Join us on Saturday, August 27th, for a tour of one of Chicago’s most distinctive churches.

Many architects know of the Louis Sullivan-designed Holy Trinity, a beautiful modest-sized Ukrainian cathedral in Chicago, but not many have visited the expansive St. Joseph the Betrothed Church near O’Hare. Ukrainian-born Zenon Mazurkevich, designed the cathedral, completed in 1977. Mazurkevich worked for Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, as well as SOM where he was involved with the design of the John Hancock Center. This unique structure is often described as the cathedral that is “part Ukrainian, part-modern, and part Mars”. Please join Docomomo US Chicago for a tour of this wonder of Chicagoland modernism. Register HERE.

$10/Docomomo US members; $30/non-members

All proceeds from the tour will be donated to the church's Support for Ukraine fund.

The hour-long tour will begin at 11am outside the south end of the church, and will be led by Andres Durbak, a long-time parish trustee who has been involved with the building ever since and including its construction in 1977. Following the tour, we encourage you to explore the neighborhood for lunch. There are several restaurants within a half-mile radius of the church.

Getting there:

The church is just south of the I-90 exit ramp, and can be access via the CTA Blue Line stop at Cumberland with a 30 min walk south down Cumberland, or a transfer to either buses 331 or 81W.