National Historic Landmark · house · Chicago, Illinois

Williams, Dr. Daniel Hale, House

Historic house in Chicago, Illinois. Added to the National Register in 1975, and a National Historic Landmark.

National Historic LandmarkListed 1975Queen Anne style architecture in the United States
Williams, Dr. Daniel Hale, House
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What it is

Wikipedia · Daniel Hale Williams House

The Daniel Hale Williams House is the former home of Dr. Daniel Hale Williams (1856-1931), one of the first major African American surgeons. Located at 445 East 42nd Street in the Grand Boulevard community area of Chicago Illinois, the building was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1975.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address445 E. 42nd St., Chicago, IL
CountyCook County
ListedMay 15, 1975
Reference number75000655
Type of placehouse
StyleQueen Anne style architecture in the United States
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings

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

Visiting

Access not on record
Address445 E. 42nd St., Chicago, IL
Coordinates41.81876, -87.61531 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitPullman National Historical Park · 9 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyWest Beach Picnic Shelters 25 mi · Chellberg Farm Picnic Shelters 30 mi · Dunbar Group Site 33 mi
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.

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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 75000655. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.