National Historic Landmark · Chicago, Illinois

Du Sable, Jean Baptiste Point, Homesite

A historic site in Chicago, Illinois. Added to the National Register in 1976, and a National Historic Landmark.

Du Sable, Jean Baptiste Point, Homesite
Photo via Wikimedia Commons

The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeSite
Address401 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL
CountyCook County
ListedMay 11, 1976
Reference number76000690
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 sites

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

Where it is

Street401 N. Michigan Ave.
Coordinates41.88969, -87.62346 · Directions ↗

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Why you would stay

Reference

Exists because it is true

Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 76000690. Nothing here is transcribed by hand.