Thursday, December 10, 2026
Arrival 12:45 p.m. Tour begins promptly at 1:00 p.m.
University of Illinois Chicago Campus, 800 South Halsted Street
Founded in 1889 by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr, Hull-House was a welcoming social settlement, initiated to serve the needs of recently arrived immigrants. It was a place where immigrants from diverse backgrounds gathered to become acclimated to their new country…and to put down roots!
Hull-House became our nation’s most influential social settlement, expanding to encompass thirteen buildings. Here, Addams and her circle of social reformers provided kindergarten and day care facilities; an employment bureau; an art gallery; libraries; English and citizenship courses; and theater, music, and art classes. They championed immigrant rights and improvements to public health. They worked to end child labor, instituted juvenile justice, supported unions, built playgrounds, and advocated for public housing.
Despite resistance from fervent activists, in 1963 the City of Chicago bulldozed most of the original Hull-House structures. The two surviving nationally-landmarked buildings became the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum, which is where our wonderful guided tour will take place.
Reservations: Tour is limited to 20 IWA members.
Directions: The Museum is easily reached by public transportation using the UIC Halsted stop on the Blue Line or the Halsted Bus (#8), or via the Eisenhower Expressway (I-290) and the Dan Ryan Expressway (I-90).
Parking: Available at Halsted and Taylor Street (760 West Taylor Street), the garage across the street. Visit the UIC Parking Services website for more details.
Contact: Barbara Champion
Here, Addams and her circle of social reformers provided kindergarten and day care facilities; an employment bureau; an art gallery; libraries; English and citizenship courses; and theater, music, and art classes.
