![]() On June 12, 1974, the surviving Hull mansion was designated as a Chicago Landmark. On October 15, 1966, the day that the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 was enacted, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. ![]() On June 23, 1965, it was designated as a U.S. The original building and one additional building (which has been moved 200 yards (182.9 m)) survive today. In the mid-1960s, most of the Hull House buildings were demolished for the construction of the University of Illinois Chicago. The Hull mansion and several subsequent acquisitions were continuously renovated to accommodate the changing demands of the association. With its innovative social, educational, and artistic programs, Hull House became the standard bearer for the movement by 1920, it grew to approximately 500 settlement houses nationally. In 1912, the Hull House complex was completed with the addition of a summer camp, the Bowen Country Club. By 1911, Hull House had expanded to 13 buildings. ![]() Located on the Near West Side of Chicago, Hull House, named after the original house's first owner Charles Jerald Hull, opened to serve recently arrived European immigrants. ![]() Hull House was a settlement house in Chicago, Illinois, that was co-founded in 1889 by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr. ![]()
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