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National Public Housing Museum

Sector: Commercial • Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Project
Completed

The National Public Housing Museum opened in April 2025 in the sole surviving building of the Jane Addams Homes in Chicago. The museum preserves and showcases the history and everyday lives of public housing residents, featuring recreated apartments and exhibits with artifacts from public housing communities across the United States. The site also includes 15 units of affordable housing.

Status
Closed
Sector
Commercial, Residential
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Bryn Mawr College

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The project “National Public Housing Museum” is an infrastructure initiative in the Commercial sector, located in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Bryn Mawr College.

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completed

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Closed

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2026-07-22

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The National Public Housing Museum opened in April 2025 in the sole surviving building of the Jane Addams Homes in Chicago. The museum preserves and showcases the history and everyday lives of public housing residents, featuring recreated apartments and exhibits with artifacts from public housing communities across the United States. The site also includes 15 units of affordable housing.

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Country

United States of America (USA)

State

Illinois

City

Chicago

Source

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Bryn Mawr College

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Sector

Commercial, Residential

Article published date

2025-11-01

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