Bahá'í House of Worship, Wilmette, USA

Jean-Baptiste Louis Bourgeois (b. March 19, 1856 St. Célestin de Nicolet, Quebec - d. August 20, 1930) was a Canadian architect who is best known as the designer of the Baha'i House of Worship in Wilmette, Illinois, USA. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (748x1000, 614 KB) Summary Photo of Bahai temple in Willmette, IL, USA. Picture taken and digitally edited by user GregML Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (748x1000, 614 KB) Summary Photo of Bahai temple in Willmette, IL, USA. Picture taken and digitally edited by user GregML Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old... Wilmette is a village in New Trier Township, Cook County, Illinois, United States. ... March 19 is the 78th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (79th in leap years). ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Official languages French Flower Blue Flag Iris (Iris versicolor Linné) Tree Yellow Birch Bird Snowy Owl Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Lieutenant-Governor Lise Thibault Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 75 24 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of... August 20 is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link is to a full 1930 calendar). ... There are currently seven Baháí Houses of Worship around the world, although Baháí communities own many properties where they plan for Houses of Worship to be constructed as the Baháí community grows and develops. ... Wilmette is a village in New Trier Township, Cook County, Illinois, United States. ... Official language(s) English Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 0 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ...

Louis Bourgeois, in his youth, worked as a clerk in in a church contractor's office Trois-Rivières, Quebec, and through this experience planned the construction of the Church of Saint-Wenceslas in 1892. He then married Marie Gronville, who died young after having three children. His wife's medical bills caused him to go into debt, and thus he moved to Montreal to work as an apprentice sculptor in Napoléon Bourassa's business. Mr. Bourassa sent Louis Bourgeois to Paris, France to study, but during his time in Paris, Mr. Bougeois left his studies and travelled to other countries including Italy, Greece, Egypt and Iran. Location City Information Established: January 1, 2002 Area: 228. ... Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Official languages French Flower Blue Flag Iris (Iris versicolor Linné) Tree Yellow Birch Bird Snowy Owl Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Lieutenant-Governor Lise Thibault Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 75 24 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of... Motto: Concordia Salus Coordinates: Country Canada Province Quebec Founded 1642 Established 1832 City Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area    - City 366. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country France Région ÃŽle-de-France Département Paris (75) Subdivisions 20 arrondissements Mayor Bertrand Delanoë  (PS) (since 2001) City Statistics Land...

He returned to North America in 1886 in Chicago, where he worked with Louis Sullivan. He then moved to California where he taught French to painter Paul de Longpré's daughters. He would then marry one of de Longpré daughters, Alice. Nickname: The Windy City, The Second City, Chi Town, The City of Big Shoulders The 312 Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in Chicagoland and Illinois Coordinates: Country United States State Illinois County Cook Incorporated March 4, 1837 Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area... Louis Sullivan Louis Henry (Henri) Sullivan (September 3, 1856–April 14, 1924) was an American architect, called the father of modernism. He is considered by many as the creator of the modern skyscraper, was an influential architect and critic of the Chicago School, and was a mentor to Frank Lloyd... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ...

In the winter of 1906 to 1907, while he was in New York City, Louis Bourgeois became a Bahá'í after he learned about the Bahá'í teaching on the unity of religions. He then moved to Teaneck, New Jersey to expand the Bahá'í community there. Nickname: Big Apple; City that never Sleeps; Gotham Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Manhattan Queens Brooklyn Staten Island Settled 1613 Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... Seat of the Universal House of Justice in Haifa, Israel, governing body of the Baháís The Baháí Faith is a religion founded by Baháulláh in 19th century Persia. ... The Baháí Faith states that religion has the same foundation and that there is unity of religion. ... Teaneck (pronounced ) is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, and is a suburb of New York City. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area  Ranked 47th  - Total 8,729 sq mi (22,608 km²)  - Width 70 miles (110 km)  - Length 150 miles (240 km)  - % water 14. ...

In 1920 Louis Bourgeois' design for the Bahá'í House of Worship in the United States was chosen by the delegates to the Bahá'í national convention. During the next decade he spent much time constructing and financing the structure, despite bouts of ill health. He died on August 20, 1930, at the age of 74, after a month of bad health. The Bahá'í House of Worship in Wilmette, Illinois was opened in 1953. There are currently seven Baháí Houses of Worship around the world, although Baháí communities own many properties where they plan for Houses of Worship to be constructed as the Baháí community grows and develops. ... The Baháí administration refers to the administrative system of the Baháí Faith. ... August 20 is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link is to a full 1930 calendar). ... Wilmette is a village in New Trier Township, Cook County, Illinois, United States. ... Official language(s) English Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 0 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ...

References

• Whitmore, Bruce W (1984). The Dawning Place. Wilmette: Bahá'í Publishing Trust, pp. 76-86. ISBN 0877431922.

External links

• Canadian Baha'i Community: Louis Bourgeois