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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1913/06/00 Robert C Berlin Architect The Wabash Avenue Department of the YMCA of Chicago, designated to serve Chicago's African American men, is dedicated, having been constructed through a combination of Rosenwald's gift and funds raised in the African American community.
1913/06/00 Julius Rosenwald Benefactor The Wabash Avenue Department of the YMCA of Chicago, designated to serve Chicago's African American men, is dedicated, having been constructed through a combination of Rosenwald's gift and funds raised in the African American community.
1915/00/00 The Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, one of the first groups specializing in Black American studies, is established at the Wabash Avenue YMCA.
1926/02/00 Carter G Woodson Founder Carter G Woodson and three friends establish Negro History Week. The idea is later expanded into Black History Month.

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Particulars for Wabash Avenue YMCA:
Cultural Affiliation Black American
Sight Category Building
Historic Use Civic
Criteria Historic Event
Owner Private
Area of Significance Social History



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration:

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name:
Registry Address:
Registry Number: 86001095
Resource Type:
Owner: Private
Architect: Berlin,Robert C.
Architectural Style: No style listed
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: Local
Area of Significance: Black, Social history
Applicable Criteria: Event
Period of Significance: 1900-1924
Significant Year: 1911, 1913
Historic Function: Social
Historic Sub-Function: Civic
Current Function: Unknown
Current Sub-Function:

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