Success: Landmarking the Black Panther Party in Illinois
Added to the National Register of Historic Places December 26, 2023.
The Historical Preservation Society of the Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party completed the initial landmarking initiative we started in 2020. The Keeper of the Register signed the groundbreaking Thematic Listing for the Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party on December 21, 2023, and it was added to the Register on December 26, 2023. The first of its kind in the country.
National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form, 207 pages
People’s Church is First Site Added to the Listing, December 29, 2023
On December 29, 2023, the Church of the Epiphany, affectionately known as the People’s Church, was the first property added to the listing. The People’s Church, 201 S. Ashland in Chicago, was already a landmark, and we successfully added the Illinois Chapter’s history to its listing.
From the Historical Markers Fund to the Heritage Trail
We gratefully recognize our Founding Cadre & Sponsors, whose early support helped make the Heritage Trail possible.