Illinois—Church History Sites

The two-story red-brick home of Brigham Young in Nauvoo.
Brigham Young Home
A metal statue of brothers Hyrum and Joseph Smith stands in Carthage, Illinois, near Carthage Jail.
Brothers Statue
A log cabin with a blue door, known as the Pendleton home and schoolhouse, in Nauvoo, Illinois.
Calvin Pendleton Home and School
A side view of Carthage Jail, a two-story brick building with white windows and black metal stars.
Carthage Jail
A side view of the red-brick Carthage Jail, with a large tree to the left.
Carthage Jail
A bed sits next to a window with white curtains in a bedroom of Carthage Jail.
Carthage Jail Bedroom
A bed sits in a room with three large windows where Joseph and Hyrum Smith were martyred.
Carthage Jail Room
A bed sits to the right of a window in the room of Carthage Jail, where Joseph and Hyrum Smith were martyred.
Carthage Jail Room
A white-framed window with a metal star above it on the side of Carthage Jail.
Carthage Jail Window
A red-brick building four stories tall with white doors and windows, surrounded by green grass, tall green trees, and shrubbery.
Cultural Hall
A front view of Carthage Jail, a brick building in Illinois, where Joseph and Hyrum Smith were martyred.
Front of Carthage Jail
The red-brick home of John Taylor with a white picket fence in front and two trees on either side of the front door.
John Taylor Home
A front view of the faces of Joseph and Hyrum Smith on the statue that stands at Carthage Jail.
Joseph and Hyrum Statue
A piano to the left, red chairs on either side of a cream couch, and a circular dining table with three chairs and a bouquet of flowers are in the living room of the John Taylor home.
Living Room of John Taylor Home
The two-story red-brick post office in Nauvoo.
Nauvoo Post Office
An image of an antique silver printing press with a booklet next to it at the Nauvoo print shop in Illinois.
Nauvoo Print Shop Press
Individual letters used in the Nauvoo print shop letterpress, arranged in green wooden casing.
Print Shop Pieces
A building called Joseph Smith’s Red Brick Store in Nauvoo, Illinois.
Red Brick Store
A small red-brick building in Nauvoo, Illinois, known as the Scovil Bakery, sits behind a white picket fence.
Scovil Bakery
A picture of Carthage Jail, a two-floor brick building.
Side of Carthage Jail
A wooden pioneer wagon with a white canopy sitting on a ferry on display in Nauvoo, Illinois.
Wagon Ferry
A small red-brick building sits on the lawn, surrounded by a white picket fence.
White Fence in Nauvoo