Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church was a church in Chicago on 19th and Peoria streets in the Pilsen neighborhood.[1] The church was founded in 1850 and the current remains of the church are from 1880.[2] From roughly 1910 to 1941, Adolf Kuring served as the church's minister.[3]
| Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Country | USA |
| Denomination | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
| History | |
| Founded | 1850 |
| Architecture | |
| Closed | 1956 |
After a 1979 fire and windstorm knocked down the walls and left the entrance, steeple and footprint of the building, the property was quickly purchased by John Podmajersky.[2]
References
edit- ^ Joravsky, Ben. "The history of Pilsen's ghost church | What the hell is this place?". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
- ^ a b Kogan, Rick. (2000-05-21). "Finding Inspiration In An Old Church Tower - tribunedigital-chicagotribune". Articles.chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
- ^ Schwartz, J.C. (1941). Religious Leaders of America (Vol.2 ed.). OCLC 4679299.
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