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 designed 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.
Sydney Kent House | |
 Sydney Kent House | |
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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°W |
| Built | 1883 |
| Architect | Burnham & Root; Root, John Wellborn |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne |
| NRHP reference No. | 77000477 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 17, 1977[1] |
| Designated CL | March 18, 1987 |
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
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "Kent House". City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division. 2003. Archived from the original on 2007-06-07. Retrieved 2007-06-28.