National Historic Landmark · Chicago, Illinois

Wells-Barnett, Ida B., House

A listed building in Chicago, Illinois, built 1889. Added to the National Register in 1974, and a National Historic Landmark.

Wells-Barnett, Ida B., House
Photo via Wikimedia Commons

The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address3624 S. Martin Luther King Dr., Chicago, IL
CountyCook County
ListedMay 30, 1974
Reference number74000757
Built1889
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark, Chicago Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings

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

Street3624 S. Martin Luther King Dr.
Coordinates41.82975, -87.61756 · 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 74000757. Nothing here is transcribed by hand.