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Christ Church Parish Complex at 470 Maple Street, 1939.

The Christ Church Parish Complex

Gazette Article by Nan Greenough, Fall/Winter 2007 Updated November 17, 2021 The Christ Church parish complex blends several buildings seamlessly: an inviting house-sized rectory on the south, an attractive parish house and church school in the middle, and a small chapel on the north. Rough hewn limestone walls and red clay roof tiles provide a […]

Original Christ Church (formerly Garland Church)
building, 1898.

Winnetka’s First Church Site

  Gazette Article by Linda Corwin, Winter 1994 Updated November 16, 2021 A Wayside Tavern for the Weary: Site for Winnetka’s First Church A wayside tavern for weary pioneers on their long trek from New York to Wisconsin became Winnetka’s first church, Christ Church. When John and Susannah Garland and their eight children reached the […]