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Randolph County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois.According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 30,163. [1] Its county seat is Chester. [2]Owing to its role in the state's history, the county motto is "Where Illinois Began."
The Randolph County Courthouse is a government building in central Chester, the county seat of Randolph County, Illinois, United States. Built in 1972, it is the latest of several buildings to serve as the seat of government in Illinois' oldest county, and the second erected in Chester after the relocation of county government from Kaskaskia in ...
Chester is a city in and the county seat of Randolph County, Illinois, United States, [3] on a bluff above the Mississippi River. The population was 7,640 at the 2020 census. [ 4 ] It lies 61 miles (98 km) south of St. Louis, Missouri .
Chester Opera House was a cinema and theatre which showed both movies and live stage performances in Chester, Illinois, US. Elzie Segar, the creator of Popeye, worked there from the age of twelve. [1] The Chester Opera House was built in the late 19th century. It was converted to a movie house in about 1920s by its owner, Bill Schuchert.
Pettit Memorial Chapel or Pettit Chapel was designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright and constructed in 1907. The Pettit Chapel is located in the Belvidere Cemetery in Belvidere, Illinois, United States, which is in Boone County. The cemetery was chartered in 1837 and contains 13,000 known graves. [2]
The Healy Chapel is one of only a few commercial buildings built in the Prairie School style. It was designed by George Grant Elmslie , a renowned architect who worked with Louis Sullivan . Like most Prairie School buildings, there is a strong emphasis on horizontal designs on the exterior.
Arner is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Elias Arnér (born 1966), Swedish biochemist; Gwen Arner, American television director and actress; James G. Arner (born 1951), American judge; Sivar Arnér (1909–1997), Swedish writer and playwright