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Shrine of Christ the King Sovereign<br />
Priest (St. Gelasius, St. Clara) 121<br />
6401 S. Woodlawn Ave.<br />
Saturday and Sunday 9am–5pm<br />
Henry J. Schlacks, 1927<br />
Experience the unique juxtaposition of<br />
classical beauty with visible fire damage<br />
in this church that is undergoing careful<br />
restoration.<br />
United Church of Hyde Park 114<br />
1448 E. 53rd St.<br />
Saturday 9am–5pm, Sunday 12–5pm<br />
Gregory A. Vigeant, 1889<br />
See the expansive sanctuary’s ornate painted<br />
ceiling, 12-sided dome and large natureinspired<br />
stained-glass windows.<br />
University of Chicago,<br />
Bond Chapel 117<br />
1025 E. 58th St.<br />
Saturday: closed, Sunday 9am–5pm<br />
Coolidge and Hodgdon, 1926<br />
This small hidden chapel is linked by a<br />
cloister to the Divinity School’s Swift Hall.<br />
See its soaring stained-glass windows and<br />
beautiful organ.<br />
University of Chicago,<br />
Oriental Institute 116<br />
1155 E. 58th St.<br />
Saturday and Sunday 10am–4pm<br />
H.O. Murray of Goodhue Associates, 1930<br />
This “temple of Middle Eastern research” is<br />
embellished with regional motifs. It features<br />
the most elegant office on the University of<br />
Chicago campus.<br />
University of Chicago, Reva and<br />
David Logan Center for the Arts 119<br />
915 E. 60th St.<br />
Saturday closed, Sunday 9am–5pm<br />
Tod William and Billie Tsien, 2012<br />
The 9th-floor Performance Penthouse<br />
has panoramic views. Guided tours<br />
at 1pm and 3pm showcase sustainable<br />
features.<br />
University of Chicago, Rockefeller<br />
Memorial Chapel 118<br />
5850 S. Woodlawn Ave.<br />
Saturday 9am–5pm, Sunday closed<br />
Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue, 1928<br />
Explore this awe-inspiring Gothic chapel<br />
and look for some of its surprising modern<br />
influences and unexpected details.<br />
South Shore<br />
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Chicago Lakeside Development 131<br />
8555 S. Green Bay Ave.<br />
Saturday and Sunday 9am–5pm<br />
Tour the former U.S. Steel South Works site, the<br />
largest future urban development in the country.<br />
Tours depart on the hour from 10am–4pm.<br />
Coastland 126<br />
2666 E. 73rd St.<br />
Saturday and Sunday 9am–5pm<br />
Charles Faulkner, 1928<br />
Visit common areas and the private beach of this<br />
elegant 13-story co-op residential building.<br />
New Regal Theater<br />
(Avalon Theater) 128<br />
1641 E. 79th St.<br />
Saturday and Sunday 9am–5pm<br />
John Eberson, 1927<br />
Closed for over a decade, this stunning<br />
atmospheric theater is in the Moorish<br />
Revival style. Explore the auditorium<br />
and magnificent lobby.<br />
Our Lady of Peace<br />
Roman Catholic Church 129<br />
2010 E. 79th St.<br />
Saturday 9am–5pm, Sunday 1:30–4:30pm<br />
Joseph W. McCarthy, 1935<br />
This stunning church includes beautiful blue<br />
stained-glass windows and offers Mass in<br />
Haitian French Creole.<br />
South Shore Cultural Center 125<br />
7059 S. South Shore Dr.<br />
Saturday and Sunday 9am–2pm<br />
Marshall and Fox, 1905<br />
Formerly the South Shore Country Club,<br />
this grand building features ornate spaces<br />
reminiscent of early 20th-century luxury<br />
and leisure.<br />
St. Michael the Archangel<br />
Roman Catholic Church 130<br />
8237 S. South Shore Dr.<br />
Saturday and Sunday 9am–5pm<br />
William J. Brinkmann, 1909<br />
This Polish Cathedral has huge stained-glass<br />
and a piano that belonged to Ignacy Jan<br />
Paderewski, Poland’s first prime minister who<br />
famously played at the 1893 World’s Fair.<br />
St. Philip Neri<br />
Roman Catholic Church 124<br />
2132 E. 72nd St.<br />
Saturday and Sunday 9am–5pm<br />
Joseph W. McCarthy, 1926<br />
See the sleek stone and marble designs<br />
that inspired the “South Shore Gothic” style<br />
that is used in many buildings across the<br />
neighborhood.<br />
Stony Island Arts Bank 123<br />
6760 S. Stony Island Ave.<br />
Saturday and Sunday 9am–5pm<br />
William Gibbons Uffendell, 1924<br />
Artist Theaster Gates has led the painstaking<br />
restoration of this nearly-demolished<br />
building into a hotly-anticipated cultural<br />
landmark.<br />
Windsor Beach Apartments 127<br />
7321 S. South Shore Dr.<br />
Saturday and Sunday 9am–5pm<br />
Robert De Golyer, 1928<br />
This elegant co-operative apartment building<br />
has distinctive Italian design touches and its<br />
own private beach.<br />
SPECIAL CHICAGO <strong>ARCHITECTURE</strong> FOUNDATION ADVERTISING SECTION | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2015<br />
Pullman<br />
Argus Brewery 135<br />
11314 S. Front Ave.<br />
Saturday 9am–5pm, Sunday closed<br />
Frommann & Jebsen, 1906<br />
This brewery on the border of Pullman<br />
occupies a former garage for Schlitz beer<br />
delivery carriages. Tours open to ages 21<br />
and older.<br />
Greenstone United<br />
Methodist Church 134<br />
11211 S. St. Lawrence Ave.<br />
Saturday 9am–5pm<br />
Sunday 9–11am and 4–5pm<br />
Solon S. Beman, c. 1880<br />
Tour the church—a time capsule of Pullman’s<br />
heyday in the 1880s—and get up close to one<br />
of the oldest organs in Chicago.<br />
Pullman National Monument<br />
Visitor Information Center<br />
(Historic Pullman Foundation) 133<br />
11141 S. Cottage Grove Ave.<br />
Saturday and Sunday 10am–4pm<br />
Orient yourself to America’s newest National<br />
Monument, Pullman. The building’s exterior<br />
has a student-designed mural interpretation of<br />
the former Pullman Arcade Building.<br />
Pullman State Historic Site,<br />
Hotel Florence 132<br />
11111 S. Forrestville Ave.<br />
Saturday and Sunday 10am-4pm<br />
Solon S. Beman, 1881<br />
Peek inside the first floor of the hotel named<br />
for George Pullman’s daughter. The building is<br />
normally closed to the public as it undergoes<br />
extensive restoration.<br />
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