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Olivet Baptist Church

Sector: Commercial • Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Source: Urbanize Chicago

Project
Endangered

Olivet Baptist Church is the oldest extant African American Baptist church building in Chicago, facing significant deferred maintenance and a decline in parishioners. It requires restoration and potential landmark designation.

Status
Prospective
Sector
Commercial
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Urbanize Chicago

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The project “Olivet Baptist Church” is an infrastructure initiative in the Commercial sector, located in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Urbanize Chicago.

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endangered

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Prospective

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2026-07-22

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Olivet Baptist Church is the oldest extant African American Baptist church building in Chicago, facing significant deferred maintenance and a decline in parishioners. It requires restoration and potential landmark designation.

Original sector

Historic Preservation

Location

Country

United States of America (USA)

State

Illinois

City

Chicago

Source

Source

Urbanize Chicago

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Sector

Commercial

Article published date

2025-03-07

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