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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Letters to the Editor

Renaming Chicago’s oldest house was a needed tribute to city’s Black history

The Clarke House Museum at 1827 S. Indiana is a Greek Revival house considered Chicago’s oldest house. It was built in 1836. (Sun-Times Media)

Thank you for your editorial regarding the name change of Chicago’s oldest house to include my parents Bishop Louis Henry Ford and Margaret Little Ford.

The new name will prompt those interested in history to discover this African American family actually lived in and retained ownership of the house longer than any of its previous owners.

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