| Marywood Academy | |
| Location: | 2100 Ridge Ave., Evanston, Illinois |
| Coordinates: | 42.0567°N -87.6872°W |
| Architect: | Schlacks, Henry |
| Architecture: | Georgian Revival |
| Added: | February 9, 2006 |
| Refnum: | 06000007 |
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.[1]
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 9, 2006.