First Congregational Church of Austin
First Congregational Church of Austin
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Photo of the church from the Historic American Buildings Survey (the statue was not part of the original design by Drummond)
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Location | 5701 W. Midway Place Chicago, Illinois USA |
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Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1908 |
Architect | William Eugene Drummond |
NRHP Reference # | 77000474[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 17, 1977 |
First Congregational Church of Austin, also known as Greater Holy Temple of God in Christ, is a historic church at 5701 West Midway Place in Chicago, Illinois. The church was built in 1905 for a Congregational assembly; it was later used by Seventh-Day Adventist, Roman Catholic, and Church of God in Christ congregations. Architect William Eugene Drummond, a student of Frank Lloyd Wright, designed the church in the Prairie School style; it is an unusual example of a Prairie School church and was influenced by Wright's Unity Temple. The one-story building consists of a tall central section with massive piers and a smaller section to either side. The entrance is recessed in the base of the central section; the doorway features lintels and posts that continue the building's rectilinear emphasis. Leaded glass windows are recessed in the spaces between the central section's piers.[2]
The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 17, 1977.[1]
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- Churches in Chicago, Illinois
- Prairie School architecture in Illinois
- Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in Chicago, Illinois
- Churches completed in 1908
- Illinois Registered Historic Place stubs
- Midwestern United States church stubs
- Illinois religious building and structure stubs
- Chicago, Illinois building and structure stubs