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| Essential
Architecture- Chicago
Northwest First Baptist Congregational Church |
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architect |
Gurdon P. Randall |
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location |
60 N. Ashland Ave. |
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date |
1869-71 |
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style |
Gothic Revival |
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construction |
Stone |
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type |
Church |
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Social activism has characterized this congregation since its founding in
1851 by abolitionists. The innovative, amphitheater-style auditorium
within this Gothic Revival-style building was widely influential in
church architecture. The adjacent Carpenter Chapel was designed by Otis
Wheelock and built in 1869 for the Chicago Theological Seminary. |
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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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