{"nrhp_refnum":"00000477","name":"Holy Name Cathedral","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"735 N. State St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Chicago","county":"Cook County","state":"IL","lat":41.89615454400007,"lon":-87.62786573199998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2000-05-25","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Holy Name Cathedral is a Gothic Revival Catholic cathedral at 735 North State Street in Chicago's Streeterville neighborhood, built in 1874-75 to designs by Patrick Charles Keely. It is joined to a 1929 limestone Rectory building.","why_significant":"The excerpt describes it as one of the largest Gothic Revival cathedrals in Chicago and the seat of the Chicago Archdiocese, prominent in both religious and social life. Its fabric records major later work, including the 1890-93 renovation, Henry Schlacks's 1908 and 1914 work (a sanctuary move and deep caisson foundations), and the 1968 Vatican II renovation. The significance statement itself is cut off in the text provided.","narrative":"Holy Name Cathedral, at 735 North State Street in Chicago's Streeterville area, serves as the seat of the Chicago Archdiocese. Patrick Charles Keely designed it in the Gothic Revival style, and it was built in 1874-75. Rusticated Lemont limestone forms its walls, under a slate roof, and the cathedral measures 233 feet long with a spire reaching 210 feet. Details include a rose window over the main entrance, bronze doors, lancet windows and stained glass. A six-story Joliet limestone Rectory, designed by Joseph McCarthy, was added in 1929. The building has been reworked several times. Renovations in 1890-93 replaced zinc and wood framing with stone and masonry. In 1908 and 1914 Henry Schlacks rebuilt the tower foundation on caissons reaching bedrock, built the baptistry and moved the rear sanctuary 14 feet. A 1968 renovation by C.F. Murphy & Associates installed a new foundation and rebuilt the sanctuary following Second Vatican Council directives. Its size and placement among the surrounding residential and commercial buildings emphasize its prominence.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Patrick Charles Keely (cathedral); Joseph McCarthy (Rectory, 1929); W.J. Lynch Construction Company (Rectory contractor); later work by Pashley & Willett, Henry Schlacks and C.F. Murphy & Associates","architectural_style":"Late Victorian/Gothic (Gothic Revival)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Still used as a religious facility; the form lists religious use as both its historic and current function.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:37.387457-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/44/8920/28892044/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/00000477.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/00000477/5038cd0208-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/00000477/5038cd0208-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 2.5","author":"Gerald Farinas at English Wikipedia","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gerald_Farinas_Holy_Name_Cathedral_from_Street.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Gerald Farinas at English Wikipedia</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 2.5</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gerald_Farinas_Holy_Name_Cathedral_from_Street.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28892044","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Name_Cathedral_(Chicago)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2942930"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/cook-county/holy-name-cathedral-00000477/"}