- Old St. Patrick's Church (Chicago, Illinois)
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St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church
Old St. Patrick's in 1963
Location: Chicago, Illinois Coordinates: 41°52′45″N 87°38′40″W / 41.87917°N 87.64444°WCoordinates: 41°52′45″N 87°38′40″W / 41.87917°N 87.64444°W Built: 1854 Architect: Carter & Bauer Architectural style: Romanesque Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 77000481 Added to NRHP: July 15, 1977[1] Old St. Patrick's Church, also known as St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church and commonly known as Old St. Pat's, is a Roman Catholic parish in Chicago, Illinois. Located at 700 West Adams Street, it has been described as the "cornerstone of Irish culture" in Chicago.[2] The main church building is one of a handful of structures remaining in the city that predate the 1871 Great Chicago Fire.
Old St. Patrick's Church was founded on Easter Sunday, April 12, 1846. The parish was originally housed in a wooden building at Randolph Street and DesPlaines Street. In the 1850s, the present church building was constructed out of brick.[2] Two octagonal spires, said to represent the Eastern Church and the Western Church, were added in 1885. By the 1880s, most of the parish was composed of Irish-Americans, and in the 1910s, the interior was redecorated by Thomas A. O'Shaughnessy and others in the Celtic Revival style. O'Shaugnessy modeled some of the ornamentation after the illuminations found in the Book of Kells.[3] The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
night view
Today, Old St. Pat's is known for hosting an annual summer block party, which it describes as the "world's largest".[4]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b Tom McNamee. "Chicago's Irish temple - Old St. Pat's prizes rich heritage". Chicago Sun-Times. March 16, 1997. 22.
- ^ Rolf Achilles. "New St. Pat's: An old Celtic church reflects its modern congregation". Chicago Tribune. September 7, 1997. 20.
- ^ Ernest Tucker. "Bringing community back to Old St. Pat's". Chicago Sun-Times. February 27, 2000. 12.
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