Jump to content

Evanston Civic Center: Difference between revisions

Add links
Coordinates: 42°3′24″N 87°41′14″W / 42.05667°N 87.68722°W / 42.05667; -87.68722
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
→‎References: commonscat
No edit summary
 
(12 intermediate revisions by 10 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Infobox NRHP
{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Marywood Academy
| name = Marywood Academy
| nrhp_type =
| nrhp_type =
| image = Evanston Civic Center (Marywood Academy).jpg
| image = Evanston Civic Center (Marywood Academy).jpg
| caption =
| caption =
| location= 2100 Ridge Ave., [[Evanston, Illinois]]
| location = 2100 Ridge Ave., [[Evanston, Illinois]]
| coordinates = {{coord|42|3|24|N|87|41|14|W|display=inline,title}}
| lat_degrees = 42
⚫
| locmapin = Illinois#USA
| lat_minutes = 3
⚫
| built = {{Start date|1900}}
| lat_seconds = 24
⚫
| architect = Schlacks, Henry
| lat_direction = N
⚫
| architecture = Georgian Revival
| long_degrees = 87
⚫
| added = February 9, 2006
| long_minutes = 41
⚫
| area = {{convert|9|acre}}
| long_seconds = 14
⚫
| refnum = 06000007<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>
| long_direction = W
| coord_display = inline,title
⚫
| locmapin = Illinois
⚫
| built = {{Start date|1900}}
⚫
| architect = Schlacks, Henry
⚫
| architecture = Georgian Revival
⚫
| added = February 9, 2006
⚫
| area = {{convert|9|acre}}
| governing_body = Local
⚫
| refnum = 06000007<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>
}}
}}

⚫
The '''Evanston Civic Center''', historically known as '''Marywood Academy''', is a historic building located at 2100 Ridge Avenue in [[Evanston, Illinois|Evanston]], [[Illinois]]. The building was built in 1900 as Visitation Academy to serve as a girls' [[Catholic school]] led by the Visitation Sisters. Architect [[Henry J. Schlacks]] gave the building a [[Georgian Revival architecture|Georgian Revival]] design that featured a tripartite massing with a base, middle, and [[cornice]]; [[limestone]] [[quoin (architecture)|quoin]]s and [[belt course]]s; and [[Doric order|Doric]] [[pilaster]]s and an [[architrave]] molding around the entrance. The Sisters of Providence purchased the school in 1915 and renamed it Marywood Academy; the school operated as Marywood Academy until 1970, reaching a peak enrollment of 532 in the 1964-65 school year. The building was later sold to the City of Evanston and now serves as the city's [[civic center]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Gardner|first1=Barbara|title=National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Marywood Academy|url=http://gis.hpa.state.il.us/pdfs/223406.pdf|publisher=Illinois Historic Preservation Agency|accessdate=May 1, 2016|date=August 2005}}</ref>
{{for|the building in Grand Rapids MI|Marywood Academy (Grand Rapids)}}

⚫
The '''Evanston Civic Center''', historically known as '''Marywood Academy''', is a historic building located at 2100 Ridge Avenue in [[Evanston, Illinois|Evanston]], [[Illinois]]. The building was built in 1900 as Visitation Academy to serve as a girls' [[Catholic school]] led by the Visitation Sisters. Architect [[Henry J. Schlacks]] gave the building a [[Georgian Revival architecture|Georgian Revival]] design that featured a tripartite massing with a base, middle, and [[cornice]]; [[limestone]] [[quoin (architecture)|quoin]]s and [[belt course]]s; and [[Doric order|Doric]] [[pilaster]]s and an [[architrave]] molding around the entrance. The Sisters of Providence purchased the school in 1915 and renamed it Marywood Academy; the school operated as Marywood Academy until 1970, reaching a peak enrollment of 532 in the 1964–65 school year. The building was later sold to the City of Evanston and now serves as the city's [[civic center]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Gardner|first1=Barbara|title=National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Marywood Academy|url=http://gis.hpa.state.il.us/pdfs/223406.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603034810/http://gis.hpa.state.il.us/pdfs/223406.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2016-06-03|publisher=Illinois Historic Preservation Agency|access-date=May 1, 2016|date=August 2005}}</ref>


The building was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on February 9, 2006.<ref name="nris"/>
The building was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on February 9, 2006.<ref name="nris"/>
Line 30: Line 24:
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


{{commonscat|Marywood Academy (Evanston, Illinois)}}
{{commons category|Marywood Academy (Evanston, Illinois)}}
{{Evanston, Illinois}}

{{National Register of Historic Places}}
{{National Register of Historic Places}}
{{High schools in suburban Cook County, Illinois}}
{{Private schools in Cook County, Illinois}}


[[Category:School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois]]
[[Category:School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois]]
[[Category:Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois]]
[[Category:Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois]]
[[Category:Georgian Revival architecture in Illinois]]
[[Category:Georgian Revival architecture in Illinois]]
[[Category:School buildings completed in 1900]]
[[Category:Government buildings completed in 1900]]
[[Category:Government buildings completed in 1900]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Cook County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Cook County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Evanston, Illinois]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Evanston, Illinois]]



{{Illinois-NRHP-stub}}
{{CookCountyIL-NRHP-stub}}

Latest revision as of 17:24, 12 April 2022

Marywood Academy
Evanston Civic Center is located in Illinois
Evanston Civic Center
Evanston Civic Center is located in the United States
Evanston Civic Center
Location2100 Ridge Ave., Evanston, Illinois
Coordinates42°3′24″N 87°41′14″W / 42.05667°N 87.68722°W / 42.05667; -87.68722
Area9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built1900 (1900)
ArchitectSchlacks, Henry
Architectural styleGeorgian Revival
NRHP reference No.06000007[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 9, 2006
For the building in Grand Rapids MI, see Marywood Academy (Grand Rapids).

The Evanston Civic Center, historically known as Marywood Academy, is a historic building located at 2100 Ridge Avenue in Evanston, Illinois. The building was built in 1900 as Visitation Academy to serve as a girls' Catholic school led by the Visitation Sisters. Architect Henry J. Schlacks gave the building a Georgian Revival design that featured a tripartite massing with a base, middle, and cornice; limestone quoins and belt courses; and Doric pilasters and an architrave molding around the entrance. The Sisters of Providence purchased the school in 1915 and renamed it Marywood Academy; the school operated as Marywood Academy until 1970, reaching a peak enrollment of 532 in the 1964–65 school year. The building was later sold to the City of Evanston and now serves as the city's civic center.[2]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 9, 2006.[1]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Gardner, Barbara (August 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Marywood Academy" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-06-03. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Marywood Academy (Evanston, Illinois).


This article about a property in Cook County, Illinois on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Evanston_Civic_Center&oldid=1082345633"