Passionist Fathers Monastery
The Passionist Fathers Monastery is a historic monastery at 5700 N. Harlem Avenue in the Norwood Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The monastery was built in 1910 for the Passionists, an order of Roman Catholic monks which believed in austere living and hosting spiritual retreats. Architect Joseph Molitor, who also designed several churches for the Archdiocese of Chicago in the early twentieth century, designed the monastery. The building incorporates elements of Classical Revival, Baroque Revival, and Romanesque Revival architecture. The building's most prominent Classical Revival element its main entrance, which includes a balustrade and detailed pediment. Its Baroque influence is apparent in the Dutch gable above the main entrance, while its rounded arched windows and corbeling come from the Romanesque style.

The monastery was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 6, 2013.

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1910 establishments in Illinois		
Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in Chicago
Neoclassical architecture in Illinois
Romanesque Revival architecture in Illinois
Baroque Revival architecture in the United States
Religious buildings and structures completed in 1910
Passionist Order
Roman Catholic monasteries in the United States
Neoclassical church buildings in the United States