Jean Baptiste Point Du Sable Homesite

[3] 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.

[4] Point du Sable likely settled near the mouth of the Chicago River sometime around the 1780s and sold the property in 1800.

[5] Following Point du Sable's departure from Chicago, the home became the property of John Kinzie.

[4] A commemorative plaque, struck in 1937, was installed on a marble block at Pioneer Court after its 1965 dedication.

[2] At this site in 2009 the City of Chicago and a private donor erected a large bronze bust of Point du Sable by Chicago-born sculptor Erik Blome.

Black and white sketch of a well-kept log house, with multiple windows, a front porch, fence and landscape. Two people are on the porch.
Drawing of the former home of Jean Baptiste Point du Sable in Chicago as it appeared in the early 1800s