Hull House

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Hull House was a pioneering settlement house in Chicago that became a major center for social reform, education, and community services for immigrants and the urban poor in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic site
settlement house
social reform center
address 800 South Halsted Street, Chicago
associatedWith Progressive Era
child labor reform
juvenile justice reform
labor reform
public health reform
women’s suffrage movement
city Chicago, Illinois, United States
surface form: "Chicago"
closed 2012
country United States of America
surface form: "United States"
currentUse museum
designatedNationalHistoricLandmark 1965
foundedBy Ellen Gates Starr
Jane Addams
founder Ellen Gates Starr
Jane Addams
hasPart Hull House
surface form: "Hull House Dining Hall"

Hull House
surface form: "Hull House Residents’ House"
heritageDesignation Chicago Landmark
National Historic Landmark
inception 1889
influenced U.S. social work profession
development of social welfare policy in the United States
influencedBy Toynbee Hall
surface form: "Toynbee Hall in London"
locatedIn Chicago, Illinois, United States
surface form: "Chicago"

Illinois
United States of America
surface form: "United States"
movement settlement house movement
namedAfter Charles Jerald Hull
neighborhood Near West Side
surface form: "Near West Side, Chicago"
notableResident Alice Hamilton
Edith Abbott
Florence Kelley
Grace Abbott
Jane Addams
Julia Lathrop
operator Jane Addams Hull-House Association
partOf University of Illinois at Chicago
surface form: "University of Illinois at Chicago campus"
purpose assist immigrants in Chicago
promote social reform
provide social and educational opportunities for working-class people
service English language instruction
adult education classes
art classes
childcare services
citizenship classes
day nursery
employment bureau
health clinics
kindergarten
legal aid
music school
public kitchen
recreational programs
theater and cultural programs
timePeriod early 20th century
late 19th century

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this entity surface form: "Hull House (via Jane Addams)"
Jane Addams coFounded Hull House
Jane Addams founded Hull House
this entity surface form: "Hull House Association"
this entity surface form: "Jane Addams Hull-House Museum"
Hull House hasPart Hull House
this entity surface form: "Hull House Dining Hall"
Hull House hasPart Hull House
this entity surface form: "Hull House Residents’ House"
Florence Kelley memberOf Hull House
Florence Kelley notableWork Hull House
this entity surface form: "The Working Children’s Centre at Hull House"
Florence Kelley workedAt Hull House
this entity surface form: "Hull House, Chicago"

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