Chicago’s first architect — toured the glorious Church of the Holy Family interior designed by his relative in the mid-19th ...

John Mills Van Osdel designed the interior of the historic church, one of five public buildings to survive the Great Chicago ...

Over a career that spanned 60 years, Van Osdel is credited with designing over 800 structures, including the interior of ...

Holy Name Cathedral, left, and St. James Episcopal Church, right, lay in ruins after the Great Chicago Fire in 1871. Between them, in the background, stands the old water tower.

John Mills Van Osdel designed the interior of the historic church, one of five public buildings to survive the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.