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Illinois Mid-Century Modern Churches (page 5)

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St. Joseph Catholic Church
Pekin, IL
The St. Joseph Catholic Church was designed by A.F. and Arthur Stauder and built from 1967-1968. In 2024, construction of a parish center at the front of the building began. These photos are from 2025. When construction is finished, the older parish center from 1962 across the street will be demolished for a parking lot. For more, see this website. [map]

Immaculate Conception Church
Pierron, IL
The Immaculate Conception Church was completed in 1973. [map]

St. Boniface Church
Quincy, IL
The St. Boniface Church was designed by John Benya and built in 1962. The 160-foot-tall steel steeple contains the three bells from the original church. [map]

St. Peter's Catholic Church
Quincy, IL
The St. Peter's Catholic Church was designed by Bauhaus & Robert Zwick and built in 1962. [map]

St. Pius X Catholic Church
Rock Island, IL
The St. Pius X Catholic Church was designed by Ed Lerch and built from 1962-1964. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. [map]

St. Marcelline Catholic Church
Schaumburg, IL
The St. Marcelline Catholic Church was designed by Pirola, Erbach & Engler and built from 1967-1968. [map]

Skokie:
St. Lambert Catholic Church

Catholic Church of the Little Flower
Springfield, IL
The Catholic Church of the Little Flower was built from 1962-1963. [map]

Waukegan Baptist Bible Church
Waukegan, IL
The Waukegan Baptist Bible Church was built in the 1960s as a synagogue for the Congregation Am Echod. [map]

Compass Church
Wheaton, IL
I believe this Compass Church building was built in 1954 for the Wheaton Evangelical Free Church. The name was changed to the Compass Church in 2009. [map]

Community Presbyterian Church
Wheeling, IL
The Community Presbyterian Church was built in 1962. It is now known as the Evergreen Presbyterian Church. [map]