Robert S. Abbott House
From 1926 until his death in 1940, Robert S. Abbott, the most successful Black
publisher of his era and founder of the Chicago Defender newspaper, lived in
part of this large Queen Anne brick duplex.
Location
4742 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive (Grand Boulevard)
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
USA
Getting There
The Robert S. Abbott House is located at 4742 South Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Drive in Chicago, Illinois. It is easily accessible by car and public
transportation.
If you are taking public transportation, you can take the Green Line train to
the 47th Street station and then take the #47 bus to King Drive. The house is
located just a few blocks away from the bus stop. Alternatively, you can take
the #3 King Drive bus and get off at 47th Street. From there, it is also just a
short walk to the house.
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