Elwood Methodist Church, later First United Methodist Church. Built in 1899, the building is still used by the original congregation. This tower fell into disrepair in the 1950's and was removed.
Elwood's City Building was constructed in 1899 at a cost of $35,000. It was based on a model of the Chicago Town Hall. It was replaced in 2003 with a new Municipal Building. In 2005, the Robert Palmer Institute of Biomechanics was announced as...
Elwood's First Christian Church was organized in 1852 and built church in 1895 on a lot donated by Beard Frazier at 18th and Main Streets. During the influenza epidemic of 1918, the church was used as a temporary hospital.
The original cemetery in Elwood was established soon after the town was laid out in 1853. At that time the town was called Quincy. The cemetery ran along Duck Creek south of the Lake Erie & Western railroad from 10th to 13th street. The Elwood...
