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Quinn Chapel AME Church (Chicago)

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destroyed the original church. The congregation subsequently met for many years in temporary locations before purchasing the present site in 1890. The current structure, designed by
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and built in 1892 at 2401 South Wabash Avenue, reflects the area's late 19th-century character. The church was designated as a
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group that met in the house of a member in 1844. In 1847, the group organized as a congregation of the
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September 4, 1979. Considered architecturally significant, the church is featured in such books as
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This article about a church or other Christian place of worship in Illinois is a
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property in Cook County, Illinois on the National Register of Historic Places
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In 1992, Quinn Chapel joined with three other nearby churches to found
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Chicago Churches and Synagogues: An Architectural Pilgrimage,
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by Elizabeth Johnson (Uppercase Books Inc, 1999) as well as
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and fulfilling the needs of the Bronzeville community.
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Quinn Chapel of the A.M.E. Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Chicago Landmark

Chicago, Illinois
41°50′56″N 87°37′30″W / 41.84889°N 87.62500°W / 41.84889; -87.62500
Romanesque Revival
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Chicago
nondenominational
prayer
African Methodist Episcopal Church
William Paul Quinn
Civil War
abolitionist
Underground Railroad
Southern United States
Monadnock Building
1871 Great Chicago Fire
architect
Henry F. Starbuck
Chicago Landmark
National Register of Historic Places
The Renaissance Collaborative
historic Wabash YMCA


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