Union Park Congregational Church and Carpenter Chapel

Union Park Congregational Church and Carpenter Chapel is a historic church building at 60 N. Ashland Blvd. on the Near West Side of Chicago, Illinois. The chapel is named after Philo Carpenter, a deacon, a co-founder of the congregation and of the Chicago Theological Seminary, and an early donor of the original church who was also a noted abolitionist and the city's first druggist.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Baptist
  • Description: church building in Chicago, United States of America
  • Also known as: “First Baptist Congregational Church”
  • Address: 46-60 North Ashland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60612

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: United Center and Ashland station.

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 2,000 feet southwest of Union Park Congregational Church and Carpenter Chapel.

Metro station
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Ashland is an station on the 's Green and Pink Lines. It is an elevated station with two side platforms, located in 's neighborhood at 1601 West Lake Street. is situated 900 feet north of Union Park Congregational Church and Carpenter Chapel.

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 1,900 feet west of Union Park Congregational Church and Carpenter Chapel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Near West Side and Fulton Market 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
is on the of . In the 19th and 20th centuries, it served meat-packing, warehouse and industrial purposes, but has gentrified in the 21st century with corporate headquarters, tech industry, hotels, bars, restaurants, and retail.

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.

Union Park Congregational Church and Carpenter Chapel

Latitude
41.88302° or 41° 52′ 59″ north
Longitude
-87.6674° or 87° 40′ 3″ west
Elevation
597 feet (182 metres)
Open location code
86HJV8MM+62
Open­Street­Map ID
way 209830049
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­baptist
Wiki­data ID
Q7885940
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Highlights: Chicago Public Schools - Near West Office and Union Park Pool.

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