Ida B. Wells Homes
The Ida B. Wells Homes, which also comprised the Clarence Darrow Homes and Madden Park Homes, was a Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) public housing project located in the heart of the Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. It was bordered by 35th Street to the north, Pershing Road (39th Street) to the south, Cottage Grove Avenue to the east, and Martin Luther King Drive to the west. The Ida B. Wells Homes consisted of rowhouses, mid-rises, and high-rise apartment buildings, first constructed 1939 to 1941 to house African American tenants. They were closed and demolished beginning in 2002 and ending in 2011.
| Ida B. Wells Homes | |
|---|---|
Building within the Ida B. Wells Homes seen from East Oakwood Boulevard and South Cottage Grove Avenue, 1978. | |
| General information | |
| Location | Bounded by 35th Street, Pershing Road, King Drive, and Cottage Grove Avenue Chicago, Illinois United States |
| Status | Demolished |
| Construction | |
| Constructed | 1939–41; Ida B. Wells Homes 1961; Darrow Homes 1970; Madden Park Homes |
| Demolished | 2002–11 |
| Other information | |
| Governing body | Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) |
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