Jean Baptiste Point Du Sable Homesite
Jean Baptiste Point Du Sable Homesite | |
| Location | Pioneer Court, Chicago, IL |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 41°53′22.78″N 87°37′24.28″W / 41.8896611°N 87.6234111°W |
| Area | about 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1779 |
| NRHP reference No. | 76000690 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 11, 1976 |
| Designated NHL | May 11, 1976 |
The Jean Baptiste Point Du Sable Homesite is the location where, around the 1780s, Jean Baptiste Point du Sable located his home and extensive trading post. This home is generally considered to be the first permanent, non-native, residence in Chicago, Illinois. A National Historic Landmark, the site of Point du Sable's homestead is now partially occupied by and commemorated in Pioneer Court, off DuSable Bridge at 401 N. Michigan Avenue in the Near North Side community area of Chicago, Illinois.