Black Metropolis Historic District

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Black_Metropolis_Historic_District
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historic_district
gptkbp:addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces April 30, 1986
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Black_Metropolis–Bronzeville_District
gptkbp:architecturalStyle gptkb:Beaux-Arts
Classical Revival
gptkbp:area 9 acres
gptkbp:cityLandmarkDesignation September 9, 1998
gptkbp:cityLandmarkDesignationBy gptkb:City_of_Chicago
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
Douglas Theater
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:governingBody private
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Black Metropolis Historic District
gptkbp:location Bronzeville, Chicago, Illinois, United States
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Great_Migration
gptkb:Chicago_Black_Renaissance
African-American history
gptkbp:NRHPReferenceNumber 86001087
gptkbp:numberOfContributingProperties 9
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Bronzeville_neighborhood
gptkbp:periodOfSignificance 1890s–1950s
gptkbp:significance center of African-American business and culture in early 20th century Chicago
gptkbp:state gptkb:Illinois
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Black_Metropolis–Bronzeville_District
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8