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

Canaan Baptist Church of Christ Building

Solon S. Beman, architect; 1904-05

— Chicago Landmark —

Canaan Baptist Church of Christ Building Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, October 17, 2026

1. Canaan Baptist Church of Christ Building Marker

Inscription. This light-brown brick church, built as the Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist, is an architecturally significant religious building designed in the Classical Revival style. It was designed by one of Chicago's most significant late 19th-century architects and the designer of the Fine Arts Building and the planned industrial town of Pullman. Beman is nationally significant for his early Christian Science church buildings, including the Mother Church Addition in Boston, which established the Classical Revival as the commonly used architectural style for Christian Science buildings.

Designated on July 26, 2006
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 1904.

Location. 41° 46.374′ N, 87° 37.984′ W. Marker is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County. It is in Englewood. It is at the intersection of South Harvard Avenue and West Marquette Road,

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on the left when traveling south on South Harvard Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6659 South Harvard 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: Truevine Missionary Baptist Church Building (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Yale Apartments (about 800 feet away); (Former) Chicago City Bank & Trust Company (approx. 0.8 miles away); Ogden Park World War II Memorial Water Fountain (approx. 1.2 miles away); Ogden Nature Garden (approx. 1.3 miles away); Roland W. Burris, Esq. (approx. 1.6 miles away); Jesse Owens (approx. 1.6 miles away); The Confederate Dead at Oak Woods Cemetery (approx.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, October 17, 2026

2. Canaan Baptist Church of Christ Building Marker

1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chicago.

Also see . . .
1. Solon Beman biography. From the Commission on Chicago Landmarks. (Submitted on October 18, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

2. The Varied Lives and Architecture of Chicago's Christian Science Churches. Although this article from WTTW, Chicago's public television station, does not explicitly mention this structure in Englewood, it does take a detailed look at the architectural history of Christian Science churches in the city. (Submitted on October 18, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, October 17, 2026

3. Canaan Baptist Church of Christ Building Marker

Portrait of Solon Beman (1853-1914) image. Click for full size.

Oliver Dennett Grover, artist; courtesy of Chicago History Museum (ICHi-009501)

4. Portrait of Solon Beman (1853-1914)

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 5 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 18, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.