Ida B. Wells-Barnett (1862-1931), journalist, civil rights advocate, suffragist
Ida Bell Wells-Barnett lived in Chicago in this late-19th-century Romanesque Revival style stone residence while fighting to end lynching, segregation and the economic oppression of African Americans. She and her husband bought the building in 1919 and lived there until 1929.
Specialty: Black Metropolis Landmark
Neighborhood: Bronzeville
Today it is a private residence and is closed to the public.
The Ida B. Wells-Barnett House, a National Historic Landmark.
The House is a private residence and not open to the public.