Unity Hall

Significant dates

Unity Hall
Chicago Landmark

MPS		Black Metropolis TR
NRHP reference No.	86001092^[1]
Added to NRHP	April 30, 1986
Designated CHICL	September 9, 1998

Unity Hall is a historic building located at 3140 S. Indiana Ave. in the

U.S. Representative from the northern states in 1928.^[2]

After the Peoples Movement Club left the building, William L. Dawson used it as his political headquarters.^[2] From the 1950s onward, the building had mainly been used by churches.^[3] It is currently vacant and was placed on Preservation Chicago's list of the most endangered historic properties in the city.^[4]

The building was added to the

Chicago Landmark on September 9, 1998.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Unity Hall" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 3, 2013. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Unity Hall". Chicago Landmarks. City of Chicago. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
^ Bey, Lee (April 16, 2012). "Unity Hall: An early birthplace of black Chicago politics in jeopardy". WBEZ. Retrieved October 31, 2013.

External links

Black Politics: Oscar Stanton De Priest and Unity Hall - Black History Heroes

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