West Town in Chicago in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Northwestern University Settlement House

Pond & Pond, architects; 1901

— Chicago Landmark —

Northwestern University Settlement House Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, October 8, 2024

1. Northwestern University Settlement House Marker

Inscription. One of Chicago's most important contributions to American social reform was the settlement house, which provided the poor with educational and recreational programs. This particular institution, one of the city's earliest, aided Polish immigrants. The Arts and Crafts-style building was designed by architects known for their settlement house designes, including Jane Addams' Hull House.

Designated on December 1, 1993
Richard M. Daley, Mayor

Erected by Commission on Chicago Landmarks; City of Chicago.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Charity & Public Work • Education • Immigration. In addition, it is included in the Illinois, Chicago Landmarks Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1901.

Location. 41° 53.993′ N, 87° 39.763′ W. Marker is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County. It is in West Town. It is at the intersection of Augusta Boulevard and Noble Street on Augusta Boulevard. The marker is on a concrete slab on the ground to the right of the Augusta Boulevard entrance, behind a wrought-iron fence. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1400 West Augusta Boulevard, Chicago IL 60642, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking

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distance of this marker: Elizabeth Peabody Public School Building (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bell from the First Holy Trinity Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); The 1992 River West Gas Fires (approx. ¼ mile away); Milly’s Pizza in the Pan (approx. ¼ mile away); Polish National Alliance Building (approx. 0.3 miles away); John Lothrop Motley Public School (approx. 0.3 miles away); Home & Bank Trust Building (approx. 0.4 miles away); Pulaski Park Fieldhouse (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chicago.

Regarding Northwestern University Settlement House. The Settlement House's origins were driven in the 1890s by Northwestern president Henry Wade Rogers and his wife Emma, and Charles Zeublin, a Northwestern alum who had visited London's Toynbee Hall, the first university settlement. After occupying various spaces north and west of Chicago, Northwestern built this permanent home at the corner of Noble and Augusta, in order to serve this neighborhood's predominantly Polish immigrant population.

Also see . . .
1. Northwestern Settlement official site. (Submitted on October 8, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)
2. Northwestern University archives: Northwestern University Settlement (Chicago, Ill.). (Submitted on October 8, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, October 8, 2024

2. Northwestern University Settlement House Marker

The marker can be seen behind the fence and near the steps into the building.

3. Art Institute of Chicago: Pond and Pond collection. A brief description of the Ponds and links to digital images related to their works. (Submitted on October 8, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

Nurse and baby at the Northwestern Univ. Settlement House image. Click for full size.

Chicago Daily News collection, Chicago History Museum, 1919

3. Nurse and baby at the Northwestern Univ. Settlement House

Caption from the Chicago History Museum: "Informal portrait of Anna Kralovec, a nurse, holding a baby, standing in a room at Northwestern University Settlement, located at 1400 West Augusta Boulevard in the West Town community area of Chicago, Illinois."

Credits. This page was last revised on October 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 8, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 260 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 8, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.