Near North Side in Chicago in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Archbishop Quigley Seminary

Archbishop Quigley Center Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Sean Flynn, June 25, 2024

1. Archbishop Quigley Center Marker

Inscription. This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Churches & Religion. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1918.

Location. 41° 53.861′ N, 87° 37.555′ W. Marker is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County. It is in the Near North Side. Marker is at the intersection of Rush Street and East Pearson Street, on the right when traveling north on Rush Street. The marker is near the entrance at the southwestern corner of the Quigley Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 835 North Rush Street, Chicago IL 60611, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Office and Studio of Perkins, Fellows & Hamilton, architects (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Senator William J. Connors (about 300 feet away); Hotel St. Benedict Flats (about 400 feet away); Chicago Water Tower (about 400 feet away); North Loop Post No. 949 War Memorial (about 400 feet away); Old Water Tower (about 400 feet away); DeWitt Clinton Cregier (about 400 feet away); The Water Tower & Great Chicago Fire (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chicago.

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above this one is dedicated to the building's restoration in 2008, when it was converted from Quigley Seminary to the Quigley Center, the pastoral headquarters for the Archdiocese of Chicago. Another marker is affixed to the base of a statue of Archbishop James Quigley near the northwest corner of the building, at Rush and Chestnut, and is related to that statue's dedication in 1917. As there are no other historical markers of note visible near the Quigley Center, this National Register of Historic Places qualifies to be added as an exception to the typical rules for this website.

Regarding Archbishop Quigley Seminary. Archbishop Quigley was born in 1854 in Ontario, Canada, to Irish immigrants and moved to Upstate New York when he was 2. After graduating from high school, he turned down an opportunity to attend the United States Military Academy and instead entered the seminary. In 1896, he was appointed Bishop of Buffalo, New York, a job he held for seven years until 1903, when he was appointed Archbishop of Chicago. His health declined in later years, and in 1915 he died at age 60 while staying with his brother in Rochester, New York, to receive medical treatment. He is buried at Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Hillside, Illinois.

Also see . . .
1. From Historic Seminary High School to Archdiocese Headquarters: The Quigley Story

Archbishop Quigley Seminary Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Sean Flynn, June 25, 2024

2. Archbishop Quigley Seminary Marker

Above the National Register plaque is one related to the building's restoration in 2008.

. From JNKA, the architecture and design firm that oversaw the renovation of the Quigley Center in the late 2000s. (Submitted on June 27, 2024, by Sean Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

2. St. James Chapel. From the Archdiocese of Chicago, a look at St. James Chapel, inside the Quigley Center. (Submitted on June 27, 2024, by Sean Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

Quigley Center image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Sean Flynn, June 25, 2024

3. Quigley Center

The building's entrance at the corner of Rush and Pearson. The marker is off camera but near this entrance.

Archbishop Quigley Center image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Sean Flynn, June 25, 2024

4. Archbishop Quigley Center

A statue of Archbishop Quigley sits at the building's northwest entrance, at the corner of Rush and Chestnut.

Archbishop Quigley statue image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Sean Flynn, June 25, 2024

5. Archbishop Quigley statue

A close-up of the Quigley statue and its dedication plaque.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 27, 2024, by Sean Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 47 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 27, 2024, by Sean Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.