Loyola University Chicago Mundelein Center for Fine and Performing Arts

In 1930, the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (BVM) opened the ornate metalwork doors of the Mundelein College Skyscraper building to students for the first time. Framing the entry were larger-than-life statues of the angels Uriel and Jophiel. In 1980, the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its Art Deco design and its unique place in history as the only self-contained modern skyscraper constructed for the express purpose of educating women. For sixty-one years, the building hosted Mundelein College, and in 1991, when Mundelein affiliated with Loyola, it became a vital part of Loyola University Chicago’s Lake Shore Campus. In 2008, the building was restored and is now home to Loyola’s Mundelein Center for Fine and Performing Arts.