Kenwood United Church of Christ

Architect
William W. Boyington, Henry B. Wheelock,Chatten
Year
1930
Style
Romanesque Revival
City
Chicago, IL
Kenwood United Church of Christ
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Kenwood United Church of Christ, formerly Kenwood Evangelical Church, occupies a Romanesque church building at 4600-4608 South Greenwood Avenue built in 1887. Attributed to William W. Boyington with Henry B. Wheelock and Chatten, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991 and designated a Chicago Landmark on October 5, 2011.

the style

The congregation's home is a Romanesque Revival church, a style associated with William W. Boyington's late-19th-century Chicago work.

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the architect

William W. Boyington was a prolific 19th-century Chicago architect associated with the design, working here alongside Henry B. Wheelock and the firm Chatten.

significance

The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991 and became a Chicago Landmark (L-308) on October 5, 2011.

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