Address: 60 N. Ashland Ave. Year Built:
- 1871
Architect:
Gurdon P. Randall
Date Designated a Chicago Landmark:
January 21, 1982
Social activism has characterized this congregation since its founding in 1851 by abolitionists. The innovative, amphitheater-style auditorium within this Gothic Revival-style building was widely influential in church architecture. The adjacent Carpenter Chapel was designed by Otis Wheelock and built in 1869 for the Chicago Theological Seminary.