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• Wilmette

  

  Wilmette is a village in New Trier Township, Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is located 14 miles (23 km) north of Chicago's downtown district (or 3 mi/5 km from Chicago's northern border) and has a population of 27,651. Wilmette is...

• Nettie Tobin

  

  Esther Tobin, known as Nettie, was a widow and mother of two, who worked as a seamstress in Chicago around the turn of the 20th Century. Tobin, who wished to contribute to the construction of the Bahá'í House of Worship in Wilmette, Illinois was not...

• Louis Bourgeois

  

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  Date of birth:

  Mar 19, 1856

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  Country of nationality:

  • Canada

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  Profession:

  • Architect

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  Date of death:

  Aug 20, 1930

  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 Bahá'í House of Worship in Wilmette, Illinois, USA. Louis Bourgeois, in his...

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