Des Plaines Church Features Park Ridge Architect’s Signature Design
Inside Immanuel Lutheran Church at Christmastime, 1959.
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Inside Immanuel Lutheran Church in Des Plaines at Christmas, 1959.
David Wolf
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When this photo was taken in 1959, the congregation at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 855 Lee St., was celebrating its second Christmas in the new edifice, dedicated in March, 1957.
Earlier: Sim’s Bowl demolished, not forgotten.
Prolific architect Charles Stade, of Park Ridge, designed the church in a modern style with elements of the Prairie School of architecture. Today, Immanuel Lutheran looks much the same, but still feels fresh, a testament to the quality of its design.
Immanuel Lutheran School, 832 Lee St., is a part of the church.
George Santayana: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”
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Immanuel Lutheran School
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Immanuel Lutheran Church
855 Lee St, Des Plaines, IL
Lauren Peach
3:25 pm on Wednesday, January 4, 2012
The inside looks a bit like St. Stephen's Church, only smaller.
Brian Wolf
4:50 pm on Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Stade was also the architect of St. Mary's and of Christ Church in Des Plaines, as well as over 100 churches nationwide. St. Stephen was built in 1952-1954 by the architecture firm of Barry & Kay and seats 800. Immanuel Lutheran seats 700 but that includes an overflow area and choir loft.
Christopher Brinckerhoff
6:12 pm on Wednesday, January 4, 2012
So cool. Thanks Lauren and Brian.