Sydney Kent House
This article is about a house in the United States. For the station in London, see Kent House railway station.
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| Location | 2944 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 41°50′26″N 87°37′27″W / 41.84056°N 87.62417°WCoordinates: 41°50′26″N 87°37′27″W / 41.84056°N 87.62417°W |
| Built | 1883 |
| Architect | Burnham & Root; Root,John Wellborn |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne |
| NRHP Reference # | 77000477 |
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| Added to NRHP | November 17, 1977[1] |
| Designated CL | March 18, 1987 |
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,[1] and it was designated a Chicago Landmark on March 18, 1987.[2]
References
- 1 2 Staff (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Kent House". City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division. 2003. Retrieved 2007-06-28.
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