{"nrhp_refnum":"84000985","name":"Castle Tower Apartments","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2212-2226 Sherman Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Evanston","county":"Cook County","state":"IL","lat":42.058322426000075,"lon":-87.68240039099999,"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 dark red brick courtyard apartment building with a raised basement at 2212-26 Sherman Avenue in Evanston, Illinois, built in 1928 by Cable and Spitz.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it a distinguished example of a courtyard apartment building. Its broad green yard, individualized entrances and picturesque facade make it resemble several attached homes around a central yard. Its Tudor style has rich, varied detailing within an asymmetrical but cohesive design, setting it apart from less interesting courtyard buildings.","narrative":"Castle Tower Apartments is a three-story, dark red brick apartment building with a raised basement, built in 1928 at 2212-26 Sherman Avenue in Evanston, Illinois. Cable and Spitz are named as architect and/or builder. Its Tudor design is asymmetrical and picturesque. Curving paths cross a slightly sunken grassy courtyard to eight entrances, each given its own identity through a different type of porch, so that the building feels like several attached homes. Inset rear corners add a sense of intimacy to the back apartments. Exterior details include half timbering, a crenellated roofline, round towers of differing heights flanking the courtyard entrance, square rear towers, blind arches, irregularly set limestone, and copper and slate roofs. Inside, apartments have coved ceilings and fireplaces. The building was recognized as a distinguished courtyard apartment building whose varied architectural detail sets it apart from many less interesting examples of the type. Reviewers recommended acceptance under Criteria A and C.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Cable and Spitz","architectural_style":"Tudor","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":null,"vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:35.788819-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/2/8909/28890902/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/84000985.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84000985/a1eecc3429-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84000985/a1eecc3429-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Thshriver","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Castle_Tower_Apartments_1.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:Castle_Tower_Apartments_1.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"99000979","name":"Northeast Evanston Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/illinois/northeast-evanston-historic-district-99000979/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28890902","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Tower_Apartments","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q96374530"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/cook-county/castle-tower-apartments-84000985/"}