Fire Guts Old North Side Church

Title: Fire Guts Old North Side Church
Description: This is a newspaper page explaining the fire that went down at the St. Gregory the Great church in 1951. The image presented on the page is of the St. Gregory chapel covered in smoke. The fire had affected both the church and the school. The fire started on the second floor and moved quickly within the building. It got to the point where the roof even collapsed. The newspaper also stated that repairs would cost approximately $100,000 (~ $1,201,276 as of 2024).
Contributor: Alexandra Ciepiaszuk
Date: 1951
Language: English
Rights: Image Courtesy of the St. Gregory the Great archives housed in the rectory.
Is Part Of: St. Gregory the Great
Source: Original copy of the Chicago Fire burning parts of the St. Gregory the Great Church in Chicago, IL. St. Gregory the Great archives, filing cabinet.
City: Chicago
Denomination: en Roman Catholic Church
Neighborhood: en Andersonville