Greater Union Baptist Church

Greater Union Baptist Church is a historic church located in 's . Built in 1886 and designed by the father of the skyscraper, William Le Baron Jenney, in the Richardsonian Romanesque style, the building originally housed the Church of the Redeemer, a Universalist congregation.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Baptist
  • Description: building in Chicago, Illinois
  • Address: 1956-1958 West Warren Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60612
  • Roof shape: pyramidal

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include United Center and Chicago Stadium.

Stadium
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is an indoor arena on the of , Illinois. It is home to the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association and the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League. is situated 900 feet southeast of Greater Union Baptist Church.

Memorial
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was an indoor arena in Chicago from 1929 to 1995, located at 1800 West Madison Street. When it was built, it was the largest indoor arena in the world with a maximum seating capacity of 26,000. is situated 710 feet southeast of Greater Union Baptist Church.

Metro station
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Damen is a rapid transit station on the 's Green Line that opened on August 5, 2024. A station existed at this location from 1893 to 1948; opened as Robey in 1893, it was one of the original stations on what was then known as the Lake Street Elevated. is situated 920 feet north of Greater Union Baptist Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Near West Side and Illinois Medical District.

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The of has two of the city's premiere culinary strips, Little Italy and Greektown, and basketball legend Michael Jordan's old stomping grounds with the Chicago Bulls.

Neighborhood
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The is a special-use zoning district two miles west of in , . The consists of 560 acres of medical research facilities, labs, a biotechnology business incubator, a raw development area, four major hospitals, two medical universities, and more than 40 health care related facilities.

Neighborhood
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The is a historic district in the neighborhood of , . The district is primarily residential and includes over 400 buildings.

Greater Union Baptist Church

Latitude
41.88251° or 41° 52′ 57″ north
Longitude
-87.67642° or 87° 40′ 35″ west
Elevation
594 feet (181 metres)
Levels
2
Open location code
86HJV8MF+2C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 209829279
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­baptist
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­pyramidal
Geo­Names ID
4894569
Wiki­data ID
Q109536116
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