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Walkaround (twice) at the St. Boniface rehab

Posted on March 12, 2024 by danieldschell

Renovation of the former St. Boniface Church in Noble Square.

The conversion of the former St. Boniface Church in Noble Square continues to progress. Below you’ll find galleries of pictures taken in August 2023, and updated progress on March 11 of this year.

March 11, 2024:

August 30, 2023:

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Saint Boniface Catholic Church Gets a Demolition Permit

Posted on July 23, 2016 by danieldschell

Saint Boniface Catholic Church in Noble Square.

Sadly, we saw this coming, didn’t we.

Saint Boniface Catholic Church, at 905 North Noble Street in Noble Square, was issued a demolition permit by the City of Chicago yesterday. The church was built in 1904, and has been empty since 1990.

The demo permit lists “Saint Boniface Senior Living” of Oak Park as the property owner. That might give us some insight as to what to look for next on the site once demolition is complete.

Crunch Incorporated will perform demo work. That almost sounds cruel.