Robert S. Abbott House
Listed as “Abbott, Robert S., House”
Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.
About Robert S. Abbott House
Robert S. Abbott House, at 4742 Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr., was added to the National Register of Historic Places and named a National Historic Landmark on the same day, Dec 8, 1976: one of 86 Landmarks in Illinois and 40 in Chicago. The Register lists it for its black history and literature, at the national level. It describes its style as Queen Anne, as it does for 152 other Illinois listings. Two more Register listings are within a quarter mile.
What it isFormer home of Robert Sengstacke Abbot. 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 · 30 MB · National Archives↗Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 25 minutes
4742 Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr., Chicago · about 0.9 miles on foot, as the crow flies
10 more Register listings within a mile
★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.
Other National Historic Landmarks nearby
The nearest Landmarks with a photo, within 25 miles, and the year each was named.
Memories of Robert S. Abbott House
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Questions about Robert S. Abbott House
Is Robert S. Abbott House on the National Register of Historic Places?
Yes. It was added on Dec 8, 1976 (Register number 76000686).
Is Robert S. Abbott House a National Historic Landmark?
Yes, since Dec 8, 1976. Illinois has 86 National Historic Landmarks, 40 of them in Chicago.
Can you visit Robert S. Abbott House?
Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.
Where can I read the history of Robert S. Abbott House?
In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 30 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 28891566 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.