{"nrhp_refnum":"03000780","name":"Holy Family Church","other_names":["Emmanuel Faih Bible Christian Center"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1840 Lincoln St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"North Chicago","county":"Lake County","state":"IL","lat":42.324964038000076,"lon":-87.84282674899998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2003-08-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, red brick Late Gothic Revival Catholic church built in 1914 at 1840 Lincoln Street, North Chicago, Lake County, Illinois, designed by William F. Gubbins.","why_significant":"The church is locally significant under Criterion C for architecture as a good example of the Late Gothic Revival style. Its upward-thrusting gables, lancet windows, louvers, battlemented bell tower and contrasting brick and stone detailing express the style. It is the only surviving Late Gothic Revival building in North Chicago, and it was the city's first Catholic church.","narrative":"Built in 1914 on a corner lot at 1840 Lincoln Street in North Chicago, this red brick church was designed by William F. Gubbins in the Late Gothic Revival style. Its features include two front gables, a steeply pitched roof, pointed lancet windows, louvers and a roughly 50-foot bell tower with battlements. Limestone provides the coping, lintels, sills and water table, contrasting with the brick walls. Inside, a beamed plaster ceiling rises 37 feet over the sanctuary, and three Gothic arches frame the altar area. The church was the first Catholic church in North Chicago, a city that grew rapidly after 1891 around manufacturing and the nearby naval training station. It is the only surviving Late Gothic Revival building in the city. The original footprint remains, although the stained glass in the side windows, furnishings and artifacts were removed when the parish sold the building in 1993. It was recognized for its architecture.","period_of_significance":"1914","architect_builder":"Gubbins, William F./ Bajorek, Joseph","architectural_style":"Late Gothic Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still used as a religious facility by a later congregation after the parish sold it in 1993; the original footprint survives, though stained glass, furnishings and fixtures were removed.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:37.255872-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/20/8933/28893320/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/03000780.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/03000780/21dc41744c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/03000780/21dc41744c-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Teemu08","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Holy_Family_Church_North_Chicago.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Teemu08</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Holy_Family_Church_North_Chicago.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28893320","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Family_Church_(North_Chicago,_Illinois)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q96381201"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/lake-county/holy-family-church-03000780/"}