{"nrhp_refnum":"84000978","name":"Building at 1929-1931 Sherman Avenue","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1929-1931 Sherman Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Evanston","county":"Cook County","state":"IL","lat":42.053283504000035,"lon":-87.68162125199996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-03-15","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story, twelve-unit apartment building with a full English basement at 1929-31 Sherman Avenue in Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, built in 1928 and designed by Maher and McGrew.","why_significant":"The nomination presents it as a high-quality \"L\" type, half-courtyard apartment building that combines sophisticated design with a domestic character. It has varied design detailing, Tudor-inspired massing and masonry, and apartments with the amenities of a home. It is also the work of Maher and McGrew, architects of several prominent Evanston buildings.","narrative":"Built in 1928 on the east side of Sherman Avenue in Evanston, this three-story brick apartment building sits above a full English basement and contains twelve apartments. Its roughly \"L\" shape forms a half courtyard. The shallow side court, the neighboring side yard and the building's many projections give the apartments light, cross-ventilation and multiple views. Red brick walls are trimmed with limestone, and the basement level is rough-faced limestone. Tudor precedents inspired the picturesque massing, which includes square and three-window bays, a slate roof, hipped wall dormers and a half-timbered projection under a broad hipped gable. Lobbies are at ground level behind a round-headed oak door with brass hardware. Apartments have paneled dining rooms and arched entries between rooms. Maher and McGrew designed the building and also worked on prominent Evanston buildings such as Rotary International and the Standard Rate and Data Building. The building became a condominium in 1978, and a rear garage provides four parking spaces.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Maher and McGrew","architectural_style":"Tudor-inspired \"L\" type half-courtyard apartment building","criteria":[],"status_note":"Converted to condominiums in 1978; 1978 work included rewiring, kitchen remodeling in one unit and prefabricated fireplaces in all units.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:35.100549-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/0/8909/28890900/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/84000978.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84000978/0a8fc58ea0-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84000978/0a8fc58ea0-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Thshriver","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Building_at_1929-1931_Sherman_4.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Thshriver</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Building_at_1929-1931_Sherman_4.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28890900","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Building_at_1929%E2%80%931931_Sherman_Avenue","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q96374085"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/cook-county/building-at-1929-1931-sherman-avenue-84000978/"}