highly unusual original and untouched salvaged time capsule metal box containing 1893 newspapers stowed in the former german zion's evangelical society church building cornerstone in chicago's ukranian village. the weathered corrugated copper box has a hinged lid without lock or closure system, and retains a colorful patination from exposure to the elements. it contains several folded up newspapers, all dating from august 7, 1893-- including the chicago times, the chicago daily tribune, and the chicago record. the paper itself is badly damaged, worn from age and exposure. the hoyne avenue wesleyan church, originally zion's evangelical society, was built in 1893 and represents one of the earliest churches in the neighborhood. in 1930 the building was sold to the hoyne avenue society of the evangelical church, and sold again in 1951 to the illinois conference of the wesleyan methodist church. it is currently under contract. the neighborhood, ukranian village, is one of chicago's most intact historic residential neighborhoods dating from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. its architectural character is defined by typical chicago building types from that period: worker’s cottages, two- and three-flat buildings, larger apartment buildings and a few high-style single family residences. though these are commonplace building types in the city, ukrainian village stands out for its overall cohesiveness and physical integrity, evidence of careful maintenance by the generations of ethnic immigrants who settled there. though known as ukrainian village, the neighborhood was first settled and built by german immigrants. european immigrants who settled in the city’s neighborhoods clung to religious traditions, and built churches, synagogues and religious-based schools, employing architecture to express faith, ethnic identity and pride, leaving neighborhoods such as ukrainian village with a rich and varied inventory of historic religious architecture. the former st. john evangelical lutheran church and school buildings at 913 – 925 n. hoyne avenue are fine examples of this tradition. the historic and architectural significance of ukrainian village was first recognized in 2002 when a roughly six block area centered on hoyne avenue and thomas street was designated as the ukrainian village chicago landmark district. in 2004 the district was extended southward to include four blocks of walton street, and again in 2006 the district was further expanded to include blocks north and south of walton street.