Category:Greenstone Church, Pullman (Chicago)

English: The Greenstone Church (now a United Methodist place of worship) in Pullman, Chicago. The naming Greenstone Church comes from the hue of the Pennsylvania serpentine limestone of its façade. The church was built from 1881 to 1882 by a Romanesque design of the town architect, Solon S. Beman, at a cost of $57,000. Meant as a place of worship for all faiths in Pullman, and named then named Pullman Palace Car Company Church this experiment did not work. For much of its first quarter-century the building stood empty because the various religions could not agree to share its facilities and pay the rent required. The Presbyterian congregation eventually worshipped there until the property was sold to the United Methodists in 1907. The entire Pullman neighbourhood gained National Historic Landmark status in 1971 and became an official Chicago Landmark in 1972.