Jane Addams Hull-House Museum (Chicago, Illinois)
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South Halsted Street, 800
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museum, landmark, place with historical importance, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, historic landmark, historical building
Hull House was a settlement house in the United States that was co-founded in 1889 by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr. Located in the Near West Side of Chicago, Illinois, Hull House (named for the home's first owner) opened its doors to the recently arrived European immigrants. By 1911, Hull House had grown to 13 buildings. In 1912 the Hull House complex was completed with the addition of a summer camp, the Bowen Country Club. With its innovative social, educational, and artistic programs, Hull House became the standard bearer for the movement that had grown, by 1920, to almost 500 settlement houses nationally.
The Hull mansion and several subsequent acquisitions were continuously renovated to accommodate the changing demands of the association. The original building and one additional building (which has been moved 200 yards (182.9 m)) survive today. On June 12, 1974, the Hull House building was designated a Chicago Landmark. On June 23, 1965, it was designated as a U.S. National Historic Landmark . On October 15, 1966, which is the day that the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 was enacted, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Hull House was one of the four original members to be listed on both the Chicago Registered Historic Places and the National Register of Historic Places list (along with Chicago Pile-1, Robie House & Lorado Taft Midway Studios). The Hull House Association ceased operations in January 2012, but the Hull mansion remains open as a museum.
www.uic.edu/jaddams/hull/hull_house.html
The Hull mansion and several subsequent acquisitions were continuously renovated to accommodate the changing demands of the association. The original building and one additional building (which has been moved 200 yards (182.9 m)) survive today. On June 12, 1974, the Hull House building was designated a Chicago Landmark. On June 23, 1965, it was designated as a U.S. National Historic Landmark . On October 15, 1966, which is the day that the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 was enacted, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Hull House was one of the four original members to be listed on both the Chicago Registered Historic Places and the National Register of Historic Places list (along with Chicago Pile-1, Robie House & Lorado Taft Midway Studios). The Hull House Association ceased operations in January 2012, but the Hull mansion remains open as a museum.
www.uic.edu/jaddams/hull/hull_house.html
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hull_House
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Coordinates: 41°52'18"N 87°38'50"W
- Museum Campus 2.4 km
- Morton Arboretum 37 km
- Cantigny Park 43 km
- Aurora Municipal Airport (AUZ/KARR) 71 km
- Hesston Steam Museum 81 km
- Illinois Railway Museum (IRM) 84 km
- Midway Village Museum 120 km
- Alamo 169 km
- International Crane Foundation 255 km
- Old Town Neighborhood 273 km
- The Circle Interchange 0.1 km
- New Maxwell Street Market 0.3 km
- University of Illinois at Chicago, East Campus 0.5 km
- Greektown 0.8 km
- Old Chicago Post Office 0.8 km
- USPS Cardiss Collins Processing & Distribution Center 0.8 km
- West Loop Gate 1.1 km
- Amtrak/METRA Chicago Union Station storage yard. 1.2 km
- Near West Side 1.3 km
- Chicago Loop 2.4 km