Welcome to Jane Addams Hull-House museum The Jane Addams Hull-
House Museum serves as a dynamic memorial to social reformer
Jane Addams, the first American woman to receive the Nobel Peace
Prize, and her colleagues whose work changed the lives of their
immigrant neighbors as well as national and international public
policy. The Museum preserves and develops the original Hull-
House site for the interpretation and continuation of the
historic settlement house vision, linking research, education,
and social engagement The Museum is located in two of the
original settlement house buildings- the Hull Home, a National
Historic Landmark, and the Residents' Dining Hall, a beautiful
Arts and Crafts building that has welcomed some of the world's
most important thinkers, artists and activists. The Museum and
its many vibrant programs make connections between the work of
Hull-House residents and important contemporary social issues.
Founded in 1889 as a social settlement, Hull-House played a
vital role in redefining Ameri