St. Stephen's Church (Chicago, Illinois)

St. Stephen's Church, Hyde Park, Chicago

St. Stephen's Church, originally named 10th Church of Christ, Scientist is an abandoned church located in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois.

History

The church was constructed in 1917 10th Church of Christ, Scientist, and modelled after The First Church of Christ, Scientist in Boston, Massachusetts. The Christian Scientists held services in the building until sometime in the 1960s, when a smaller black congregation purchased the structure and re-named it St. Stephen’s. This church, in turn, moved out in the 1990s and sold the building to Konstantinos Antoniou, who planned on turning the property into a condo complex. However, protracted battles with the neighborhood has resulted in Antoniou's plans stalling. The property eventually was foreclosed and is current held by Heartland Bank and Trust Company.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ Klein, Asher (May 29, 2009). "Hyde Park Church Languishes after Decade of Disuse". The Chicago Maroon. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
  2. ↑ Oberlander, Merissa (February 10, 2015). "Mysterious Chicago Property: St. Stephen's Church". Bisnow Media. Retrieved July 6, 2017.

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