Month: November 2019

Holy Innocents Church is a Roman Catholic Church located at 743 North Armour Street in the East Village neighborhood of Chicago. It is a Polish Cathedral style church. The building formerly housed the St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Holy Innocents Church was founded in 1905 and served the Polish immigrant community. The church was built and designed by architects Worthmann and Steinbach. It was completed in 1912. Today the church ministers in English, Polish and Spanish.

I’m so glad I had a chance to visit this beautiful church the other day. Below are some photos.

The Villa District is a U.S. Historic District and Chicago Landmark District located on the Northwest side of Chicago within the Irving Park community area. It’s bordered by Pulaski Road on the west, the Union Pacific/Northwest rail line on the north, Hamlin Avenue on the east, and Addison Street on the south. For transportation, it is serviced by the CTA Blue Line Addison Street station.

The district was built in 1902 by a few various architects that were heavily influenced by Frank Lloyd Wright and the Prairie Style of architecture. Many of the bungalows were designed by Hatzfeld and Knox. Hatzfeld also designed the Portage Park field house. The area contains mainly Craftsman and Prairie Style homes on boulevard streets. Large planters/markers with Villa shown on them designate the Villa District streets.