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Grant Saves Historic Black Architect’s Church | Chicago News
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St. Mark African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in East Chicago just landed a $150,000 grant to preserve its iconic 1970s architectural marvel—designed by local Black architect Wendell Campbell, a pioneer of modernist design and co-founder of the National Organization of Minority Architects. This funding will help create a detailed preservation plan for the 53-year-old structure, whose unique “praying hands” inspired form and geodesic roof make it one of Campbell’s most celebrated works. The grant is part of the National Trust’s Conserving Black Modernism Initiative, spotlighting overlooked Black architects and ensuring their legacy endures—especially as another Campbell-designed building in Gary faces demolition.
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