Robert S. Abbott House
Historic house in Illinois, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Robert S. Abbott House is a historic house in the Grand Boulevard community area of Chicago, Illinois.
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Robert S. Abbott House | |
Location | 4742 South Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Chicago, IL |
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Coordinates | 41°48′28.9″N 87°37′1.4″W |
Built | c. 1900 |
Architectural style | Queen Anne |
NRHP reference No. | 76000686 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | December 8, 1976[1] |
Designated NHL | December 08, 1976[2] |
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Built in 1900, it was the home of Robert S. Abbott, founder and publisher of the Chicago Defender, the most-circulated African-American newspaper in the nation, from 1926 up until his death in 1940. His home was designated a National Historic Landmark status in 1976.[2][3][4]