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Coordinates: 41°48′47″N 87°37′24″W / 41.81306°N 87.62333°W / 41.81306; -87.62333 (Swift House)
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Swift House
Swift House is located in Chicago metropolitan area
Swift House
Swift House is located in Illinois
Swift House
Swift House is located in the United States
Swift House
Location4500 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41°48′47″N 87°37′24″W / 41.81306°N 87.62333°W / 41.81306; -87.62333 (Swift House)
Arealess than one acre
Built1892 (1892)
ArchitectWillett & Pashley
Architectural styleRichardsonian Romanesque
NRHP reference No.78001133[1]
Added to NRHPJune 9, 1978

The Swift House is a historic house at 4500 S. Michigan Avenue in the Grand Boulevard community area of Chicago, Illinois. The house was built in 1892 for Edward Morris and his wife Helen Swift Morris. Both of the owners had close ties to Chicago's meatpacking industry; Edward was the president of Morris & Company, while Helen was the daughter of Gustavus Franklin Swift, the founder of Swift & Company. The Richardsonian Romanesque home was most likely designed by Chicago architects Willett & Pashley. Its design includes a rusticated stone exterior, porches supported by stone columns, a dentillated cornice, and a turret and stone gable projecting from the roof. In addition to being a home for several different owners, the house has also served as a funeral home and as the headquarters of the Chicago Urban League.[2]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 9, 1978.[1]

On December 3, 2023, the building was severely damaged in a fire.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ Hasbrouck, Wilbert R. (September 26, 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: The Swift House" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Division. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 29, 2019. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
  3. ^ "Fire crews return as blaze reignites at historic Swift mansion in Bronzeville". Chicago Sun-Times. 2023-12-04. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
  4. ^ "Tenants say they were illegally evicted days before Swift Mansion fire". Chicago Sun-Times. 2023-12-05. Retrieved 2023-12-05.


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