Open House Peoria: Group 1

Obed and Issac's Microbrewery & Eatery

  • 321 NE Madison Ave
  • Peoria, IL 61603
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A local favorite for great food, fun and friends. Located in downtown Peoria just off of the riverfront at the corner of Madison Ave and Spaulding Ave.  Our story begins in 1887 when the congressional members of the Second Presbyterian Church of Peoria elected to build a new church on the corner of Madison and Jackson Street. They contracted the renowned architect, W W. Boyington, designer of Chicago’s Water Tower, to design the new facility in the popular Richardson Romanesque Revival design of the time. By the early spring of 1889 the construction was nearing its completion when a cornerstone was placed in the southwest corner on April 30th as a commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the inauguration of George Washington.

St Mary’s Cathedral

  • 607 NE Madison Ave
  • Peoria, IL 61603
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Bishop John Lancaster Spalding was the first bishop of the Peoria Diocese and he specified that the new Cathedral be designed to honor St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City. 

Look for the many references to Peoria’s French Missionaries who came here in 1673, Bishop Fulton Sheen, who was ordained here, and to Mother Teresa who visited in the 1990s.

Scottish Rite Cathedral

  • 400 NE Perry Ave
  • Peoria, IL 61603
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Heavy interior wood beam supports, distinguish the main gathering room as one of the finest acoustic auditoriums in Peoria.

The Scottish Rite Cathedral in Indianapolis, Indiana is a historic building designed by architect George F. Schreiber and located in downtown Indianapolis. It is owned by the Valley of Indianapolis Scottish Rite, an affiliated body of Freemasonry.

Peoria Women’s Club

  • 301 NE Madison Ave
  • Peoria, IL 61603

Honoring our History, Defining our Future…the 2nd floor music hall with its raked stage has passed through the decades virtually undisturbed. The club owns exquisite murals and valuable paintings by Peoria’s most famous painters.

Since 1886, the Peoria Women’s Club has been educating women in the fine arts, literature, public affairs, travel and more. Its members continue to be active in a variety of community initiatives, and the Club welcomes any woman interested in the arts and good fellowship to become a member.

Other Tours to explore

Group 2

  • Grand Army of the Republic Hall
  • PNC Bank
  • Peoria City Hall
  • Peoria Public Library
  • Rumberger’s

Group 3

  • Larkin Soap Company Warehouse
  • Kelleher’s Irish Pub
  • Murray Building/Stuber Building
  • Peoria Riverfront Museum
  • WTVP