Englewood in Chicago in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Truevine Missionary Baptist Church Building

Holabird and Roche, architects; 1892

— Chicago Landmark —

Truevine Missionary Baptist Church Building Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, October 17, 2026

1. Truevine Missionary Baptist Church Building Marker

Inscription. This handsome church is a Gothic Revival-style building clad in yellow-hued Joliet limestone with handsome exterior detailing including its steeply-pitched, cross-gable root and pointed-arch windows and doors, and a distinctive interior with an exposed truss ceiling and carved wood ornament. Designed for St. Bartholomew Episcopal Church, this building is significant as a rare religious structure in the city built by the acclaimed Chicago architectural firm of Holabird and Roche, early pioneers in skyscraper design.

Designated on February 7, 2007
Richard M. Daley, Mayor

Erected by Commission on Chicago Landmarks.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Illinois, Chicago Landmarks Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1892.

Location. 41° 46.315′ N, 87° 38.099′ W. Marker is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County. It is in Englewood. It is on South Stewart Avenue north of West Normal Parkway, on the right when traveling south. The marker is embedded into the grass by

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the sidewalk near the church's entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6720 South Stewart Avenue, Chicago IL 60621, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Chicago’s South Side. It is also in the American Midwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Canaan Baptist Church of Christ Building (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Yale Apartments (approx. ¼ mile away); (Former) Chicago City Bank & Trust Company (approx. ¾ mile away); Ogden Park World War II Memorial Water Fountain (approx. 1.1 miles away); Ogden Nature Garden (approx. 1.2 miles away); Thomas A. Dorsey (approx. 1.7 miles away); Roland W. Burris, Esq. (approx. 1.7 miles away); The Confederate Dead at Oak Woods Cemetery (approx. 1.7 miles away).

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, October 17, 2026

2. Truevine Missionary Baptist Church Building Marker

The marker is on the right side of the photo near the sidewalk.

Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chicago.

Also see . . . Truevine Missionary Baptist Church Building. The City of Chicago's 2007 Landmark Designation Report for this church on the city's South Side.

Excerpt: "Primarily recognized for their skyscraper and commercial designs, the firm took on a number of church commissions in Chicago and its suburbs, but only a few were ever built. The Truevine Missionary Baptist Church Building remains as a rare religious structure built in Chicago by the firm."

(Submitted on October 18, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

Truevine Missionary Baptist Church Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, October 17, 2026

3. Truevine Missionary Baptist Church Building

The building today is called Iglesia Bautista Siloe.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 18, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 18, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 13 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 18, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.