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Beverly Unitarian Church
Beverly Unitarian Church is a Unitarian Universalism, Unitarian Universalist ("UU") church in Chicago, Illinois. The church formed in 1951 by the merger of two congregations: the Beverly Unitarian Fellowship, which had begun in 1941, and the People's Liberal Church founded in 1878. People's Liberal Church was known by a variety of names over the years: In 1878 it was called the Unitarian Universalist Christian Union Society of Englewood, or simply the Christian Union Society; in 1880 on moving to a new building, it was named First Universalist Church of Englewood; in 1889 it moved to a larger building and was called Stewart Avenue Universalist Church. The Givins Irish Castle The current church building, called the "Irish Castle" was built from 1886 to 1887 under the direction of Robert C. Givins, a successful real estate developer. It is a three-story structure with three crenelated towers. Givins lived in the castle from 1887 to 1894, then from 1895 to 1897 the castle housed the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beverly, Chicago
Beverly, officially Beverly Hills, is the 72nd of Chicago's 77 community areas. Located from the Loop, it is on the city's far south side. Beverly is considered part of the Blue Island Ridge, along with the nearby community areas of Morgan Park and Mount Greenwood, and Washington Heights, and the City of Blue Island. , Beverly had 20,437 inhabitants. Sparsely settled until the late 19th century, Beverly was incorporated as part of the Village of Washington Heights in 1874 and began development by business interests from Chicago. The area was annexed by the city of Chicago in 1890 and continued to grow with the completion in the Rock Island Railroad that runs parallel along the eastern edge of the Blue Island ridge to its terminus at LaSalle Street Station in downtown Chicago. Beverly's situation along on the ridge allowed the community to become an exclusive streetcar community, which is reflected in the homes and large lots. History Etymology In 1889, when the Rock Isl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
