Worthmann & Steinbach

St Mary of the Angels' Church (Chicago, Illinois)

Worthmann & Steinbach was a Chicago-based architectural firm that was active from 1903 through 1928. It was a partnership between Henry W. Worthmann (1857–1946) and John G. Steinbach (b. 1878)^[1]

The firm is best remembered for its design of large and elaborate churches in the Chicago area which were built for Roman Catholic, Eastern Catholic, and Lutheran clients.^[2] Worthmann and Steinbach were also active outside of Chicago and eventually built for clients in Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin.

Works

• St. Mary of the Angels Church, Chicago, IL
• St. John Berchmans Church, Chicago, IL
• St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral, Chicago, IL
• St. Joseph Shrine Chicago, IL
• The Shrine of Our Lady of Pompeii Chicago, IL
• The Basilica of St. Hyacinth, Chicago, IL
• St. Casimir Church (now Our Lady of Tepeyac), Chicago, IL
• Holy Innocents Church, Chicago, IL
• St Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr Church, Chicago, IL
• Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, Chicago, IL
• Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Chicago, IL (original building later enlarged and relocated by Joseph W. McCarthy)
• St. Barbara Church, Chicago, IL
• St. James Lutheran Church, Chicago, IL
• Jehova Evangelical Lutheran Church, Chicago, IL
• St. Mary of Czestochowa Church, Cicero, IL
• St. Peter Church, La Porte, IN
• St. Casimir Church, South Bend, IN

References

1. ↑ Steinbach was not related to Gustave E. Steinback, the well known church architect from New York City and Stamford CT.
2. ↑ Denis Robert McNamara, Heavenly City: The Architectural Tradition of Catholic Chicago (Chicago:Archdiocese of Chicago Liturgy Training Publications, 2005)