{"nrhp_refnum":"05001251","name":"Shiloh College","other_names":["District #1 Schoolhouse-Randolph County"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"13043 Walnut St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Shiloh Hill","county":"Randolph County","state":"IL","lat":37.92680881800004,"lon":-89.62022248799997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2005-11-15","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick and stucco schoolhouse at 13043 Walnut Street in Shiloh Hill, Randolph County, Illinois, built in 1881 by William F. Brinkman and Brother of Chester, with a small coal shed beside it.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is locally significant under Criterion A for its link to rural education in Randolph and Jackson Counties. Built to house Shiloh College, it served as a public one-room school from 1881 until consolidation closed it in 1954. It is one of only two known rural schoolhouses left in the area and was unusual for its two-story form and college origins.","narrative":"Shiloh College is a two-story brick and stucco building at 13043 Walnut Street in Shiloh Hill, Randolph County, Illinois. William F. Brinkman and Brother of Chester built it in 1881 in Greek Revival style, with a front gable, white cornice with returns, a wooden bell tower and a metal roof. Inside, a mirrored curved staircase rises from a small foyer to a large upstairs room with a stage. A wood-frame coal shed stands beside it. The building was meant for Shiloh College, an institution chartered in the early 1840s to promote education, but it was leased to School District #1 and then used as a rural public school, with one teacher instructing all grades through eighth. It closed in 1954 when the Trico Unit District consolidated schools. It is recognized for its role in local education and as one of only two known rural schoolhouses remaining in the area.","period_of_significance":"1881-1954","architect_builder":"Brinkman, William F., and Brothers, builders","architectural_style":"Greek Revival; Other: Two-Story Schoolhouse","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Current functions listed as social/civic, museum and auditorium, with work in progress; the main-room floors and center support beams are being replaced due to termite damage.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:37.294793-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/45/8939/28893945/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/05001251.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05001251/e7f5c1f5e0-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05001251/e7f5c1f5e0-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shiloh_College_building_in_Shiloh_Hill.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shiloh_College_building_in_Shiloh_Hill.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28893945","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiloh_College","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16900094"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/randolph-county/shiloh-college-05001251/"}