Edgewater Presbyterian Church (Chicago, Illinois)

USA / Illinois / Evanston / Chicago, Illinois / West Bryn Mawr Avenue, 1020
 church, office building, school, landmark
Considered the most diverse congregation in the nation by the Presbyterian Church USA, the New Community House houses the church, several auditoriums, classrooms and offices. The French Romanesque building was originally an annex of a yet to be built church but the congregation lost funds in the 1929 stock market crash and Great Depression that followed.

Completed in 1927.Designed by Perkins, Fellow and Hamilton.
Built in the Italian Romanesque style it has fire-proof reinforced concrete and Bedford stone. The facade of The New Community House features carvings by American sculptor Emil Zettler
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgewater_Presbyterian_Church
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Coordinates:   41°59'2"N   87°39'22"W
This article was last modified 15 years ago