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Looking for the ideal Anytime Gift?
The Bement Story
Bement Sesquicentennial History Book
196 pages that include: 150 years of Bement History, pictures and events of the Centennial, and the Sesquicentennial. Own your own piece of Bement History.
Copies are $20.00 each and may be purchased at these locations:
Bell Insurance, Petals and Porchposts, Topflight Grain, State Bank of Bement

Bryant Cottage State Historic Site
Hours of Operation
Call (217) 678-8184 for more information.
Bryant Cottage, built in 1856, is one of Bement's most historic buildings. It's owned and operated by the State of Illinois.
Bryant Cottage will be open:
Daily - 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. from Memorial Day through Labor Day
Thursday - Sunday - 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. after Labor Day until October 31
Thursday - Sunday - 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. November - February.
Thursday - Sunday - 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. March until Memorial Day
The cottage is closed on the following days: New Year's, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Bement, Illinois

Bement is a central-Illinois community with a population of 1,600 founded in 1855. Many turn-of-the-century buildings are still in use and Bement boasts an outstanding business community and school system. Located equidistant between Champaign-Urbana and Decatur, on Illinois Highway 105, close to Interstate 72, and on a railroad, Bement is an excellent location for residential living and for business and has had its own village-owned and operated Internet service for four years.

The community has two lovely parks, an expansive children's play area in the City Park and a Veterans Memorial which is a tourist destination in and of itself. A patriotic community for nearly a century and a half, Bement is gearing up for its Sesquicentennial celebration in 2005 which will be directed by the Bement Community Council which was formed prior to the the Bement Centennial Celebration in 1955 and has been promoting community events continuously ever since.

Take a stroll through our web site and then come and visit us. Bement has an active Community Council, Chamber of Commerce, VFW, American Legion Post, Masonic Lodge, Lions Club, Woman's Club, Support Our Schools group and five churches of different faiths.

It's also the home of a State of Illinois Historic Site, Bryant Cottage, which provides a glimpse of life in 1858. Bement takes a great deal of pride in its rich history.

Bement has had a Community Band for over a century. The band performs during the summer in the City Park Band Shell, participates in parades and out-of-town venues during the summer season.

Visit our parks, swim in our pool, play on our extensive playground equipment, enjoy our flowers and trees, visit our historic site and stay awhile! Bement is a Great Place to Call Home!

For more information about Bement or this web site contact help@bement.com

The Bement Area Chamber of Commerce welcomes you!
This web site is paid for in part by the Bement Area Chamber of Commerce