The Bushnell Wheeler Home
Join us for the annual Holiday Open House at the Bushnell Wheeler Home
The South Beloit Historical Society has the home all decorated with Christmas trees in every room.
Each room is filled with historical displays from in and around the Stateline area.
The Barn has also been expanded with many new displays to see.
We’ll be serving refreshments at no charge and will be selling homemade Christmas breads and hand made crafts.
John Patrick will also have his books for sale.
Dates:
• Friday Nov 20 — 4p – 8p
• Saturday Nov 21 — 11a – 4p
• Sunday Nov 22 — 11a – 4p
Address: 542 Wheeler Ave – South Beloit, IL (two blocks south of Gardner St)
Admission is free and the entire home is open for touring.
Donations always accepted
Admission is free
We always need volunteers. If you’d like to serve guests or show people around, please call 815-389-1514
For more information, head over to our Events page
The Bushnell Wheeler Home History
In 1850 Professor Jackson Bushnell of Beloit College began investing in real estate. He admired the view of the bluff south of Turtle Creek and purchased the land.
In 1856, Reverend Alexander Montgomery, the agent for the American Board of Foreign Missions, purchased the five acres on which the house stands to build a retirement home for missionaries. The home was completed and he lived there for three years before dying in 1860.
Click here for the rest of this home’s history.
Check out our Photos page – taken November 2021
Want to volunteer? We’d love to have you on our team. Click here to send us a message.
Contact The Bushnell Wheeler Home
The Bushnell Wheeler Home is located at 542 Wheeler Street in South Beloit, IL and is also the home of the South Beloit Historical Society.
The home is open to the public twice a year, the final Sunday in June for our annual Ice Cream Social (the final Sunday in June) and the Friday, Saturday & Sunday prior to Thanksgiving (our annual Christmas open house).
We are also open for tours upon request and for weddings (indoors and outdoors). For a map and contact information, please click here.
What’s going on at the Bushnell Wheeler Home? Click here for our events page.