7450 N. Sheridan Road
7450 N. Sheridan Road, William J. Crane, 1919.
7450 N. Sheridan Road was owned by Richard T. Crane still (1994) standing and this building is now (1994) owned by the Unification Church.
7450 N. Sheridan Road, Chicago Family Peace Church, 2016.
Chicago Landmarks Historic Resources Survey
Architect: Foster, George
Historic Name:
Community: Rogers Park (01)
Address: 7450 N. Sheridan Road
Constructed: Started in 07/01/1912
Classification: Building
Style: American Foursquare
Type: Single-Family Residence
Color Code: Orange
Landmark? N
National Register? N
Major Tenant: Unification Church
Building Details: Prairie School, Classical Revival
Pin: 1129307021
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Unification Church Building Damaged by Fire on Sheridan Road
By Benjamin Woodard and Emily Morris on October 31, 2013 11:19 a.m. | Updated on October 31, 2013 11:19 a.m.
Unification Church Fire
Rogers Park — A Sheridan Road mansion owned by the Unification Church of Chicago was damaged in a fire Thursday morning.
Two church members who were inside the building, at 7450 N. Sheridan Road, said no one was injured when the fire started in a third-floor bedroom.
Six fire engines and other emergency personnel blocked traffic about 9:45 a.m. on Sheridan Road between Birchwood and Jarvis avenues. The fire was extinguished shortly after.
"My heater sparked from the outlet," said Nick Naka, 23, who was in his bedroom when he saw the fire spread from the wall to his mattress.
Naka said he ran to get help from building manager and Unification Church leader Kunihiro Sagisaka, 46, who was downstairs.
He said they attempted to put out the fire with a handheld extinguisher, but the thick, black smoke was too much to bear.
"There was so much smoke," said Sagisaka. "I couldn't see anything."
Then he called 911 and the Chicago Fire Department responded within minutes, Sagisaka said.
He said he was the caretaker of the Unification Church building that had been used as offices until recently. He lives there with his family and a few students from the area.
Chicago Fire Department spokesman Juan Hernandez said no one was taken to the hospital and that the fire appeared to have started with a "heater and a mattress," as described by witnesses, but officials were continuing to investigate.
