Site of Old Saint Mary’s Cathedral - Chicago, IL
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N 41° 52.929 W 087° 37.594
16T E 448013 N 4636881
A marker commemorating the spot where the fist Roman Catholic cathedral in Chicago once stood.
Waymark Code: WM11V6R
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 12/21/2019
Views: 2
This plaque is on the Madison Street side of 29 E. Madison.
Marker reads:
Here stood Old Saint Mary’s Cathedral. Church of the first five Catholic bishops of Chicago-quarter, Van de Velde, O’Regan, Duggan, Foley.
Opened for divine service December 25, 1843
Destroyed in the great fire of October 8-9, 1871
A.D. 1932 - Illinois Catholic Historical Society
County: Cook
Historical Society: Illinois Catholic Historical Society
Dedication Date: 1932
Location: North facing wall of 29 E. Madison (Madison and Wabash).
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