Ridgewood (Evanston, Illinois) Explained

Ridgewood
Location:1703--1713 Ridge Ave., Evanston, Illinois
Coordinates:42.0489°N -87.6883°W
Architect:Atchison & Edbrooke
Architecture:Prairie School
Added:October 4, 1978
Refnum:78001136

Ridgewood is a historic apartment building located at 1703–1713 Ridge Avenue (at Church Street) in Evanston, Illinois. The Chicago architectural firm of Atchison & Edbrooke designed the building in 1905; while the firm was only active from 1904 to 1908, it designed several buildings in Evanston. The building has a Prairie School design, a popular residential style at the time that was nonetheless unusual for an apartment complex. The three-story brick building is shaped in a "U" and features half-octagonal bays at regular intervals. Six apartments are on each floor; each features Prairie woodwork, cabinets built into the walls, and a fireplace.[1]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 4, 1978.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hasbrouck. Wilbert R.. National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form. National Archives Catalog. July 15, 2016. January 27, 1978.