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| Essential
Architecture- Chicago
Northwest Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church |
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architect |
Hugh M.G. Garden (later of Schmidt, Garden & Martin) |
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location |
2151 W. Washington Blvd. |
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date |
1901 |
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style |
combination of classical and modern elements, reminiscent of McKim, Mead & White's Grand Central Station in New York. |
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construction |
Stone |
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type |
Transport |
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This design represents a deliberate break from traditional church
architecture. Originally built as the Third Church of Christ, Scientist,
the building's combination of classical and modern elements demonstrates
the architect's search for an appropriate design for the then-new
Christian Science religious movement. Hugh M.G. Garden's distinctive
ornament, often referred to as "Gardenesque," can be found throughout.
The building was sold to the Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church in
1947. |
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links |
With special thanks to the City of
Chicago website,
www.egov.cityofchicago.org , for much of the info on this page.
Photos copyright City of Chicago. |
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