Second Baptist Church
Life Span: 1864-TBD
Location: SE corner of Morgan and Monroe streets
Architect: W.W. Boyington
Chicago Tribune, September 4, 1864
The corner-stone of the new edifice of the First Baptist Church, on Wabash avenue, will be laid on Monday afternoon next at 4 o’clock. This edifice is to cost upwards of $100,000, and will be one of the finest pieces of church architecture in the Northwest. This edifice is to be built entirely of Illinois granite, with a steeple 230 feet in height. The plans will be on exhibition on Monday afternoon, during the exercises. All who feel an interest in the material as well as moral prosperity of Chicago are invited to be present.
The First Baptist Church was built in 1854. In 1864 the land was purchased by the Chamber of Commerce, while the building was sold to the Second Baptist Church Society.
Second Baptist Church
Second Baptist Church
SE corner of Morgan and Monroe streets
1886
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