Built 1900 (1900) Opened 1900 Phone +1 847-448-4311 | NRHP Reference # 06000007 Area 4 ha Added to NRHP 9 February 2006 | |
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Address 2100 Ridge Ave, Evanston, IL 60201, USA Hours Closed now Thursday8:30AM–5PMFriday8:30AM–5PMSaturdayClosedSundayClosedMonday8:30AM–5PMTuesday8:30AM–5PMWednesday8:30AM–5PM Architectural style Colonial Revival architecture Similar Mitchell Museum of the Ameri, Ryan Field, North Shore Channel, Lake Michigan | ||
Evanston civic center forum
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.
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The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 9, 2006.