Eighth Church of Christ, Scientist

Address: 4359 S. Michigan Ave. Year Built: 1910 - 1911 Architect: Leon E. Stanhope Date Designated a Chicago Landmark: June 9, 1993

This church houses one of the country's oldest African-American Christian Science congregations. The building's temple front, broad dome, and interior plan are handsome Classical Revival-style features. Derived from ancient Roman architecture, this style was popularized by the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition.