Second Presbyterian Church
Historic church in Illinois, United States in Chicago, Illinois. Built 1874 by Howard Van Doren Shaw. Added to the National Register in 1974, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
Second Presbyterian Church is a landmark Gothic Revival church located on South Michigan Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, United States. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, some of Chicago's most prominent families attended this church. It is renowned for its interior, completely redone in the Arts and Crafts style after a disastrous fire in 1900. The sanctuary is one of America's best examples of an unaltered Arts and Crafts church interior, fully embodying that movement's principles of simplicity, hand craftsmanship, and unity of design. It also boasts nine imposing Tiffany windows. The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974 and later designated a Chicago Landmark on September 28, 1977. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in March 2013.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 1936 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL |
| County | Cook County |
| Listed | Dec 27, 1974 |
| Reference number | 74000754 |
| Built | 1874 |
| Architect | Howard Van Doren Shaw, James Renwick Jr. |
| Type of place | church building |
| Style | Gothic Revival, Arts and Crafts movement |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, Chicago Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
| Standing | Yes |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 1936 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL |
| Coordinates | 41.85577, -87.62426 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Pullman National Historical Park · 11 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | West Beach Picnic Shelters 27 mi · Chellberg Farm Picnic Shelters 32 mi · Dunbar Group Site 34 mi |
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 74000754. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.