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1937-03-13 (ws) (80th anniv) 06 july 1865 to 1866 - june 7 foundation laid for new baptist church west of courthouse - later years spire flown off in storm.jpg
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1883-04-12 (ws) sociable at courthouse.jpg
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1878-04-11 (ws) baptist socialble at the courthouse.jpg
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Circa 1956 black and white photograph of street work on Throop Street, Woodstock, Illinois. In the foreground is a dug up portion of the road. In the background there are various buildings with cars parked in their parking lots and at the end of the street is a brick church building.
Pedestrians cross Throop St just south of the construction zone. A trench scrape is in the foreground, the Methodist Church is visible at the end of the streeet. Hahn Oil and repair shop and the Class Flats are on the right side of the photo.The…

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Circa 1956 black and white photograph of street work on Sounth Street, Woodstock, Illinois. In the forefront of the photograph is a tractor behind a pile of dirt. In the background are homes and a church building.
A digger is excavating the tree bank on South St. near the intersection with Throop St. There is a stop sign and a sign directing U. S. Route 14 traffic to turn right.

There is a porch for a house since demolished and cars parked in the…

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St Mary interior 1950s Medlar.tif
Close up of St. Mary's church altar with the ornate marble altar placed so that the priest says Mass with his back to the congregation. Angels kneel on either side with multiple candles and a gold dome over the tabernacle. The ceiling dome frescoes…

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1910 black and white photograph of the interior sancutary of the Saint Mary Catholic Church in Woodstock, Illinois.
In 1905, St. Mary in Woodstock became a separate parish from Crystal Lake and Barrington. Money was raised for a church and the building was completed in 1910. By 1920 the remaining mortgage for the church, $20,000, was paid off through a donation by…

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1970 color photograph of St. Mary's Catholic Church on the corner of Tryon and Lincoln Streets, Woodstock, Illinois.
St Mary Church taken from Tryon St at Lincoln Ave. It shows the south side before the current addition. It also shows the rose windo from an angle. There is lawn where the addition is now. The east side of the rectory with the small garage and the…

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1997 color photograph of a new building construction on the north-west corner of Calhoun and Jefferson Streets, Woodstock, Illinois. This is the former location of a church that was destroyed by fire in 1989.
Construction begins on the new office building on the corner of Calhoun and Jefferson streets. After the fire which destroyed St Johns Lutheran Church in 1989, this lot was empty and was used for the crash scene in the movie Groundhog Day filmed in…

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1989 color photograph of the remains of a church after a destructive fire. The church was located on the north-west corner of Calhoun and Jefferson Streets, Woodstock, Ilinois. In the background are varioius buildings and the tower of the Opera House building can be seen in the distance.
St John's Lutheran church had moved to Seminary Avenue and Bohn's Ace hardware used the building for storage. On December 31, 1989 the church on the corner of Calhoun and Jefferson streets burned to the ground. This photo was taken early on New…

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1989 color photograph of the remains of a church after a destructive fire. The church was located on the north-west corner of Calhoun and Jefferson Streets, Woodstock, Ilinois.
This photo was taken from Calhoun street and shows the remains of the rear of the church and the front tower.
The actual date of the photo is January 1, 1990.

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1989 color photograph of the remains of a church after a destructive fire. The church was located on the north-west corner of Calhoun and Jefferson Streets, Woodstock, Ilinois. In the background are varioius buildings and the tower of the Opera House building can be seen in the distance.
St John's Lutheran church had moved to Seminary Avenue and Bohn's Ace hardware used the building for storage. On December 31, 1989 the church on the corner of Calhoun and Jefferson streets burned to the ground. This photo was taken early on New…

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Circa 1868 black and white photograph of three and four story brick buildings on Van Buren Street, Woodstock, Illinois. Several men are posing on the sidewalk and there is a horse and buggy parked on the dirt street in front of the buildings.
South east side of Square with Woodstock House and Post Office. This is a blurred closeup of the same buildings as photo ID 37 [105-117 E. Van Buren]
Blossom's Jewelry was established in 1868. [117 E. Van Buren]. The photo could have been taken as…

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Circa 1866-1868 black and white photograph of the south-west portion of the Woodstock Square Park taken after a snowstorm. The Square Park is full of young trees. I the background is seen woooden buildings, the old McHenry County Courthouse and a two story brick building.
This photo of the west side of the Square in winter shows the trees slightly larger than in the photo Item #480: "West Side of Square, ca 1858" and a second fence outside the original fence. It is dated between 1866 and 1868.
After 1858 (square…

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Circa 1910 colorized black and white post card of Woodstock's St Mary's Church and Parsonage buildings located on North Tryon Street, Woodstock, Illinois.
St Mary's Catholic Church taken soon after the church was completed in 1910. The parsonage is only partially visible on the left. It was built between 1905-1908.
A house is visible on the right of the church where the St. Mary junior high building…

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Black and white photograph of the interior of a church in Woodstock, Illinois. Rows of pews are seen in the foreground. In the background is a large pipe organ. A man and a woman are posing in front of the pipe organ.
Methodist Episcopal church interior before the 1923 fire.The church was built in 1871 and burned Feb. 4, 1923. Leila Brooks Hockey is the organist and Bill Robinson is holding the book. The print is much more recent than when the photo was…

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Circa 1923 black and white photograph of a large group of people seated in chairs listening to a speaker next to a church bulding that is in the process ob being built. There are several cars parked in the street.
Cornerstone laying of Methodist Church 201 W. South Street. The cars are lined up facing east on South Street. Throop street in the upper right hand corner shows trees that were cut down in order to widen the street for U. S. Route 14.
Side view of…

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1972 black and white photograph of buildings on the southwest corner of the Woodstock Square, Woodstock, Illinois. Several 1960-1970 era cars are parked on the brick paved road.
Jim Keefe’s Tour of Woodstock 1972

These proof sheets are photos Jim Keefe took in 1972. There are additional color photos in the Keefe Slides in History Photos. The new Government Center was being built on N. Seminary. City Hall was going to…

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1859 black and white photograph of a brick church in Woodstock, Illinois. The steeple of the church has a large four sided clock.
The Presbyterians built a frame church on the corner of Church and Jefferson in 1848 (hence the name Church Street). In 1856 they sold the building to the German Presbyterians who moved it to Queen Anne Prairie. That same year they built this brick…

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Circa 1924 black and white post card of brick church on South Street, Woodstock, Illinois.
First Methodist Episcopal Church has been located at 201 W. South Street since 1871. The original frame building burned in 1923 and was replaced by this brick structure in 1924. A new church building had already been in the planning stages.
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Circa 1923 black and white photograph of a brick church on South Street, Woodstock, Illinois.
201 W. South

Although Paul R. Vogel Co. (1911-1940s) is printed on the back, the postage stamp area shows the EKC monogram of E. C. Kropp company (1907-1956.)

The lettering on the face of the postcard is very similar to the printing on the C…

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Circa 1883 black and white photograph of a building and windmill on the northeast corner of East Judd and Benton Streets, Woodstock, Illinois. Wagons are lined up on the sidewalks and in the background the old Presbyterian church on Church Street is seen.
This view from Medlar Studio's window (100 Cass) shows T. J. Dacy & Co. Carriage and Implement Dealer on East Judd Street. Behind the building it is possible to see the old church (ID 50) with its steeple missing that had been sold to Dacy Brothers…

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1962 color photograph of plaque that reads "The site of the first religious edifice in Woodstock, the Presbyterian Church, organized Feb. 23, 1846."
The site of the first religious edifice in Woodstock, the Presbyterian Church, organized Feb. 23, 1846.
Presented by Kishwaukee Trail Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution 1962.

This plaque was on the Jefferson St side of the grocery…

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1962 color photograph of old church building located on the corner Church and Jefferson Streets, Woodstock, Illinois in the process of being demolished. At this time, the old church building was being used by the Dacy Lumber Company.
The next photo in the series covering the demolition of the first church and Dacy Lumber Company is not clear enough to enlarge to the 5x7 format. The roof has been removed and the steeple is toppling.

This view is from N. Jefferson

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1962 color photograph of old church building located on the corner Church and Jefferson Streets, Woodstock, Illinois in the process of being demolished. At this time, the old church building was being used by the Dacy Lumber Company.
Third in the series of the demoltion of the first church and Dacy Lumber Company buildings to make room for the National Tea grocery store on the corner of Church & Jefferson.

The large shed and the old house are gone revealing a small shed with…

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1962 color photograph of old church building located on the corner Church and Jefferson Streets, Woodstock, Illinois just prior to demolition. At this time, the old church building was being used by the Dacy Lumber Company.
Second in the series documenting the demolition of the first church in Woodstock on Church & Jefferson Streets. This shows the church front and south façade. A large covered shed used by Dacy Lumber Company for storing lumber is the first building to…

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1962 color photograph of old church building located on the corner Church and Jefferson Streets, Woodstock, Illinois just prior to demolition. At this time, the old church building was being used by the Dacy Lumber Company.
First in a series covering the demolition of the first church built in Woodstock that was being used for storage by Dacy Lumber company. A National Tea Company grocery store was built on the site with 220 N. Jefferson as the address.

The church…

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Circa 1905 black and white potograph of Saint Mary Church on Lincoln Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois.
This is a photo of St. Mary Catholic Church on Lincoln Avenue with the parish house (rectory) on the right. This brick church was built in 1853 for $4,000 and demolished in March, 1916 to make space for the current grade school. The parish house was…

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Black and white photograph of small leafless trees and a wooden church building located on the corner of Jackson and Throop Streets in Woodstock, Illinois.
200 W. Jackson
Corner of Jackson & Throop
Listed as First Baptist Church in the 1914 City Directory

101 N. Throop now is on this location

"The present Baptist church was erected in 1866, being located at the corner of Jackson and Throop…

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