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Oscar Stanton De Priest House

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Location
  
Chicago, IL

NRHP Reference #
  
75000646

Opened
  
1929

Built
  
1929

Designated NHL
  
May 15, 1975

Added to NRHP
  
15 May 1975

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The Oscar Stanton De Priest House is the current name of an eight-flat apartment building located at 4536-4538 South Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Drive in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was built in 1920 and is part of the Grand Boulevard community area.

From 1929 to 1951, it served as the home of Oscar Stanton De Priest, the first post-Reconstruction African American elected to the United States Congress. The building was designated a National Historic Landmark on May 15, 1975. It is not currently open to the public.

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Oscar Stanton De Priest House Wikipedia