CHILDERLEY CHAPEL CHILDERLEY CHAPEL

The small brick chapel, located in the Wheeling Park District's Childerely Park, was built in
1927 by Frances Crane Lillie to be a place of worship for her family as well as the families who lived on the Crane farm across the road.

This was a charitable school home facility established in 1917 to house widows and orphans. The original chapel was a log cabin built in about 1827, which was moved to this location from the south section of Buffalo Creek Farm. It was connected to this newer facility by a walled garden.

The garden walls and log cabin have since been destroyed and the existing library was added in 1940. Originally a Catholic chapel, it has been nondenominational since purchased by the Wheeling Park District in 1977.

Restoration was done by the Wheeling Historical Society members. The chapel is now rented out by the park district upon special request.

Contact:

Wheeling Historical Society & Museum
251 N. Wolf Road
Post Office Box 3
Wheeling, Illinois 60090
Phone: ( 847 ) 537 - 3119
Fax : ( 847 ) 520-2207
Email: curator@wheelinghistoricalsociety.com

Curator: Patti Steilen
Asst. Curator: Donna Vallas

Click Here for a map to our location

Museum Hours :

  • April through October
  • 2:00 to 4:00 pm Sundays
  • The Museum is located at the Chamber Community Center in the Original Village Hall

Inquiries Only:

  • 9:00 - 12:00 noon Thursday
  • Phone: ( 847 ) 537 - 3119

Open Meetings :

  • The 4th Wednesday of every month.
  • 7:30 pm at the Chamber Community Center in the Old Church.

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