WIN: Henry B. Clarke House / Bishop Ford House to Begin $1 Million Renovation

By Preservation Chicago

December 31, 2022

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Clarke House EAR — Clarke-Ford House, 1836, 1827 S. Indiana, Chicago’s oldest house. Designated a Chicago Landmark in 1970. Photo credit: Eric Allix Rogers

City mulls ways to honor Bishop Ford’s protection of historic house; In 1941, the influential Black pastor saved an 1836 Greek Revival house from ruin and stewarded it for more than 35 years before selling it to the city. Efforts to acknowledge his role in the preservation have accelerated this year. Dennis Rodkin, Crain’s Chicago Business, 8/24/22

Chicago’s oldest house gets a new name and a renewed mission; The new title, Clarke-Ford Home, corrects the record to show a Black religious leader’s critical involvement in saving and preserving the city’s oldest home, CST Editorial Board, 11/22/22

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