{"id":2017,"date":"2019-07-08T20:20:46","date_gmt":"2019-07-08T20:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.neoninspire.com\/eriehouse\/?page_id=2017"},"modified":"2019-07-30T20:28:48","modified_gmt":"2019-07-30T20:28:48","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.neoninspire.com\/eriehouse\/about-us\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\n\t\tHistory\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<p><strong>Erie Neighborhood House opened in 1870 in Chicago\u2019s West Town neighborhood. As the city and community changed over a century and a half, so did we; from a church serving our neighbors to a settlement house delivering wraparound services to immigrants and individuals from all backgrounds to help them thrive and build proud, powerful communities across the city. <\/strong><strong>A home with no borders, this is our constant.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>\n\t\tTimeline\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>Browse photos from our archives and explore the timeline below to journey through our history over the past century and a half.<\/p>\n\t<p><a href=\"#1870\"><strong>1870\u20131899<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\t<p><a href=\"#1900\"><strong>1900\u20131949<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\t<p><a href=\"#1950\"><strong>1950\u20131999<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\t<p><a href=\"#2000\"><strong>2000\u2013present<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\t<a href=\"#leadership\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Meet our leadership since 1915.<\/p>\n\t<p><strong>1870\u20131899<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- If both -->\n\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--date-->\n\t\t\t\t<!--Timeline-customcontent-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><a name=\"1870\"><\/a><strong>1870<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<!--\/.Timeline-customcontent-->\n\t\t\t<!--\/.date-->\n\t\t\t<!--icon-->\n\t\t\t<!--\/.icon-->\n\t\t\t<!--Timline-Content-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--Timline-Title-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHolland Presbyterian Church\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--\/.Timline-Title-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--Timline-description-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Holland Presbyterian Church opens its doors at the corner of Erie and Noble Streets in Chicago&#8217;s West Town neighborhood. Rev. Emanuel Van Orden is the first minister of what would become known as &#8220;the little Dutch church.&#8221;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--\/.Timline-description-->\n\t\t\t<!--\/.Timline-Content-->\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--date-->\n\t\t\t\t<!--Timeline-customcontent-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>1886<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<!--\/.Timeline-customcontent-->\n\t\t\t<!--\/.date-->\n\t\t\t<!--icon-->\n\t\t\t<!--\/.icon-->\n\t\t\t<!--Timline-Content-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--Timline-Title-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tErie Chapel\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--\/.Timline-Title-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--Timline-description-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The little Dutch church adopts a new name, Erie Chapel, as immigrant populations continuously evolve in West Town and moves into a new building a half block away at 1347 W Erie St.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--\/.Timline-description-->\n\t\t\t<!--\/.Timline-Content-->\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--date-->\n\t\t\t\t<!--Timeline-customcontent-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>1891<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<!--\/.Timeline-customcontent-->\n\t\t\t<!--\/.date-->\n\t\t\t<!--icon-->\n\t\t\t<!--\/.icon-->\n\t\t\t<!--Timline-Content-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--Timline-Title-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tChicago&#8217;s Free Kindergarten Association\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--\/.Timline-Title-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--Timline-description-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Erie Kindergarten is one of 20 new programs founded as part of Chicago\u2019s Free Kindergarten Association.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--\/.Timline-description-->\n\t\t\t<!--\/.Timline-Content-->\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<p><a href=\"#timeline\">Back to Top<\/a><\/p>\n\t<p><strong>1900\u20131949<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- If both -->\n\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--date-->\n\t\t\t\t<!--Timeline-customcontent-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><a name=\"1901\"><\/a><strong>1914<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<!--\/.Timeline-customcontent-->\n\t\t\t<!--\/.date-->\n\t\t\t<!--icon-->\n\t\t\t<!--\/.icon-->\n\t\t\t<!--Timline-Content-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--Timline-Title-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFlorence Towne arrives at Erie\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--\/.Timline-Title-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--Timline-description-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Florence Towne becomes the new kindergarten teacher and head of girls\u2019 programming. She will later become head resident and director of Erie Chapel Institute (1926) and build a remarkable legacy during her 37 years with the organization.<a href=\"#leadership\">See past leadership.<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--\/.Timline-description-->\n\t\t\t<!--\/.Timline-Content-->\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--date-->\n\t\t\t\t<!--Timeline-customcontent-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>1915<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<!--\/.Timeline-customcontent-->\n\t\t\t<!--\/.date-->\n\t\t\t<!--icon-->\n\t\t\t<!--\/.icon-->\n\t\t\t<!--Timline-Content-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--Timline-Title-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tErie Chapel Institute\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--\/.Timline-Title-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--Timline-description-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Erie Chapel incorporates and forms Erie Chapel Institute, providing access to increased government funding and private support for its work in the community. Rev. George J. Searles becomes the new minister and director.<a href=\"#leadership\">See past leadership.<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--\/.Timline-description-->\n\t\t\t<!--\/.Timline-Content-->\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--date-->\n\t\t\t\t<!--Timeline-customcontent-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>1936<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<!--\/.Timeline-customcontent-->\n\t\t\t<!--\/.date-->\n\t\t\t<!--icon-->\n\t\t\t<!--\/.icon-->\n\t\t\t<!--Timline-Content-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--Timline-Title-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA new building is dedicated\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--\/.Timline-Title-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--Timline-description-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The aging building at 1347 W Erie St is replaced with a new facility, designed by architect Benjamin Franklin Olson, that continues to serve the West Town community today. Erie Chapel Institute is renamed Erie Neighborhood House.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--\/.Timline-description-->\n\t\t\t<!--\/.Timline-Content-->\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--date-->\n\t\t\t\t<!--Timeline-customcontent-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>1939<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<!--\/.Timeline-customcontent-->\n\t\t\t<!--\/.date-->\n\t\t\t<!--icon-->\n\t\t\t<!--\/.icon-->\n\t\t\t<!--Timline-Content-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--Timline-Title-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tErie Dental Clinic\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--\/.Timline-Title-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--Timline-description-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Erie Dental Clinic opens in cooperation with Near Northwest Community Council to meet the dental health needs of local families.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--\/.Timline-description-->\n\t\t\t<!--\/.Timline-Content-->\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--date-->\n\t\t\t\t<!--Timeline-customcontent-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>1943<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<!--\/.Timeline-customcontent-->\n\t\t\t<!--\/.date-->\n\t\t\t<!--icon-->\n\t\t\t<!--\/.icon-->\n\t\t\t<!--Timline-Content-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--Timline-Title-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCamp Davies\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--\/.Timline-Title-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--Timline-description-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Erie House purchases Camp Davies as a retreat space outside of the city for local children and families. The acquisition expands on a tradition of introducing urban youth to experiences in nature dating back to 1915.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--\/.Timline-description-->\n\t\t\t<!--\/.Timline-Content-->\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--date-->\n\t\t\t\t<!--Timeline-customcontent-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>1946<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<!--\/.Timeline-customcontent-->\n\t\t\t<!--\/.date-->\n\t\t\t<!--icon-->\n\t\t\t<!--\/.icon-->\n\t\t\t<!--Timline-Content-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--Timline-Title-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe march in West Town\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--\/.Timline-Title-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--Timline-description-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rev. Douglas Cedarleaf and Florence Towne lead more than 200 people on a march to show support for a black family who had experienced vandalism and harassment upon moving into the neighborhood. The march attracts national attention, including coverage in <em>TIME Magazine.<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--\/.Timline-description-->\n\t\t\t<!--\/.Timline-Content-->\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<p><a href=\"#timeline\">Back to Top<\/a><\/p>\n\t<p><strong>1950\u20131999<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- If both -->\n\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--date-->\n\t\t\t\t<!--Timeline-customcontent-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>1951<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<!--\/.Timeline-customcontent-->\n\t\t\t<!--\/.date-->\n\t\t\t<!--icon-->\n\t\t\t<!--\/.icon-->\n\t\t\t<!--Timline-Content-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--Timline-Title-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRoss Lyman becomes executive director\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--\/.Timline-Title-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--Timline-description-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"#leadership\">See past leadership.<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--\/.Timline-description-->\n\t\t\t<!--\/.Timline-Content-->\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--date-->\n\t\t\t\t<!--Timeline-customcontent-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>1957<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<!--\/.Timeline-customcontent-->\n\t\t\t<!--\/.date-->\n\t\t\t<!--icon-->\n\t\t\t<!--\/.icon-->\n\t\t\t<!--Timline-Content-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--Timline-Title-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tErie Family Health Centers is born\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--\/.Timline-Title-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--Timline-description-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Robert A. Snyder opens the Carmella Genova Jacob Clinic at Erie House in partnership with Northwestern University Medical School. The clinic becomes the forerunner for Erie Family Health Centers, which today is an independent organization that reaches 75,000 patients each year.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--\/.Timline-description-->\n\t\t\t<!--\/.Timline-Content-->\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--date-->\n\t\t\t\t<!--Timeline-customcontent-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>1967<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<!--\/.Timeline-customcontent-->\n\t\t\t<!--\/.date-->\n\t\t\t<!--icon-->\n\t\t\t<!--\/.icon-->\n\t\t\t<!--Timline-Content-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--Timline-Title-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBickerdike Redevelopment Corporation\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--\/.Timline-Title-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--Timline-description-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation, a partnership between Erie House and Northwest Community Organization aimed at preserving affordable housing in the neighborhood, begins operations.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--\/.Timline-description-->\n\t\t\t<!--\/.Timline-Content-->\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--date-->\n\t\t\t\t<!--Timeline-customcontent-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>1977<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<!--\/.Timeline-customcontent-->\n\t\t\t<!--\/.date-->\n\t\t\t<!--icon-->\n\t\t\t<!--\/.icon-->\n\t\t\t<!--Timline-Content-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--Timline-Title-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMerri Ex becomes executive director\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--\/.Timline-Title-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--Timline-description-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"#leadership\">See past leadership.<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--\/.Timline-description-->\n\t\t\t<!--\/.Timline-Content-->\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--date-->\n\t\t\t\t<!--Timeline-customcontent-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>1984<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<!--\/.Timeline-customcontent-->\n\t\t\t<!--\/.date-->\n\t\t\t<!--icon-->\n\t\t\t<!--\/.icon-->\n\t\t\t<!--Timline-Content-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--Timline-Title-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTEAM mentoring initiative\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--\/.Timline-Title-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--Timline-description-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tutoring to Educate for Aims and Motivation (TEAM), a flagship youth mentoring program, is founded in collaboration with The Northern Trust Company.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--\/.Timline-description-->\n\t\t\t<!--\/.Timline-Content-->\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--date-->\n\t\t\t\t<!--Timeline-customcontent-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>1985<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<!--\/.Timeline-customcontent-->\n\t\t\t<!--\/.date-->\n\t\t\t<!--icon-->\n\t\t\t<!--\/.icon-->\n\t\t\t<!--Timline-Content-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--Timline-Title-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRafa Ravelo becomes executive director\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--\/.Timline-Title-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--Timline-description-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"#leadership\">See past leadership.<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--\/.Timline-description-->\n\t\t\t<!--\/.Timline-Content-->\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--date-->\n\t\t\t\t<!--Timeline-customcontent-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>1995<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<!--\/.Timeline-customcontent-->\n\t\t\t<!--\/.date-->\n\t\t\t<!--icon-->\n\t\t\t<!--\/.icon-->\n\t\t\t<!--Timline-Content-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--Timline-Title-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSecond site in West Town\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--\/.Timline-Title-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--Timline-description-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Erie House opens a second location a few blocks away at 1701 W Superior St. Sharing a renovated warehouse with Erie Family Health Centers, the agency greatly expands its childcare program to serve 400 children.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--\/.Timline-description-->\n\t\t\t<!--\/.Timline-Content-->\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--date-->\n\t\t\t\t<!--Timeline-customcontent-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>1997<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<!--\/.Timeline-customcontent-->\n\t\t\t<!--\/.date-->\n\t\t\t<!--icon-->\n\t\t\t<!--\/.icon-->\n\t\t\t<!--Timline-Content-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--Timline-Title-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEsther Nieves becomes executive director\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--\/.Timline-Title-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--Timline-description-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"#leadership\">See past leadership.<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--\/.Timline-description-->\n\t\t\t<!--\/.Timline-Content-->\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<p><a href=\"#timeline\">Back to Top<\/a><\/p>\n\t<p><strong>2000\u2013present<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- If both -->\n\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--date-->\n\t\t\t\t<!--Timeline-customcontent-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>2003<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<!--\/.Timeline-customcontent-->\n\t\t\t<!--\/.date-->\n\t\t\t<!--icon-->\n\t\t\t<!--\/.icon-->\n\t\t\t<!--Timline-Content-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--Timline-Title-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRic Estrada becomes executive director\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--\/.Timline-Title-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--Timline-description-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"#leadership\">See past leadership.<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--\/.Timline-description-->\n\t\t\t<!--\/.Timline-Content-->\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--date-->\n\t\t\t\t<!--Timeline-customcontent-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>2004<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<!--\/.Timeline-customcontent-->\n\t\t\t<!--\/.date-->\n\t\t\t<!--icon-->\n\t\t\t<!--\/.icon-->\n\t\t\t<!--Timline-Content-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--Timline-Title-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tExpansion into Little Village\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--\/.Timline-Title-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--Timline-description-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Erie House collaborates with Little Village Development Corporation and others to offer services in the South Lawndale\/Little Village community on Chicago&#8217;s Southwest Side.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--\/.Timline-description-->\n\t\t\t<!--\/.Timline-Content-->\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--date-->\n\t\t\t\t<!--Timeline-customcontent-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>2005<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<!--\/.Timeline-customcontent-->\n\t\t\t<!--\/.date-->\n\t\t\t<!--icon-->\n\t\t\t<!--\/.icon-->\n\t\t\t<!--Timline-Content-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--Timline-Title-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tErie Elementary Charter School\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--\/.Timline-Title-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--Timline-description-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Erie Neighborhood House and members of the board of directors open Erie Elementary Charter School (EECS) in the Humboldt Park neighborhood. 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It becomes its own department at Erie House and earns Board of Immigration Appeals recognition (now granted by the Department of Justice) to provide legal consultations at all 3 sites.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--\/.Timline-description-->\n\t\t\t<!--\/.Timline-Content-->\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<p><a href=\"#timeline\">Back to Top<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>\n\t\tOur Leadership\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<p><em>since incorporation in 1915<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>George Searles<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<!-- END .front -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>1915<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Erie Chapel incorporated and adopted the name Erie Chapel Institute in 1915. <strong>Rev. 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