Description: Zion, ILLINOIS - Zion Hotel & Rest Home -ARCHITECTURE: Zion is a city in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 22,866 at the 2000 census. The founding of the City of Zion is a remarkable tale of one man's will. The charismatic preacher and faith healer, John Alexander Dowie (1847-1907) founded the Christian Catholic Church, and the city of his dreams, Zion. It was Dowie's ambitious plan to create a theocracy—a city of God. Early in 1902, Dowie had a large "hotel" constructed, called the Elijah Hospice, to accommodate workers who would build the new city. The Hospice was located on Sheridan Road and 26th Street. It took 500 workers two months to complete the three-story building, which at the time was the largest wooden structure in Illinois. Painted white, the Hospice seemed to be the very icon of Dowie's message of "clean and faithful living." In the 1950s, the Zion Hotel, as it came to be known, was a residence for senior citizens. By the 1970s, the building was in such need of repair it had to be condemned. In 1979, it was razed, but Zion's citizens donated $20,000 to save the dome as a reminder of the city's extraordinary past. Since 1980, the dome has been maintained through private and public funds on the same property where the hotel once stood. This Linen Era postcard, published in 1949, is in good condition. Genuine Curteich-Chicago. “C.T. Art Colortone”. No. 6B501-N. Aero Distributing Co. Chicago, Ill. No. Z-1067.
Price: 8.5 USD
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End Time: 2025-01-21T03:35:23.000Z
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Size: Standard (5.5 x 3.5 in)
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Continent: North America
Material: Paper
Theme: Advertising, Architecture, Cities & Towns, Hotel & Restaurant, Health, Religious
Region: Illinois
Country: USA
Type: Printed (Lithograph)
Features: Architecture, Linen Era
Featured Person: John Alexander Dowie
Subject: Zion Hotel & Rest Home
Postage Condition: Unposted
City/Region: Zion
City: Zion
Time Period Manufactured: 1940-1949
Modified Item: No
County: Lake
Unit of Sale: Single Unit
John Alexander Dowie (1847-1907): Christian Catholic Church
Hotel: Elijah Hospice
Era: World War II (1939-1945)
Brand/Publisher: Genuine Curteich-Chicago. “C.T. Art Colortone”.
City of God: Theocracy
Zion Hotel & Rest Home: Hotel
Faith Healer: John Alexander Dowie
Hospice: Elijah
