The Building at 1505–1509 Oak Avenue is a historic apartment building in Evanston, Illinois. The three-story brick building was built in 1925. The building is L-shaped with a half courtyard, a relatively common apartment layout in Evanston. Samuel N. Crowen, who also designed 1450-56 Oak Avenue and the Abbey Garth Building at 400 Lee Street, was the architect of the building. The building's design features limestone pilasters separating its windows, limestone quoins, pilasters and a pediment around the entrance, and a brick parapet.[2][3]
Building at 1505–1509 Oak Avenue | |
 Building at 1505-1509 Oak in 2012 | |
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| Location | 1505–1509 Oak Ave., Evanston, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 42°02′43″N 87°41′12″W / 42.04528°N 87.68667°W |
| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| Built | 1925 |
| Architect | Samuel N. Crowen |
| MPS | Suburban Apartment Buildings in Evanston TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 84000976[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 15, 1984 |
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 15, 1984.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ Benjamin, Susan (October 20, 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Suburban Apartment Buildings in Evanston, Illinois". National Park Service. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- ^ Benjamin, Susan (September 1983). "1505-09 Oak Avenue" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Division. Retrieved April 25, 2020.[dead link]