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The Hull House

The Hull House was a settlement in Chicago, Illinois. It was founded by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr. It was constructed in 1856, but was named Hull House in 1889. It was built to help many European immigrants coming to the United States. It is a landmark in Chicago and in the United States. The house became a museum owned by the University of Illinois at Chicago.


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    Jane Addams Hull-House Museum in 2006. The museum is located in and preserves the first building from which the Addams settlement took its name, Hull House, and one related structure. Additional settlement facilities. which over-time grew up around the house, were removed in the 1960s.

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    Hull House community workshop poster, 1938

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