St. Wenceslaus Church, Chicago

St. Wenceslaus Church
St. Wenceslaus Church
	St. Wenceslaus Church
	41°56′36″N 87°43′11″W / 41.9432°N 87.7196°W
Location	3400 North Monticello Avenue; Chicago, Illinois
Country	United States
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	St. Wenceslaus's Parish
History
Founded	June 1912
Founder(s)	Polish immigrants
Dedication	St. Wenceslaus
Dedicated	June 7, 1942
Consecrated
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	For Polish immigrants
Architect(s)	McCarthy, Smith and Eppig
Architectural type	Church
Style	Byzantine & Romanesque
Groundbreaking	March 27, 1940
Completed
Specifications
Materials	Brick

St. Wenceslaus (Polish: Kościół Świętego Wacława) is a church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago located at 3400 North Monticello Avenue in the Avondale neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, USA.

One of the many Polish churches visible from the Kennedy Expressway, it is along with St. Hyacinth Basilica, one of two monumental religious edifices that dominate the Avondale skyline. It is well-known for its unique architecture, as well as being the site where the photographer and historic preservationist Richard Nickel was married.^[1]

Although the historic church is a stop for many tourists visiting the landmark Villa District, this majestic Romanesque-Art Deco hybrid is actually a few blocks south of the district's formal boundaries. St Wenceslaus is accessible via the Blue Line's Addison street station.

^ Cahan, Richard (1 September 1994). They All Fall Down: Richard Nickel's Struggle to Save America's Architecture. Wiley. ISBN 978-0471144267. Retrieved 2014-08-29 – via Google Books.

[1] Cahan, Richard (1 September 1994). They All Fall Down: Richard Nickel's Struggle to Save America's Architecture. Wiley. ISBN 978-0471144267. Retrieved 2014-08-29 – via Google Books.

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