| Preston Bradley Center | |
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| Alternative names | The Peoples Church of Chicago |
| General information | |
| Status | Owned by Daniel Ivankovich |
| Type | Classical Revival style |
| Location | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Address | 941 W. Lawrence Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60640 |
| Country | United States of America |
| Groundbreaking | 1925 |
| Owner | Daniel Ivankovich |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | J.E.O. Pridmore (1867-1940) |
| Website | |
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The Preston Bradley Center is a nationally registered historic building in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Its creators designed the site as a center for arts and culture. The building was constructed in 1925, and designed by British-American architect J.E.O. Pridmore. [1] In 2000 the building was placed on the Federal Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior. [2] In 2015, the City of Chicago began the process of designating the Preston Bradley Center as a historic landmark. It is named after Preston Bradley, a pastor in Chicago. [3] The landmark was occupied by Peoples Church in 1926, then sold to the Chicago orthopedist Daniel Ivankovich in 2022. [4] [5] [6] Two of the building's most important interior rooms are the auditorium, which has two balconies, and a mural by Chicago artist Louis Grell; and Mason Hall, adorned with artwork suggesting Bradley's ties to the masons.[ citation needed ]