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Mount of the Holy Cross Returned the week of July 22nd - See our CBS Spotlight Coverage!

Read the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Summer Magazine Article on the Tree of Life

Read our 2023 Donor Impact Report online now!

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Fridays:
April - December
1:00 pm - 3:00 pM
Saturdays:
11:00 am - 3:00 pm Sundays: 12:15 pm

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Second Presbyterian Church is a Chicago architectural gem dating to 1874. Architect James Renwick designed the Gothic Revival exterior and Howard Van Doren Shaw and Frederic Clay Bartlett redesigned the interior in the Arts and Crafts style in 1901. Stunning memorial windows made by William Morris & Company, Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company, Tiffany Studios, McCully & Miles, and Louis J. Millet enhance the Church's interior. Original Bartlett murals, light fixtures and 175 angels grace the space. In 2013, Second Presbyterian Church was designated a National Historic Landmark in recognition of its Arts and Crafts interior. This designation is reserved for buildings and sites that are determined by the Secretary of the Interior to possess national significance in American culture and history.

Our mission is to preserve and restore the art and architecture of Chicago’s landmark Second Presbyterian Church and to engage neighbors and the world in sharing our passion for its beauty and significance.

Please visit and join us in maintaining this historically significant architectural treasure.

Restoration

Friends’ mission is to preserve and restore the internationally recognized art and architecture of Chicago’s landmark Second Presbyterian Church and to educate a worldwide audience about its historical and cultural significance.

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Become a member, make a donation, or volunteer as a docent. Every contribution helps support the program to preserve and restore Second Presbyterian Church, and to educate a worldwide audience. Become a part of history!