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A landmark designation for the Hyde Park Union Church, designed by architect James Gamble Rogers, would protect exterior and interior elements from future demolition.
Preservation Chicago names its seven most endangered buildings of 2024, including old facotires, a residential block, and a church.
The Commission on Chicago Landmarks granted Hyde Park Union Church preliminary landmark status earlier this month, a designation church-goers and preservationists alike sought to protect the 118-year-old building from significant
“This church was a real mainstay and cornerstone of the community for so long,” said Ward Miller with Preservation Chicago. “It’s really wrenching to see the building not only closed but vacant and vandalized.”
Despite pleas from community members and preservationists, the options for keeping the structures from being demolished by owner Michael Tadin Jr. appear to be limited.