At a glance
#7 of 11 Catholic churches in ChicagoLocalGuideWorld score: 4.80
Rating breakdown
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5 ★82%
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4 ★14%
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3 ★2%
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2 ★1%
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1 ★1%
Quick facts
- What is the rating of Church of the Holy Family?
- Church of the Holy Family is rated 4.8 out of 5 based on 104 reviews.
- How does Church of the Holy Family rank in Chicago?
- Church of the Holy Family is #7 of 11 Catholic churches in Chicago by LocalGuideWorld score (rating weighted by number of reviews).
- Where is Church of the Holy Family located?
- 1080 W Roosevelt Rd, Chicago, IL 60608, United States — 2.6 km from the center of Chicago.
- How can I contact Church of the Holy Family?
- Phone: +1 312-492-8442 · Website: holyfamilychicago.org
End of trip, and running out of time, so we didn't go in, but the outside was spectacular.
Will go back to see the interior.
Will go back to see the interior.
My wife was experiencing some health issues after a wedding we attended. Staff provided a comfy chair and a bottle of water to my wife while I went and got the car. Beautiful church.
Holy Family Catholic Church, an important Chicago landmark. Religious, architectural, cultural and historic. This is Chicago's second oldest extant house of faith. Surviving the dreadful Chicago Fire! This beautiful edifice was completed in 1860. So beautiful inside. It feels like a Chicago time machine when you walk in the doors to see the carved statues, gorgeous organ and detailed huge stained glass windows! Architect John Van Osdel was responsible for it's design. My Irish immigrant great-grand parents were married here, as were hundreds of others.
This building... this church is truly quite a treasure, and it's importance in the role it played in Chicago's history and culture cannot be over stated.
Currently this churches future is uncertain. With a diminished parish, rising maintenance costs, semi-closing and the merging/folding of the parish into Notre Dame de Chicago - warning signs have emerged...again.
The first time I photographed inside Holy Family church Father George Lane explained to me that the church was in the midst of a dire situation. The photos I took then could have been the last documentation of the building. That was summer of 1990. A prayed for and fortunate outcome materialized and Holy Family was saved from a demise. I've photographed the interior a number of times since then.
But today, I just don't know.....
So I am writing this to hopefully encourage people to consider what it means to preserve a building in Chicago with a deep, rich, architectural, cultural and "faithful" historic foundation in the city.
I know this church has a few more generations of service and stories yet in it.
This building... this church is truly quite a treasure, and it's importance in the role it played in Chicago's history and culture cannot be over stated.
Currently this churches future is uncertain. With a diminished parish, rising maintenance costs, semi-closing and the merging/folding of the parish into Notre Dame de Chicago - warning signs have emerged...again.
The first time I photographed inside Holy Family church Father George Lane explained to me that the church was in the midst of a dire situation. The photos I took then could have been the last documentation of the building. That was summer of 1990. A prayed for and fortunate outcome materialized and Holy Family was saved from a demise. I've photographed the interior a number of times since then.
But today, I just don't know.....
So I am writing this to hopefully encourage people to consider what it means to preserve a building in Chicago with a deep, rich, architectural, cultural and "faithful" historic foundation in the city.
I know this church has a few more generations of service and stories yet in it.
This church is absolutely BREATHTAKING! I went there for a wedding ceremony and you can definitely tell there is a lot of history in there. You wont regret walking through and taking a peek at all the art no matter what denomination or religion you practice.
Brought our whole family to the Archbishop Christmas concert today. What a wonderful setting for such a beautiful concert. Thanks for a wonderful memory for my family! I’ve attended mass here many times and always enjoy the warmth and friendliness of Father Mike and all of the parishioners.
So much history in this 160 year led church.
So much history in this 160 year led church.
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