Chicago Defender Building

The Chicago Defender Building, located at 3435 S. Indiana Avenue in the Black Metropolis-Bronzeville District[1] of the Douglas community area of Chicago, Illinois, housed the Chicago Defender from 1920 until 1960.[2] Designed by Henry L. Newhouse, it was originally a synagogue. The building was designated a Chicago Landmark on September 9, 1998.[2]

Chicago Defender Building

Notes
  1. Commission on Chicago Landmarks. "The Black Metropolis-Bronzeville District" (PDF). chicago.gov. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  2. "Chicago Defender Building". City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division. 2003. Archived from the original on June 7, 2007. Retrieved May 15, 2007.

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