Church of the Ascension
The Church of the Ascension is an Anglo-Catholic parish in the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago. Founded in 1857 as a mission of St. James Church, it is now located on North La Salle Drive on Chicago's Near North Side.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Church
- Description: church in Illinois, United States
- Also known as: “Church of the Ascension, Chicago”
- Address: 1133 North LaSalle Drive, Chicago, IL 60610
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Newberry Library and LaSalle Street Church, Chicago.
Newberry Library
Library
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The Newberry Library is an independent research library, specializing in the humanities. It is located in Chicago, Illinois, and has been free and open to the public since 1887. Newberry Library is situated 1,100 feet southeast of Church of the Ascension.
Clark/Division station
Metro station
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Clark/Division is an "L" station on the CTA's Red Line. It is a subway station with one island platform located at 1200 North Clark Street, in the Near North Side neighborhood of Chicago, between the Gold Coast and Old Town. Clark/Division station is situated 380 feet north of Church of the Ascension.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Near North and Gold Coast Historic District.
Near North
Gold Coast Historic District
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The Gold Coast Historic District is a historic district in Chicago, Illinois. Part of Chicago's Near North Side community area, it is roughly bounded by North Avenue, Lake Shore Drive, Oak Street, and Clark Street.
Old Town
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Old Town is a neighborhood and historic district in Near North Side and Lincoln Park, Chicago, Illinois. It contains many of Chicago's older, Victorian-era buildings, including St. Michael's Church, one of seven buildings to survive the Great Chicago Fire.
Church of the Ascension
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.90288° or 41° 54′ 10″ northLongitude
-87.63244° or 87° 37′ 57″ westElevation
594 feet (181 metres)Levels
2Open location code
86HJW939+52OpenStreetMap ID
way 210679281OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=church
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