Sydney Kent House
Sydney Kent House | |
Chicago Landmark | |
Chicago, Illinois | |
| Coordinates | 41°50′26″N 87°37′27″W / 41.84056°N 87.62417°W |
|---|---|
| Built | 1883 |
| Architect | Burnham & Root; Root, John Wellborn |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne |
| NRHP reference No. | 77000477 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 17, 1977[1] |
| Designated CL | March 18, 1987 |
The Kent House, also known as Sydney Kent House or St. James Convent, is a
Burnham & Root for Sidney A. Kent. From 1896 to 1906, it was the home of barbed-wire industrialist and robber baron John Warne Gates
, better known as "Bet-a-Million" Gates for his gambling excesses.
In the early 20th century, it served as the main building for what is today,
National-Louis University
.
It was listed on the
Chicago Landmark on March 18, 1987.[2]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "Kent House". City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division. 2003. Archived from the original on 2007-06-07. Retrieved 2007-06-28.
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