Greater Tabernacle Cathedral in Roseland gained designation as an official Chicago landmark following approval by City Council today.

Designed by Chicago architect Solon S. Beman and located at 11300 S. Dr. Martin Luther King Drive, the Romanesque Revival-style church and attached rectory were completed in 1890 as Roseland’s first English-speaking Catholic parish.

Constructed with red brick and rough-hewn Joliet limestone, the church was occupied by Holy Rosary Parish until 2008. Greater Tabernacle purchased the complex in 2016 and requested the landmark designation in 2022 as part of a comprehensive preservation plan.

The designation protects all exterior elevations, including rooflines, of the church and the attached rectory building.

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