Fourth Presbyterian Church
Address
126 E. Chestnut St.
Use the entrance on Michigan Ave at Delaware to enter the sanctuary.
Neighborhood
Hours
Sat, Oct 14: 10am - 2pm
Sun, Oct 15: 12pm - 3pm
Architect/Year
Ralph Adams Cram & Howard Van Doren Shaw, 1914; Gratz Center: Gensler, 2012
Gratz Center
Gensler, 2012
Website
Description
This masterpiece was designed by Ralph Adams Cram, a champion of the Gothic Revival style. It is the second-oldest building north of the river on Michigan Avenue; only the Water Tower and Pumping Station are older. The Tudor-style parish buildings were designed by Howard Van Doren Shaw. In 2012, the congregation dedicated an 80,000-square-foot addition, the Gratz Center, designed by Gensler. This bold contemporary addition to the Gold Coast is rhomboid in shape and clad in interlocking copper plates tinted a brilliant blue-green patina. The Gratz Center includes Buchanan Chapel, with a floor that incorporates a labyrinth modeled on the one at Chartres Cathedral in France.
Visitor Experience
Visitors are welcome to explore the Sanctuary and Buchanan Chapel on the second floor of the Gratz Center.
Categories
Open Saturday , Open Sunday , Photography Permitted , Sacred Space , Washrooms Available , Wheelchair Accessible