{"nrhp_refnum":"90001724","name":"Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints","other_names":["Plano Stone Church"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"304 S. Center Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Plano","county":"Kendall County","state":"IL","lat":41.65918350800007,"lon":-88.53595795599995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1990-11-02","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government","Religion"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story Greek Revival sandstone church at 304 South Center Avenue in Plano, Kendall County, Illinois, built and dedicated in 1868 and known as the Plano Stone Church.","why_significant":"It served as the central house of worship and headquarters of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints from 1868 to 1881. It is also linked to Joseph Smith III, the church's second president, who chaired the building committee and served as local pastor. It was the first church building legally titled under the Reorganized Church's name.","narrative":"Built of sandstone and dedicated on November 15, 1868, this one-story church at 304 South Center Avenue in Plano, Illinois, has a front-facing gable roof, a wide frieze, cut stone quoins and round-arched windows with keystones, all typical of Greek Revival design. The front wall is regular rock-faced sandstone, while the other walls are roughcut stone in irregular courses. Inside, the original wainscotting, window sash and doors survive, along with wrought iron pew ends and a wooden pulpit. Changes in the 1940s enclosed two stove alcoves and added a rear bay for organ equipment. The church matters because Plano was headquarters of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints from 1866 until 1881, and this building was its central house of worship. Joseph Smith III, the church's president, chaired the building committee, served as pastor, and took part in town life. It was the first church building legally titled under the Reorganized Church name.","period_of_significance":"1868-1881","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":["A","B"],"status_note":"Current functions listed as religious structure and museum; exterior largely unchanged apart from replacement of the original stone steps with concrete.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:35.675526-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/70/8932/28893270/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/90001724.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90001724/e9f571a2c4-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90001724/e9f571a2c4-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 2.5","author":"A. McMurray (A. McMurray)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Plano_stone_church13.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">A. McMurray (A. McMurray)</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 2.5</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Plano_stone_church13.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28893270","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plano_Stone_Church","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7201416"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/kendall-county/reorganized-church-of-jesus-christ-of-latter-day-saints-90001724/"}