Hull-House, Chicago's first social settlement, was the private home of Jane Addams and other Hull-House residents. In addition, it was a place where immigrants of diverse communities gathered to learn, to eat, to debate, and to acquire the tools necessary to put down roots in their new country. The Museum is comprised of two of the settlement complex's original thirteen buildings, the Hull-Home and the Residents' Dining Hall. These spaces were used variously over the years, including as a nursery school, library, and a salon for social and political dialogue. Initally opened in 1889, Hull-House is now part of the Univeristy of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) campus.