Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.
“Bristol Congregational Church, also known as the Chapel on the Green, is a historic church located at 107 W. The Congregational church was built in 1855 for a congregation which formed in the 1830s.”
Wikipedia article Bristol Congregational Church, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 10 National Register listings published here for Kendall County · listed in 2016 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
This property stands in Bristol Township. History of Kendall County, Illinois, from the Earliest Discoveries to the Present Time, published 1877 gives that township a chapter of its own.
The chapter covers the township.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Bristol Township - 76 words on its settlement, mills, schools and churches.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Bristol Congregational Church: 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendall Co. Hwy. Dept. Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Fox Ridge Stone | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kendall County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Plano Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Yorkville, the town this property stands in, in 64 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 39 thunderstorm wind, 17 hail, 3 tornado, 3 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yorkville | $5,000 | A gazebo was blown over. Estimated winds to 65 mph. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yorkville | $2,000 | Numerous tree limbs and power lines were blown down along Route 47. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yorkville | $1,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. People were trapped in cars due to the fallen trees and power lines. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yorkville | $1,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. |
| March 2026 | Hail | Yorkville | - | A photo showed hail measuring one inch in diameter. |
| March 2025 | Tornado (EF0) | Yorkville | - | A tornado developed near the intersection of Illinois Route 47 and Bonnie Lane and quickly moved east-northeast across a residential area of Yorkville. Wind speeds quickly increased to around 80 mph causing the removal of shingles, fascia trim, and some siding from several homes along Kingsmill St. A fence was also heavily damaged. Winds likely then eased somewhat as the tornado continued east-northeast causing some additional shingle damage as well as damaging several trees as it approached Illinois Route 126. The tornado continued across mainly open land along Illinois Route 71 before crossing Hilltop Road and causing additional shingle and trim damage to several homes in another residential subdivision. The tornado then dissipated near or just northeast of Reservation Road with straight line winds continuing downstream. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yorkville | - | Multiple trees were blown down on the south side of Yorkville. |
| August 2025 | Flash Flood | Yorkville | - | Street flooding was reported on the southeast side of Yorkville with at least six inches of standing water. A few other mPing reports of street flooding came out of the Yorkville and Oswego areas. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yorkville | - | A tree was blown down near Route 47 and Hydraulic Avenue. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yorkville | - | A private weather station measured a wind gust to 69 mph. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Yorkville | - | Quarter size hail was reported near Route 71 and Route 47. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Yorkville | - | Dime to quarter size hail was reported near Route 34 and Game Farm Road. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yorkville | - | A large tree was snapped at the base along with several branches down in Yorkville. Time and wind speed were estimated using radar. |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yorkville | - | Pictures received from the public showed multiple large tree limbs down near Yorkville High School. Time was estimated based on radar. |
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yorkville | - | Westbound Van Emmon Street was blocked near Benjamin Street due to a tree that was blown down. |
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yorkville | - | Power lines were blown down across Route 34 at Tuma Road, blocking portions of the road. |
| November 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yorkville | - | A photo shared on social media showed siding that had been torn off of a house. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yorkville | - | A couple of trees were blown down. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yorkville | - | Large trees were blown down along Route 71, east of Winding Creek Road. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yorkville | - | Several trees and large tree limbs were blown down. |
| August 2020 | Tornado (EF1) | Yorkville | - | A tornado with peak winds of 105 mph touched down near Walsh Drive, just north of Route 71. A pergola was destroyed, siding was ripped off a house and parts of a fence and a tree were thrown over a road. Eyewitness accounts indicated the debris was lifted and twirled. The tornado continued moving east southeast producing damage to trees along Route 126. The most significant damage was found east of Schlapp Road along Wheeler Road where trees were mangled, a farm building was destroyed with debris deposited in a nearby field and a large grain bin was bent inward. Wood panels were thrown into the ground leaving scour marks in the grass. Six utility poles were snapped along Ridge Road and a 1000-1500 pound auger was moved about 50 feet. This is where the tornado likely reached peak intensity. The tornado continued southeast crossing into Will County just south of Renwick Road. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yorkville | - | Trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down in Yorkville. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yorkville | - | The windshield of a car was smashed by a tree that fell on it. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yorkville | - | A six foot diameter tree was uprooted. |
| August 2012 | Flash Flood | Yorkville | - | One to two feet of water covered parts of Route 126 near Yorkville. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yorkville | - | A trained spotter measured a wind gust to 83 mph. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yorkville | - | A large tree was blown down near Route 126 and Minkler Road. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yorkville | - | Eight to twelve inch diameter trees were blown down. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yorkville | - | Trees with diameters up to 16 inches were snapped and uprooted. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yorkville | - | One tree was blown down near Route 126 and Crooked Creek Road. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yorkville | - | Numerous trees blown down near Route 47 and Kennedy. |
| August 2007 | Flood | Yorkville | - | Water on many roadways across the county. |
| October 2006 | Flood | Yorkville | - | Six inches of standing water reported all over Plano. Standing water reported in streets in Yorkville, where 2.00 inches of rain was measured. |
| October 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yorkville | - | A large tree was blown down blocking Fox Road. |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yorkville | - | A utility pole and numerous oak trees were blown down near Walker and Schlapp Roads. |
| March 2005 | Hail | Yorkville | - | Quarter sized hail reported at the intersection of Rt. 47 and Newark Rd. |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yorkville | - | Railroad gates were blown down near Eldmain Road and Route 34. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yorkville | - | Trees and tree limbs were blown down at the Kendall County Government Center at the intersection of Route 34 and Cannonball Road. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yorkville | - | Power lines were blown down at the intersection of Newark Road and Route 47. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yorkville | - | Trees were blown down at the intersection of Route 47 and Route 126. |
| May 2004 | Flash Flood | Yorkville | - | Roads were flooded. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Yorkville | - | There were several reports of hail 3/4 inch and larger from in and around Yorkville. The largest was golfball size at the intersection of Route 126 and 71. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yorkville | - | Power lines knocked down on Winding Creek and Oak Creek Rds, near Rt. 71 between Yorkville and Oswego. |
| July 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Yorkville | - | A weak tornado touchdown near the Hideaway Lake Camp near Yorkville in Kendall county. The main line of thunderstorms had already moved east of the area when a small thunderstorm developed near Yorkville and quickly interacted with a lake breeze moving west through the same area. This interaction helped to form a circulation which spun up as a weak tornado. Numerous trees were damaged and some were blown down. Damage occurred to several trailers and campers from the falling trees and tree limbs. The tornado appeared to skip along the ground with the strongest winds staying aloft affecting mainly the trees. The tornado lasted about two minutes. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yorkville | - | Strong winds blew a tree down on to HIghway 71. |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yorkville | - | Thunderstorm winds caused damage at a farm southeast of Yorkville. A semi-trailer was blown over, windows were broken and shingles peeled off a barn, and trees and limbs were blown down. |
| April 1995 | Hail | Yorkville | - | Spotters reported marble-size hail covering the ground two inches deep at Route 47 and 126 in Yorkville. |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yorkville | - | A spotter reported wind gusts to 65 mph. |
| March 2026 | Hail | Yorkville | - | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Hail | Yorkville | - | no account filed |
| April 2023 | Hail | Yorkville | - | no account filed |
| April 2023 | Hail | Yorkville | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yorkville | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Yorkville | - | no account filed |
| March 2005 | Hail | Yorkville | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Yorkville | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Yorkville | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yorkville | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yorkville | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Yorkville | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Yorkville School | 1.0 miles | 1995 |
 | Kendall County Courthouse | 1.5 miles | 1998 |
 | Lewis Steward House | 4.2 miles | 2003 |
 | Albert H. Sears House | 4.2 miles | 1987 |
 | Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints | 4.5 miles | 1990 |
 | Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Depot | 4.6 miles | 1993 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 16000580 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Kendall County | All 10 listed properties in this county. |
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