1898 -- Frank Flanner donates to the Charity Organization Society two frame buildings in the heart of Lockefield Gardens Housing Project on Rhode Island Street (name later change to Colton Street)
1918 -- Christian Women's Board of Missions purchase four buildings at the corner of West and St. Clair streets
1944-1975 -- New building dedicated at 16th and Missouri streets
1975-1979 -- Relocate to 2110 N. Illinois St.
October 1978 -- Grand opening of current facility at 2424 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. St. (Formerly Northwestern Ave.)
December 1979 -- Flanner House Library opened

History as of 1946
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