Construction of the new Church of the Brethren headquarters
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- Created Date
- 1959
- Description
This collection of photos taken by J. Henry Long documents the construction process of the World Headquarters and general offices of the Church of the Brethren. Located in Elgin since the early 1900s, the offices outgrew their location on State Street, and relocated to 1451 Dundee Ave., Elgin, Illinois. The Open House of the new headquarters was celebrated in May 1959.
- Creator
Long, J. Henry
- Contributing Institution
- Gail Borden Public Library District
- Collection
- Elgin Area History
- Subjects
- Elgin (Ill.) -- History
Elgin (Ill.) -- Buildings, structures, etc
Churches -- Illinois -- Elgin
Church buildings
Church history
Business enterprises -- Illinois -- Elgin
Church of the Brethren - Format
- Photographs
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Uploaded with permission of the Church of the Brethren Archives, Elgin, Illinois. Copyright held by the Church of the Brethren
- Chicago citation style
- Long, J. Henry. Construction of the new Church of the Brethren headquarters. 1959. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/newgailbord01/id/38850. (Accessed April 20, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- Long, J. Henry, (1959) Construction of the new Church of the Brethren headquarters. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/newgailbord01/id/38850
- MLA citation style
- Long, J. Henry. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/newgailbord01/id/38850>.