Black Metropolis–Bronzeville District

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Black_Metropolis–Bronzeville_District
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historic_district
gptkbp:addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces April 30, 1986
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Bronzeville_Historic_District
gptkb:Black_Metropolis_Historic_District
gptkbp:architecturalStyle gptkb:Chicago_School
Classical Revival
gptkbp:area 9 acres
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Victory_Monument
gptkb:Chicago_Bee_Building
gptkb:Overton_Hygienic_Building
gptkb:Unity_Hall
gptkb:Wabash_Avenue_YMCA
gptkb:Eighth_Regiment_Armory
gptkb:Chicago_Defender_Building
gptkb:Douglas_National_Bank_Building
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Black Metropolis–Bronzeville District
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Illinois
gptkbp:location gptkb:Chicago
gptkbp:neighborhood gptkb:Bronzeville
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Great_Migration
gptkb:Chicago_Black_Renaissance
African-American history
gptkbp:NRHPReferenceNumber 86001087
gptkbp:periodOfSignificance 1890s–1950s
gptkbp:significance center of African-American business and culture in early 20th century Chicago
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bronzeville,_Chicago
gptkb:Chicago_Bee_Building
gptkb:Historic_Bronzeville,_Chicago
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7