The Ida B. Wells-Barnett House is located on Chicago's South Side, on the west side of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive roughly midway between 35th and 37th streets. It is a three-story structure built out of ashlar granite in the Romanesque Revival style which was popular around 1890. The front facade is divided into a large right bay, a smaller left bay, and an angled left corner section, from which a turreted bay projects on the second and third levels. The main entrance is deeply recessed behind a segmented arch in the right bay; the other bays have windows set in round-arch openings. The right bay is topped by a gabled wall dormer with a pair of round-arch windows at its center. The interior's original layout had a side hall plan, with public rooms on the ground floor, bedrooms on the second, and a ballroom on the third. The building has been subdivided into apartments.[4]
The house was built about 1889–90 to a design by architect Joseph Thain. It was purchased in 1919 by writer and activist Ida B. Wells and her husband, attorney Ferdinand Lee Barnett, and served as the couple's home until 1929. Of three addresses they were known to have lived at in Chicago, this is the best preserved. Wells, born into slavery in Mississippi in 1862, was educated at Rust College and became a teacher. She was an outspoken advocate for African-American civil rights, and regularly wrote about the brutality of the Jim Crow south, particularly on the subject of lynching. In the early 1890s she met Barnett, a Chicago attorney also active in civil rights; they married in 1895. Wells continued her writing and activism, and was a founding organizer of the NAACP.[4]
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^. City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division. 2003. Archived from the original on June 7, 2007. Retrieved May 10, 2007.
^. National Park Service. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved May 10, 2007.
^ ab"NHL nomination for Ida B. Wells-Barnett House". National Park Service. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
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wells, barnett, house, residence, civil, rights, advocate, wells, 1862, 1931, husband, ferdinand, barnett, from, 1919, 1930, located, 3624, martin, luther, king, drive, bronzeville, section, douglas, community, area, south, side, chicago, illinois, designated,. The Ida B Wells Barnett House was the residence of civil rights advocate Ida B Wells 1862 1931 and her husband Ferdinand Lee Barnett from 1919 to 1930 It is located at 3624 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Drive in the Bronzeville section of the Douglas community area on the South Side of Chicago Illinois It was designated a Chicago Landmark on October 2 1995 2 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and as a National Historic Landmark on May 30 1974 3 Ida B Wells Barnett HouseU S National Register of Historic PlacesU S National Historic LandmarkChicago LandmarkJune 1 2007 viewShow map of Chicago metropolitan areaShow map of IllinoisShow map of the United StatesLocation3624 S Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Chicago ILCoordinates41 49 47 N 87 37 3 W 41 82972 N 87 61750 W 41 82972 87 61750Built1889 1889 Architectural styleRenaissance RevivalNRHP reference No 74000757 1 Significant datesAdded to NRHPMay 30 1974Designated NHLMay 30 1974Designated CLOctober 2 1995 Contents 1 Description and history 2 Gallery 3 See also 4 NotesDescription and history editThe Ida B Wells Barnett House is located on Chicago s South Side on the west side of Martin Luther King Jr Drive roughly midway between 35th and 37th streets It is a three story structure built out of ashlar granite in the Romanesque Revival style which was popular around 1890 The front facade is divided into a large right bay a smaller left bay and an angled left corner section from which a turreted bay projects on the second and third levels The main entrance is deeply recessed behind a segmented arch in the right bay the other bays have windows set in round arch openings The right bay is topped by a gabled wall dormer with a pair of round arch windows at its center The interior s original layout had a side hall plan with public rooms on the ground floor bedrooms on the second and a ballroom on the third The building has been subdivided into apartments 4 The house was built about 1889 90 to a design by architect Joseph Thain It was purchased in 1919 by writer and activist Ida B Wells and her husband attorney Ferdinand Lee Barnett and served as the couple s home until 1929 Of three addresses they were known to have lived at in Chicago this is the best preserved Wells born into slavery in Mississippi in 1862 was educated at Rust College and became a teacher She was an outspoken advocate for African American civil rights and regularly wrote about the brutality of the Jim Crow south particularly on the subject of lynching In the early 1890s she met Barnett a Chicago attorney also active in civil rights they married in 1895 Wells continued her writing and activism and was a founding organizer of the NAACP 4 Gallery edit nbsp Tribute on front lawn nbsp Tribute continuedSee also edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ida B Wells Barnett House List of National Historic Landmarks in Illinois National Register of Historic Places listings in South Side ChicagoNotes edit National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service January 23 2007 Ida B Wells Barnett House City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development Landmarks Division 2003 Archived from the original on June 7 2007 Retrieved May 10 2007 Wells Barnett Ida B House National Park Service Archived from the original on June 5 2011 Retrieved May 10 2007 a b NHL nomination for Ida B Wells Barnett House National Park Service Retrieved April 26 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ida B Wells Barnett House amp oldid 1205152259, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
