Built 1883 Designated CL March 18, 1987 Added to NRHP 17 November 1977 | NRHP Reference # 77000477 Opened 1883 Architect John Wellborn Root | |
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Location 2944 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Illinois Architectural style Queen Anne style architecture Similar Ida B Wells‑Barnett House, William and Jessie M Adams, Colvin House, Arthur H Compton House, Dr Philip Weintraub House | ||
The Kent House, also known as Sydney Kent House or St. James Convent, is a Queen Anne style house located at 2944 South Michigan Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The house was built in 1883 by Burnham & Root for Sidney A. Kent. From 1896 to 1906, it was the home of barbed-wire industrialist and robber baron John Warne Gates, better known as "Bet-a-Million" Gates for his gambling excesses.
In the early 20th century, it served as the main building for what is today, National-Louis University.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977, and it was designated a Chicago Landmark on March 18, 1987.
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