Henry Schlacks
Henry John Schlacks (July 4, 1867 – January 6, 1938) was primarily known as an ecclesiologist in a 19th Century sense of the word, meaning one who designs and decorates churches. He was from Chicago, Illinois, and is considered by many to be the finest of Chicago's church architects. Schlacks trained at MIT and in the offices of Adler & Sullivan before starting his own practice.
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Henry Schlacks
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- Born
- 1867
- Died
- 1938
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- architect
- Education
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Henry John Schlacks (July 4, 1867 – January 6, 1938) was primarily known as an ecclesiologist in a 19th Century sense of the word, meaning one who designs and decorates churches. He was from Chicago, Illinois, and is considered by many to be the finest of Chicago's church architects. Schlacks trained at MIT and in the offices of Adler & Sullivan before starting his own practice.
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He founded the Architecture Department at the University of Notre Dame and designed several buildings in the Chicago area.
Among the Churches that Schlacks designed are: Chicago: • St. Adalbert Church • St. Anthony Church • St. Boniface Church • St. Clara Church (later St. Gelasius Church) • St. Ignatius Church • St. Ita Church • St. John of God Church • St. Mary of the Lake Church, 1917 • St. Paul Church • St. Martin of Tours Church (Schlacks was supervising architect for this building, plans supplied by a German architect) • Angel Gurdian Croatian Catholic Mission Church Evanston, Il • St. Nicholas Church Forest Park, Illinois • St. John Lutheran Church Oak Park, Illinois: • St. Edmund Church Skokie, Illinois: • St. Peter Church Indianapolis, IN • St. Joan of Arc Church Topeka, KS • Holy Name-Mater Dei Church Cincinnati, OH • St. Mark Church
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• Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Depot, Grand Junction, Colorado, 1906 • Denver & Rio Grande Western Depot, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1910 • Idaho Building (Boise, Idaho) • Wm. J. Cassidy Tire Building, Chicago, Illinois, 1902
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• Illustration — St Adalbert, Chicago, Illinois • Illustration — St Boniface, Chicago, Illinois • Illustration — St Clara, Chicago, Illinois • Illustration — St Ita, Chicago, Illinois • Illustration — St Mary of the Lake, Chicago, Illinois • Illustration — St Nicholas, Evanston, Illinois • Illustration — St Edmund, Oak Park • Illustration — D&RGW Depot, Grand Junction, Colorado • Illustration — D&RGW Depot, Salt Lake City, Utah • Illustration — Idaho Building, Boise, Idaho
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1867
Henry Schlacks was born on 4 July 1867.
1938
Henry Schlacks died on 6 January 1938.
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- 1.Chicago, American Institute of Architects. AIA Guide to Chicago. University of Illinois Press. 2014-05-15. 9780252096136.
- 2.information on the planned reuse of St. Bonafice Church
- 3.Schlacks, Henry John. The work of Henry John Schlacks, ecclesiologist. Press of the Henneberry Co. 1903.
- 4.http://www.institute-christ-king.org/home/ St. Gelasius is being restored as Shrine of Christ the King
- 5.St. Ita Catholic Church, Chicago.
- 6.St. Mary of the Lake Church and Schlacks
- 7.Rogers and Manson Company. The Brickbuilder. 1900.
- 8.https://www.flickr.com/photos/brulelaker/3604097355/ Now known as Chicago Embassy Church
- 9.The LION & the CARDINAL.
- 10.Oak Park - St. Edmund's Church.
- 11.Bodenhamer, David J. The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis. Indiana University Press. 1994-11-22. 0253112494.
- 12.http://www.restorestmarks.org St. Mark's is currently the subject of a restoration campaign.
- 13.Western architect publishing Company. The Western Architect. 1910.
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