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Hull House
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★ National Historic Landmark

Hull House

Also known as Jane Addams' Hull House

Chicago’s first place on the National RegisterListed Oct 15, 1966; only 0 of Illinois’s 1,939 listings are older
ItalianateListed 1966Chicago
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About Hull House

Hull House, at 800 S. Halsted St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct 15, 1966: the first place in Chicago to be listed. It was named a National Historic Landmark on Jun 23, 1965, one of 86 in Illinois. Only 0 of Illinois’s 1,939 listings are older. The Register lists it for its social history, at the national level. It describes its style as Italianate, as it does for 207 other Illinois listings. The listing covers 1 acre.

What it isSettlement house in Chicago, Illinois, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 187 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1856 to today

  1. 1856Built, designed by Pond and Pond
  2. 1965Named a National Historic Landmark
  3. 1966Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  4. 2026On the Register for 60 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 25 minutes

800 S. Halsted St., Chicago · about 0.9 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Hull HouseStart here
  2. 2Auditorium Building, Roosevelt UniversityBuilding · 0.3 mi on
  3. 3International Tailoring Company BuildingCommercial Style · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4Automatic Electric Company BuildingCommercial Style · Built 1901 · 0.2 mi on
  5. 5James C. Curtis & Co. BuildingBuilding · 0.3 mi on
Around it

8 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BSt. Ignatius CollegeBuilt 18700.4 miBSouth Water MarketClassical Revival · Built 19250.4 miBUnited States Custom HouseBuilding0.4 miB7th District Police StationRomanesque · Built 18880.5 miBJennie Foley BuildingBuilding0.5 miBUnited States Post Office-ChicagoClassical Revival0.5 miBLou Mitchell's RestaurantBuilt 19230.5 miBSt. Patrick's Roman Catholic ChurchBuilding0.5 mi
More like it

Other National Historic Landmarks nearby

The nearest Landmarks with a photo, within 25 miles, and the year each was named.

Auditorium Building, Roosevelt University0.3 mi away · 1975
Rookery BuildingBuilt 1888 · 0.9 mi away · 1975
Leiter II BuildingBuilt 1891 · 1.1 mi away · 1976
South Dearborn Street-Printing House Row Historic District1.1 mi away · 1976

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Questions about Hull House

Is Hull House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Oct 15, 1966 (Register number 66000315).

Is Hull House a National Historic Landmark?

Yes, since Jun 23, 1965. Illinois has 86 National Historic Landmarks, 40 of them in Chicago.

Can you visit Hull House?

Yes: it is open to visitors. Check opening times before you go.

Where can I read the history of Hull House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 187 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 28891596 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.