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Duryea Presbyterian Church

A photographic study of one of Prospect Heights' oldest architectural landmarks.

Few buildings embody the history of Prospect Heights quite like the .

Sitting magestically on the corner of Sterling Place and Underhill Avenue, it's gray stone steeple towering over the surrounding row houses, the church is one of the neighborhood's oldest architectural landmarks.

Construction on the building began in 1887 and was completed in the early 19th century. To this day, it remains one of Prospect Heights' most elegant -- yet understated -- architectural treasures.

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