Holy Name Cathedral II
Life Span: 1875-Present
Location: 733 N. State Street
Architect: Patrick Charles Keely
733 N. State street, on the northeast corner of E. Superior street, was built in 1874-75 by Brooklyn Architect Patrick Charles Keely. An addition was by Henry J. Schlacks, architect. Spread foundations were used, but in 1915 four caissons were built under the spire, which is 210 feet high.
In 1888, the first of several Cathedral renovations begins. The quick, post-fire construction has left Chicago with a cathedral literally “sagging” on its Superior Street side.
Holy Name Cathedral II
About 1925
CONSTRUCTION HISTORY
Construction start: 1874
Construction finish: 1875
Designed by: Patrick Charles Keely
Renovated: 1888
Renovated: Early 1900’s
Renovated: 1968-1969 by C.F. Murphy
Renovated: 2007-2008
Holy Name Cathedral II
Interior
About 1890
Holy Name Cathedral II
Robinson Fire Map 1886
Volume 3, Plate 10
The first church in the current site, on the northeast corner of State and Superior streets, began with a small building erected in the early 1850s. With the increasing number of Catholics in the North Division, the Catholic Church hierarchy authorized a much larger building that would be the cathedral of the Chicago Diocese.
Holy Name Cathedral I
1871
Photo by John Carbutt
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