National Historic Landmark · mansion · Chicago, Illinois

Hull House

House in Chicago, Illinois. Built 1856 by Pond and Pond. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkBuilt 1856Listed 1966Italianate architecturePond and Pond
An Italian Home Near Hull House, 1910 LACMA AC1992.255.1Bedroom, Jane Addams-Hull House, University of Illinois Chicago, Halsted Street, Near West Side, Chicago, IL - 54517374861Bedroom, Jane Addams-Hull House, University of Illinois Chicago, Halsted Street, Near West Side, Chicago, IL - 54517375101Bedroom, Jane Addams-Hull House, University of Illinois Chicago, Halsted Street, Near West Side, Chicago, IL - 54517375261
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What it is

Wikipedia · Hull House

Hull House was a settlement house in Chicago, Illinois, that was co-founded in 1889 by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr. Located on the Near West Side of Chicago, Hull House, named after the original house's first owner Charles Jerald Hull, opened to serve recently arrived European immigrants. By 1911, Hull House had expanded 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; by 1920, it grew to approximately 500 settlement houses nationally.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address800 S. Halsted St., Chicago, IL
CountyCook County
ListedOct 15, 1966
Reference number66000315
Built1856
ArchitectPond and Pond
Type of placemansion, settlement house, historic house museum
StyleItalianate architecture
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark, Chicago Landmark
Contributing resources2 buildings
StandingYes

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

Visiting

Open to the public
Address800 S. Halsted St., Chicago, IL
Websitehullhousemuseum.org ↗
Coordinates41.87168, -87.64734 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitPullman National Historical Park · 12 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyWest Beach Picnic Shelters 28 mi · Chellberg Farm Picnic Shelters 33 mi · Dunbar Group Site 36 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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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 66000315. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.