Ida B. Wells Homes

Ida B. Wells Homes

Vincennes and Pershing

Project: Ida B. Wells Homes

Year Built: 1941, 1955

Year Closed: N/A

Architect: Oscar Brown

Historical Resources:

“Ask Further Tax Gifts as Price of Housing Project: Alderman Also Ignored in Choosing Fifth Site.” Chicago Daily Tribune, Aug. 11, 1939. p. 8. Retrieved September 11, 2008 from ProQuest Historical Newspapers.

“Wells Housing Project Now Is Entirely Filled: It Pays No Taxes So Rents are $18 to $23.” Chicago Daily Tribune, September 20, 1941. p. 2. Retrieved September 11, 2008 from ProQuest Historical Newspapers.

The Edith T. Ross Collection at the Special Collections Department of the University of Illinois-Chicago contains newsletters from the Ida B. Wells Homes.

The Library of Congress has digitized a poster from the dedication ceremony for the Wells Homes from 1940.