Ida Bell Wells-Barnett lived in Chicago in this late-nineteenth-century Romanesque Revival style stone residence while fighting to end lynching, segregation, and the economic discrimination of African Americans. As editor and co-owner of the Memphis Free Speech and Headlight, Wells-Barnett used her skills as a journalist and educator to champion African American rights. In her lifetime, she battled racism, sexism, and violence. She was a founder of the National Association of Colored Women’s Club which was created to address issues dealing with civil rights and women’s suffrage. She and her husband bought this building in 1919 and lived there until 1929. Designated as a National Historic Landmark, the house is a private residence and not open to the public.