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Barat College’s
Sacred Heart Chapel
700 E. Westleigh Rd.,
Lake Forest (Lake County)
This Florentine-inspired chapel, designed by George Hellmuth in 1922, is one
of the most significant interior spaces on Chicago’s North Shore. It is part
of the college’s Old Main Building, which is located within a National
Register District and the city’s East Lake Forest Historic District. The
college was sold to DePaul University in 2001 and closed in 2004. The
property was sold last year to a private developer, who plans to demolish
the chapel for underground parking and new condo construction. While the
Lake Forest Historic Preservation Commission has voted twice to deny the
developer’s demolition request, an economic hardship appeal by the developer
is still being considered by the city council. |
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