Emmanuel Episcopal Church
National Register of Historic Places

Emmanuel Episcopal Church

LaGrange, Cook County, Illinois
Listed
December 28, 2017
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
100001922

About this property

Emmanuel Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church at 203 S. Kensington Avenue in La Grange, Illinois. La Grange's Episcopal congregation formed in 1872 and built its first church in 1878. The current church building was built in 1925–26 to replace the original church after it burned down in 1924. Architect John Neal Tilton, Jr., who was also a member of the congregation, gave the new church a Gothic Revival design inspired by cathedral architecture; the design bucked the contemporary tradition of giving suburban churches simple designs. The church's design includes an ashlar limestone exterior, lancet windows with stone surrounds, a parapet with a cross above the entrance, and a large entrance gable flanked by buttresses. The church's stained glass windows, which were installed over the course of a multi-decade program, were designed by multiple artists and feature scenes of everyday American life. The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 28, 2017.

Location

203 S. Kensington Ave.
LaGrange, Cook County, Illinois
41.81012, -87.87379

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Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Emmanuel Episcopal Church listed on the National Register?

Emmanuel Episcopal Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 28, 2017.

What type of historic resource is Emmanuel Episcopal Church?

Emmanuel Episcopal Church is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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