Site of the John and Mary Jones House

The Site of the John and Mary Jones House is a historic location in Chicago at the "Southwest corner of W. 9th St. and S. Plymouth Ct" in South Loop. The John and Mary Jones House served as a "station" on the Underground Railroad to help fugitive slaves find freedom in the years before the abolition of slavery in the United States. It was designated as a Chicago Landmark on May 26, 2004. The couple lived in a house at this site from 1857 until 1872. The house was demolished by the 1880s, and the site is currently a Chicago Park District green space named Dearborn Park.

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