Henry Schlacks Explained

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. He founded the Architecture Department at the University of Notre Dame and designed several buildings in the Chicago area.

Churches

Among the Churches that Schlacks designed are:

Chicago

• St. Adalbert Church^[1]
• St. Anthony Church
• St. Boniface Church ^{[2] [3]}
• St. Clara Church (later St. Gelasius Church^[4])
• St. Ignatius Church
• St. Ita Church^[5]
• St. John of God Church
• St. Mary of the Lake Church, 1917 ^[6]
• St. Paul Church^[7]
• St. Martin of Tours Church (Schlacks was supervising architect for this building, plans supplied by a German architect)^[8]
• Angel Gurdian Croatian Catholic Mission Church ^[9]

Evanston, Il

• St. Nicholas Church

Forest Park, Illinois

• St. John Lutheran Church

Oak Park, Illinois

• St. Edmund Church ^[10]

Skokie, Illinois

• St. Peter Church

Indianapolis, IN

• St. Joan of Arc Church^[11]

Topeka, KS

• Holy Name-Mater Dei Church

Cincinnati, OH

• St. Mark Church ^[12]

Other works

• Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Depot, Grand Junction, Colorado, 1906
• Denver & Rio Grande Western Depot, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1910^[13]
• Idaho Building (Boise, Idaho)
• Wm. J. Cassidy Tire Building, Chicago, Illinois, 1902

See also

• Polish Cathedral style

External links

• Architectural Photographs of the Churches of HJ Schlacks

Notes and References

1. Book: Chicago, American Institute of Architects. AIA Guide to Chicago. 2014-05-15. University of Illinois Press. 9780252096136. en.
2. http://saintbonifaceinfo.com/ information on the planned reuse of St. Bonafice Church
3. Book: Schlacks, Henry John. The work of Henry John Schlacks, ecclesiologist. 1903. Press of the Henneberry Co.. en.
4. http://www.institute-christ-king.org/home/ St. Gelasius is being restored as Shrine of Christ the King
5. Web site: St. Ita Catholic Church, Chicago . 2006-04-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091123230956/http://www.saintita.org/historyofstita.html . 2009-11-23 . St Ita Church History
6. http://designslinger.com/2010/09/27/a-schlacksed-saint.aspx?results=1#SurveyResultsChart St. Mary of the Lake Church and Schlacks
7. Book: The Brickbuilder. 1900. Rogers and Manson Company. en.
8. https://www.flickr.com/photos/brulelaker/3604097355/ Now known as Chicago Embassy Church
9. Web site: The LION & the CARDINAL . 2006-04-14 . dead . https://archive.today/20120723223519/http://www.danielmitsui.com/hieronymus/index.blog/1741177/st-henry-church/ . 2012-07-23 . Croatian Church was former St. Henry Church
10. Web site: Oak Park - St. Edmund's Church . 2006-04-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110727152136/http://www.oprfhistory.org/thisweek/stedmunds042610/stedmunds.aspx . 2011-07-27 . Oak Park Historical Society, St. Edmund Church
11. Book: The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis. Bodenhamer. David J.. Barrows. Robert G.. 1994-11-22. Indiana University Press. 0253112494. en.
12. http://www.restorestmarks.org St. Mark's is currently the subject of a restoration campaign.
13. Book: The Western Architect. 1910. Western architect publishing Company. en.