Swift House, Chicago

Name: Swift House
Address: 4500 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, United States

#672 among attractions in Chicago

Romanesque revival architecture

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Facts and practical information

The Swift House is a historic house at 4500 S. Michigan Avenue in the Grand Boulevard community area of Chicago, Illinois. The house was built in 1892 for Edward Morris and his wife Helen Swift Morris. Both of the owners had close ties to Chicago's meatpacking industry; Edward was the president of Morris & Company, while Helen was the daughter of Gustavus Franklin Swift, the founder of Swift & Company. The Richardsonian Romanesque home was most likely designed by Chicago architects Willett & Pashley. Its design includes a rusticated stone exterior, porches supported by stone columns, a dentillated cornice, and a turret and stone gable projecting from the roof. In addition to being a home for several different owners, the house has also served as a funeral home and as the headquarters of the Chicago Urban League. ()

Coordinates: 41°48'46"N, 87°37'25"W

Address

4500 South Michigan AvenueSouth Side (Grand Boulevard)Chicago United States

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Day trips

Swift House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sunset Cafe, South Side Community Art Center, Victory Monument, Chicago Bee Building.

1.3 miN
Dancing, Nightlife
Sunset Cafe, Chicago
33 min walk • The Sunset Cafe, also known as The Grand Terrace Cafe, was a jazz club in Chicago, Illinois operating during the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s.
0.8 miN
Museum, Art museum
South Side Community Art Center, Chicago
21 min walk • The South Side Community Art Center is a community art center in Chicago that opened in 1940 with support from the Works Progress Administration's Federal Art Project in Illinois.
1.3 miN
Monuments and statues
Victory Monument, Chicago
33 min walk • Erected in 1927, the Victory Monument, created by sculptor Leonard Crunelle, was built to honor the Eighth Regiment of the Illinois National Guard, an African-American unit that served in France during World War I.
1.1 miN
Library
Chicago Bee Building, Chicago
27 min walk • The Chicago Bee Building is a historic building on Chicago's South Side. It originally housed the Chicago Bee, a newspaper serving the African Americans of Chicago. The building now houses the Chicago Bee Branch of the Chicago Public Library. The building was named a Chicago Landmark on September 9, 1998.
0.5 miSE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Harold Washington Cultural Center, Chicago
13 min walk • Harold Washington Cultural Center is a performance facility located in the historic Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago's South Side.
~1100 ftN
Church
First Church of Deliverance, Chicago
6 min walk • First Church of Deliverance is a landmark Spiritual church located at 4315 South Wabash Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. First Church of Deliverance was founded by Reverend Clarence H. Cobbs on May 8, 1929.
1.2 miE
Church, Romanesque revival architecture
Kenwood United Church of Christ, Chicago
32 min walk • Kenwood Evangelical Church is a historic church building at 4600-4608 South Greenwood Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. The Romanesque building was constructed in 1887 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. The church is also a designated Chicago Landmark, as of October 5, 2011.
~410 ftW
Mosque
Al-Sadiq Mosque, Chicago
2 min walk • The Al Sadiq Mosque was commissioned in 1922 in the Bronzeville neighborhood in city of Chicago. The Al-Sadiq Mosque is one of America's earliest built mosques and the oldest standing mosque in the country today.
1.2 miN
Beach
Douglas, Chicago
31 min walk • Douglas, on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, is one of Chicago's 77 community areas. The neighborhood is named for Stephen A.
~1730 ftE
Neighbourhood
Grand Boulevard, Chicago
9 min walk • Grand Boulevard, located on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, is one of the well-defined Chicago Community Areas. The boulevard from which the community area takes its name now bears the name of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.
0.5 miN
Neighbourhood
Black Metropolis-Bronzeville District, Chicago
14 min walk • Black Metropolis–Bronzeville District is a historic African American district in the Bronzeville neighborhood of South Side, Chicago, Illinois. The neighborhood encompasses the land between the Dan Ryan Expressway to the west, Martin Luther King Jr. Drive to the east, 31st Street to the north, and Pershing Road to the south.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Swift House?

Nearby attractions include Al-Sadiq Mosque, Chicago (2 min walk), Eighth Church of Christ, Chicago (4 min walk), First Church of Deliverance, Chicago (6 min walk), Grand Boulevard, Chicago (9 min walk).

How to get to Swift House by public transport?

The nearest stations to Swift House:

Bus

State & 45th Street • Lines: 29 (4 min walk)
47th Street & Michigan • Lines: 47 (7 min walk)

Metro

43rd • Lines: Green (9 min walk)
47th • Lines: Green, Red (12 min walk)