Baha'i Temple
Also known as: The Temple of Light, The Bahai House of Worship, Bahai Temple100 Linden Ave., Wilmette, Illinois
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Photo taken by Nathan Holth in May 2009
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Coordinates:
+42.07364, -87.6829542°04'25" N, 87°40'59" W
Quadrangle map:Evanston
Description
Located right next to where the North Branch Canal connects to Lake Michigan, this enormous structure looms 191 Feet over its largely residential surroundings.
National Register information
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on May 23, 1978
- Reference number
- 78001140
- Areas of significance
- Engineering; Architecture; Religion
- Level of significance
- State
- Evaluation criteria
- A - Event; C - Design/Construction
- Property type
- Building
- Historic function
- Religious structure
- Current function
- Religious structure
- Periods of significance
- 1950-1974; 1925-1949
- Significant years
- 1930; 1953
Update Log
- June 9, 2016: New Street View added by Bill Eichelberger
- July 18, 2010: New photos from Nathan Holth