Supreme Life Building

The Supreme Life Building is a historic insurance building located at 3501 S. Dr. Martin Luther King Drive in the community area of , .
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  • Type: Commercial building
  • Description: building in Chicago, was headquarters of the US’s first African American Insurance Company
  • Also known as: “Supreme Liberty Life Insurance Company Building”
  • Address: 3501 South Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Drive, Chicago, IL 60653

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Victory Monument and Chicago Military Academy.

Memorial
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Erected in 1927, the is a bronze and granite sculptural monument, based on a concept by John A. Nyden and sculpted by Leonard Crunelle.

School
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Chicago Military Academy-Bronzeville is a four-year military high school in the neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, in a building known as the . is situated 680 feet west of Supreme Life Building.

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The , also known as The Grand Terrace Cafe or simply Grand Terrace, was a jazz club in , operating during the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. is situated 560 feet west of Supreme Life Building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Douglas and Bronzeville.

Suburb
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is one of the 77 community areas of in Illinois, United States, located on the of Chicago. The community area stretches from 26th Street, south to Pershing Road along the Lake Shore, including parts of the Green Line, along…

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, the Black Metropolis, is a mecca of on Chicago's South Side, just miles south of downtown. Gwendolyn Brooks published poetry in the Chicago Defender, Andrew Rube Foster created Negro League Baseball, and Louis Armstrong kept his trumpet singing at the Sunset Cafe to keep Al Capone off his back.

Suburb
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is one of the 77 community areas of in Illinois, United States. It is located on the South Side of Chicago. Bordered by 35th and 43rd Streets, Cottage Grove Avenue and Lake Shore Drive, the area was developed between 1872 and 1905.

Supreme Life Building

Latitude
41.83083° or 41° 49′ 51″ north
Longitude
-87.61656° or 87° 36′ 60″ west
Open location code
86HJR9JM+89
Open­Street­Map ID
way 210962505
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­commercial
Wiki­data ID
Q16900928
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Branch Library and LA Fitness.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: 35th Street & King Drive and Self-Help Federal Credit Union.

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