category : Historic Churches
North Arm is the oldest continuously operating Catholic church in the Springfield diocese. Founded in 1817 by 17 families from Kentucky, the journey was blessed by Fr. Theodore Badin, the first Catholic priest ordained in the U.S. The current church was built in 1901,and freatures an original altar from the mid-1800s.

Hours: Tours by appointment only.
Address: St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church 1350th Rd. and 1900th St.
Phone: 217-466-3355
Wheelchair Accessible Facility

Come visit us in Paris, Illinois

Attractions and Upcoming Events

Mile Marker Historical Monument

Paris, IL Historic Markers

Allis Chalmers Tractor Musuem

Come visit Allis Chalmers collection of tractor models from 1914-1957

Paris, IL Museums

Edgar County Genealogical Library

Paris, IL Genealogy

Edgar County Historical Society

Compare pioneer and Victorian lifestyle when you visit the log cabin and brick Italianate home. An exhibition gallery and program space in an adjacent building features rotating exhibits of the society'

Paris, IL Museums

Pumpkin Works

9 mazes, bon fires, hayrack rides, artisan gifts, 50 varities of pumpkins, gourds, indian corn. 7 Mazes (adult challenging) 5 mazes (wheelchair accessible)bonfires (appointment only) school tours available (appointment only) please no pets!

Paris, IL Mazes

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North Arm

Attractions and Upcoming Events

Mile Marker Historical Monument

Allis Chalmers Tractor Musuem

Edgar County Genealogical Library

Edgar County Historical Society

Pumpkin Works

Things to do Historic Churches near Paris, IL

North Arm

Lincoln Pew

The Holy Dormition of the Theotokos Catholicon of the Patriarchal Russian Orthodox Catholic Church

Cathedral of the Country, St. Mary's Church

Mann's Chapel