WIN: Henry B. Clarke House / Bishop Ford House to Begin $1 Million Renovation By Preservation Chicago December 31, 2022 0 2 FacebookTwitterLinkedinPinterestWhatsAppEmailPrint 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 ADVOCACYWinsMonth-in-Review NewsletterDecember 2022 NewsletterYear-in-Review Archive2022 Year-in-Review FacebookTwitterLinkedinPinterestWhatsAppEmailPrint Previous articleWIN: Central Camera Reopens After Devastating FireNext articleWIN: Muddy Waters MOJO Museum Momentum Finally Overcomes Delays with Approval to Buy Adjacent Vacant Lot and City of Chicago Restoration Grants LEAVE A REPLY Cancel reply Comment: Please enter your comment! Name:* Please enter your name here Email:* You have entered an incorrect email address! Please enter your email address here Website: Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
Clarke-Ford House, 1836, 1827 S. Indiana, Chicago’s oldest house. Designated a Chicago Landmark in 1970. Photo credit: Eric Allix Rogers
