Robert S. Abbott House
Encyclopedia
The Robert S. Abbott House is the former home of Robert S. Abbott, founder of the Chicago Defender
newspaper. Located at 4742 South Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive in Grand Boulevard
community area
of Chicago, Illinois
, the building earned National Historic Landmark
status in 1976.
Abbott lived in part of this house from 1926 until his death in 1940.
Chicago Defender
The Chicago Defender is a Chicago based newspaper founded in 1905 by an African American for primarily African American readers.In just three years from 1919–1922 the Defender also attracted the writing talents of Langston Hughes and Gwendolyn Brooks....
newspaper. Located at 4742 South Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive in Grand Boulevard
Grand Boulevard, Chicago
Grand Boulevard, located on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, is one of the well-defined Chicago Community Areas. The boulevard from which the community area takes its name now bears the name of Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive...
community area
Community areas of Chicago
Community areas in Chicago refers to the work of the Social Science Research Committee at University of Chicago which has unofficially divided the City of Chicago into 77 community areas. These areas are well-defined and static...
of Chicago, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, the building earned National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...
status in 1976.
Abbott lived in part of this house from 1926 until his death in 1940.
External links
- Robert S. Abbott House, 4742 Martin Luther King Drive, Chicago, Cook County, IL: 1 photo, 1 data page, at Historic American Building Survey