It was purchased in 1919 by writer and activist Ida B. Wells and her husband, attorney Ferdinand Lee Barnett, and served as the couple's home until 1929. Of three addresses they were known to have lived at in Chicago, this is the best preserved.
It was acquired in 1919 by writer and activist Ida B. Wells and her husband, attorney Ferdinand Lee Barnett, and served as their residence until 1929. Of the three residences they were known to have occupied in Chicago, this is the most intact.