Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist at Open House Chicago

Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist was founded in 1924, but it wasn't until 1968 that the church built its first permanent home. The seven-story structure, clad inside and out in travertine, maximizes its prominent six-sided site on the Chicago River at the intersection of Wacker and Wabash. The church auditorium is modeled after the layout of a Greek amphitheater. It has a centrally located wooden podium and is also home to a 3,316-pipe Aeolian-Skinner organ. Visitors may explore the lobby and main sanctuary space.