About Bronzeville: Eighth Regiment Armory

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(Note: The above photograph and the following information appears courtesy of the City of Chicago's fine web site at www.cityofchicago.org and provides historical background about the Bronzeville area and other Landmark Districts.)

Eighth Regiment Armory
Address: 3533 S. Giles Ave.
Year Built: 1914-15
Architect: J.B. Dibelka
Date Designated a Chicago Landmark:
September 9, 1998
 

"This was the first armory in the United States built for an African-American military regiment. The "Fighting 8th" traces its roots to the formation of the volunteer Hannibal Guard militia in 1871. It later became a division of the Illinois National Guard and during World War I was incorporated into the 370th U.S. Infantry (also see Victory Monument). After the armory closed in the early-1960s, it became the South Central Gymnasium. In 1999, following an extensive renovation, it was reopened as a public high school. It is one of nine structures in the Black Metropolis-Bronzeville Historic District."
 

 
 

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