Jefferson County Historical Village

Jefferson County, Illinois Historic Village

Historical Village:

The Village, with its buildings and their contents, reflects Jefferson County, IL life from the early 19th century through mid-20th century.

Among the furnished buildings, one finds log houses of the 19th century, a log church, a log jail, a one-room school, operating blacksmith and print shops, a display of period merchandise in the general store and a variety of medical equipment in the Medical Building

Volunteers operate the Historical Village weekends from the first full weekend in May through the last weekend in October.

                     Saturday 12-4pm

                     Sunday 1pm-4pm

Weekday group tours of the Historical Village are available by appointment with volunteer guides available.  Group tours must be scheduled in advance by calling the JCHS.

Office hours Monday – Friday 12:30 – 4:30pm

Phone: (618) 246-0033

jchsvip14@gmail.com

 

1411 North 27th Street

Mt. Vernon, IL 62864

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