From Chicago-
The Episcopal Church of the Epiphany on the Near West Side was built in 1885 and has a firm place in Chicago history.
After Chicago Mayor Carter Harrison Sr. was assassinated in October 1893, a wake was held at the church at 201 S. Ashland Ave. In 1969, a memorial service was held there for slain Black Panther Party leader Fred Hampton.
But after services Sunday, the church was closed, a decision made by its few remaining congregants. Now, the future of the striking stone and wood building is in question.
"They will never build this kind of a structure again," said Bill Lavicka, a member of the church and well-known city preservationist.
Designed by Edward Burling and Francis Whitehouse, the Church of the Epiphany was one of the first Chicago examples of Richardsonian Romanesque, a dominant architectural style in the latter half of the 19th Century.
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http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-church-of-the-epiphany-20111130,0,167928.story
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