Old Town Triangle in Chicago in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Henry Gerber House
1885
— Chicago Landmark —
December 5, 2021
1. Henry Gerber House Marker
Inscription.
Henry Gerber House. This house is nationally significant as the earliest known site associated with the gay and lesbian civil rights movement in the United States. It was the home of pioneering activist Henry Gerber from 1924 to 1925, during which time he organized the Society for Human Rights, the nation’s first gay civil-rights organization. The house was the location of Society meetings and the place where Gerber write at least the first of the two issues published of “Friendship and Freedom,” the first-documented gay periodical in America., Designated on June 6, 2001 , Richard M. Daley, Major
This house is nationally significant as the earliest known site associated with the gay and lesbian civil rights movement in the United States. It was the home of pioneering activist Henry Gerber from 1924 to 1925, during which time he organized the Society for Human Rights, the nation’s first gay civil-rights organization. The house was the location of Society meetings and the place where Gerber write at least the first of the two issues published of “Friendship and Freedom,” the first-documented gay periodical in America.
Designated on June 6, 2001
Richard M. Daley, Major
Location. 41° 54.792′ N, 87° 38.15′ W. Marker is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County. It is in Old Town Triangle. Marker is on North Crilly Court south of West Saint Paul Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1710 North Crilly Court, Chicago IL 60614, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Old Town Triangle (within shouting distance of this
The marker in embedded in the sidewalk in front on the Gerber House.
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, August 30, 2011
3. Henry Gerber House
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 3, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 1,014 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on December 5, 2021. 2, 3. submitted on October 3, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
