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Originally Posted by goldcntry
I love the preservation of the church on the property. Glad they didn't demolish it...
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I agree and in 50-100 years we really will appreciate it. Chicago has lost some important churches recently and in the past due to fire. Old Churches are susceptible to fire because of the original construction and lack of fire protection codes built into them when they were constructed. The world has lost some very important Churches due to fire
and although
I am not religious myself, the many of the buildings themselves were and still are works of art, esp. the Sullivan one in Chicago and of course the giant ones in Europe.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilgrim_Baptist_Church
Even the limestone outer walls did not prevent the very flammable wood from taking off as seen in the 1890 Sullivan one in this youtube vid below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2R9V7LiHYI
There is plans in the work to try to save what is left of the structure.
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from wiki After the fire, the brick and stone of the outer walls still stood near-complete and were determined to be structurally sound.
A steel support skeleton was later attached to the outside to brace the walls for a possible later reconstruction of the interior of the building and restoration of the façade.
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BTW the fire was started accidentally by workers performing roof repairs and it was not a hate thing at all.
And a close one.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Na...edral,_Chicago
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Originally Posted by goldcntry
Dreamer!
I wonder what the going cost of limestone is right now... Any quarries near Chi-town?
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I believe a lot of the old limestone in Chicago came from here.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_Limestone
What the cost and origination[s] façade quality limestone in Chicagoland and is not my specialty but I hope a foumer in the field can answer yours and my piqued question. Thank you for your contribution in this thread.