk, the building stands on the site of the Old First Church. The cornerstone of the structure was laid in 1897, and the building was completed in December 1898 at a cost of $75,000.