Official name: First United Methodist Church at the Chicago Temple Also known as: First Methodist Episcopal Church Built: 1922-1923 Designed by: Holabird & Roche Type: Holy Place Stories: 29 Maximum Height: 568 feet / 173 meters Location: 77 West Washington Street, Chicago, United States
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At the time of its completion, this was the tallest building in Chicago.
This building is faced with grey and white Bedford oolitic limestone from Indiana.
The stained glass windows were created by the Giannini & Hilgart Studios.
The main altar in the first floor sanctuary was carved by Alois Lang in Oberammergau, Germany. It shows Jesus weeping over Jerusalem as he descends from the Mount of Olives.
The altar in the sky chapel depicts Jesus looking over the skyline of Chicago.
The sky chapel's structural beams are in the shape of Saint Andrew's crosses.
The organ has 92 ranks with four manuals.
Seating capacity: 1,000 people
1834: A log cabin ws built just north of the Chicago River for this congregation.
1837: The cabin was moved to the corner of Clark and Washington Streets, which is also the location of the present building.
1845: A brick building was erected to replace the log cabin.
1858: A four-story building was built to replace the earlier brick structure. The church was on the upper two floors.
1871: The building was destroyed by the Great Chicago Fire. It was immediately rebuilt.
A stained glass window on the west wall which depicts the Chicago Temple, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, the Methodist Home for Children, Northwestern University, and Wesley Hospital.
Did You Know?
The sky chapel was a gift to the congregation from the Walgreen family of Walgreen's drug stores.
David Perry
Monday, February 9th, 2009 @ 4:58pm
Rating: Five stars. Tours of the sky chapel are conducted at 2PM weekdays. (It's worth seeing). The offices were constructed in hopes that the rents would support the church.
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David Perry
Five stars.