{"nrhp_refnum":"77000474","name":"First Congregational Church of Austin","other_names":["Greater Holy Temple of God in Christ"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"5701 W. Midway Pl.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Chicago","county":"Cook County","state":"IL","lat":41.888727016000075,"lon":-87.76797784399997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1977-11-17","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story church on a raised basement at the southwest corner of Midway Place and Waller in Chicago, Illinois. It is built of yellow-beige Roman brick trimmed with stone and was designed by architect William Drummond.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is an early work by one of Frank Lloyd Wright's best students and shows how well a Wright student could capture his master's modern style. Because Wright's students rarely designed anything but houses, a church is an uncommon building type for a Prairie architect.","narrative":"Located on the southwest corner of Midway Place and Waller in Chicago, this one-story church sits on a raised basement and is built of yellow-beige Roman brick trimmed with stone. A tall central entrance section lies between two lower side masses, and the cavernous doorway is framed by posts and lintels with two massive piers topped by planters. Leaded-glass windows separated by thick brick piers line the sides, and a leaded-glass skylight lights the tall nave. It was designed by William Drummond, who worked for Frank Lloyd Wright from 1899 to 1909 and served as chief draftsman and project manager. The building matters as an early work by one of Wright's best students and as an uncommon church by a Prairie architect. It later housed Seventh Day Adventist, Roman Catholic, and Greater Holy Temple of God in Christ congregations. The interior pews and ceiling lights have changed, and a rear addition dates from 1959.","period_of_significance":"1908","architect_builder":"William Drummond, Architect","architectural_style":"Prairie School","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied and used as a church by the Greater Holy Temple of God in Christ; interior altered, basement extensively remodeled, and a rear addition built in 1959.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:35.783312-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/66/8921/28892166/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/77000474.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/77000474/1e5d3b8613-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/77000474/1e5d3b8613-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Harold Allen, Photographer","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:First_Congregational_Church_of_Austin,_5701_West_Midway_Park,_Chicago_(Cook_County,_Illinois).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Harold Allen, Photographer</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:First_Congregational_Church_of_Austin,_5701_West_Midway_Park,_Chicago_(Cook_County,_Illinois).jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"85001741","name":"Austin Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/illinois/austin-historic-district-85001741/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28892166","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Congregational_Church_of_Austin","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5452837"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/cook-county/first-congregational-church-of-austin-77000474/"}