Chicago Archbishop's Mansion (Chicago, Illinois)

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Owned by the Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago and home of the Archbishop otherwise known as the Cardinal.

Architect: Alfred F. Pashley
This mansion completed in 1885, with 19 chimneys, and spanning an entire block serves as Archbishop's Residence. Seven archbishops have lived here, and world leaders from Franklin D Roosevelt to Pope John Paul II have stayed at the residence while in town.

The ornate residence in Chicago's richest neighborhood have led some to question whether the mansion is an expensive anachronism, but the church maintains that it visibly demonstrates the church's rightful place at the center of the city's power base.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Chicago
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Coordinates:   41°54'38"N   87°37'41"W
This article was last modified 12 years ago