View source for Union Church (Oreana, Illinois)

{{short description|Historic church in Illinois, United States}}
{{Infobox NRHP
| name                 = Union Church
| nrhp_type            =
| image                = Union Church near Oreana.jpg
| caption              = Front and western side
| nearest_city         = [[Oreana, Illinois]]
| coordinates          = {{coord|39|55|13|N|88|50|52|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin             = Illinois#USA
| built                = {{start date and age|1876}}
| architect OR builder =
| architecture         = Greek Revival, Italianate
| added                = September 23, 1999
| area                 = {{convert|3.9|acre}}
| refnum               = 99000588<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>
}}
'''Union Church''' is a historic non-denominational church located {{convert|2.5|mi|km}} southeast of [[Oreana, Illinois|Oreana]] in [[Macon County, Illinois|Macon County]], [[Illinois]]. The white frame church was built in 1876; its design incorporates elements of the [[Greek Revival architecture|Greek Revival]] and [[Italianate architecture|Italianate]] styles. In addition to religious services, the church also hosted a school, [[Temperance movement|Temperance Union]] meetings, and Christmas and New Year's parties. The church has a functional [[pump organ]] from 1879, which was originally purchased for the Temperance Union. A cemetery is adjacent to the church; its first burial dates to 1842. In 1936, the church's congregation discontinued religious services; since then, the building has been used only for weddings and an annual [[Memorial Day]] celebration.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hicks|first=Barbara Barrett|title=National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Union Church|url=http://ihpa.greatarc.com/pdfs/201549.pdf|publisher=[[National Park Service]]|accessdate=November 2, 2012|date=October 13, 1998}}</ref> The church was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on September 23, 1999.<ref name="nris"/>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{National Register of Historic Places}}
[[Category:Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois]]
[[Category:Greek Revival church buildings in Illinois]]
[[Category:Italianate architecture in Illinois]]
[[Category:Churches completed in 1876]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Macon County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Wooden churches in Illinois]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Macon County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Italianate church buildings in the United States]]
{{MaconCountyIL-NRHP-stub}}
{{Illinois-church-stub}}