{"nrhp_refnum":"82002603","name":"Christ Episcopal Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"75 W. Van Buren St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Joliet","county":"Will County","state":"IL","lat":41.52598228900007,"lon":-88.08429058199994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-08-12","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Christ Episcopal Church is a limestone church complex at 75 W. Van Buren St., Joliet, Will County, Illinois, begun in 1885 and dedicated in January 1887. It includes a church, chapel, parish hall, parish house and a Queen Anne parsonage.","why_significant":"The nomination argues architectural significance as the work of F. S. Allen, a well-known architect of the late 1800s and early 1900s, and as an excellent example of European Gothic with Romanesque highlights. The parsonage is cited as a fine Queen Anne design with cut wood shingles. The complex is also noted for being nearly unchanged since construction and for being the church of the second oldest Episcopal parish in the Diocese of Chicago.","narrative":"Christ Episcopal Church in Joliet, Illinois, is a complex of native Joliet limestone begun in 1885 and dedicated in January 1887. The church measures 120 by 60 feet, seats 700, and is joined to a chapel by a covered arch. A bell tower with a castellated turret links the church to the parish hall and parish house, and a Queen Anne parsonage stands beside them. Inside, red oak dominates: the steeply peaked ceiling, exposed crossties, carved wainscoting, pillars, altar and pews are all of the wood, and a rose window sits above the entrance. The design came from F. S. Allen, who was 24 at the time and later worked widely in Illinois and California. The complex was listed for its architecture, its blend of Gothic and Romanesque elements, its Queen Anne parsonage, and its remarkable preservation. It is also the home of the second oldest Episcopal parish in the Diocese of Chicago, formed in 1865.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"F. S. Allen","architectural_style":"European Gothic with Romanesque highlights; parsonage in Queen Anne","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition, occupied and in religious use; interior virtually unchanged, with the parish hall remodeled in 1925 and a recent cleaning of the woodwork.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:35.837813-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/23/8943/28894323/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/82002603.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82002603/4d6e5f0a55-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82002603/4d6e5f0a55-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Keith Godsey","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Christ_Ep.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Keith Godsey</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:Christ_Ep.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28894323","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christ_Episcopal_Church_(Joliet,_Illinois)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5108866"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/will-county/christ-episcopal-church-82002603/"}