{"nrhp_refnum":"84000990","name":"Evanston Towers","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"554-602 Sheridan Sq.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Evanston","county":"Cook County","state":"IL","lat":42.02867732100003,"lon":-87.66951923799996,"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, E-shaped red brick apartment building with an English basement at 554-602 Sheridan Square in Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, built in 1924 and designed by Anthony H. Quitsow.","why_significant":"The building is an example of the unusual E-shaped, double-court apartment type. Its Tudor design elements and picturesque approach give a sense of cohesion and human scale not often found in courtyard buildings of this size. It was advertised in 1928 as among the finest apartments in Evanston, with lake views and amenities.","narrative":"Built in 1924 at 554-602 Sheridan Square in Evanston, this apartment building was designed by architect Anthony H. Quitsow. Faced in red brick with limestone trim, it rises three stories above an English basement and follows an unusual E-shaped plan with a double courtyard. The recessed central section leaves a sunken formal garden at the front. Tudor details include recessed Tudor-arched doorways, parapet shields, hood molds over windows, gabled bays and a crenellated tower on the north wing. Inside are 58 apartments of four to six rooms, many with hardwood floors and fireplaces with Tudor motifs. A 1928 portfolio described it as superbly located, with views of Lake Michigan and a rear light court that brought in light and air. It offered seventeen garages, vapor heat, artificial refrigeration and a tenant motor coach. It was listed for its distinctive courtyard form and its cohesive, human-scaled Tudor design. Two basement apartments were added in 1943, and kitchens were remodeled in 1979 for condominium conversion.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Anthony H. Quitsow","architectural_style":"Tudor-derived design elements; E-shaped courtyard apartment type","criteria":[],"status_note":"Apartments were converted to condominiums, with kitchen remodeling in 1979; the form lists more than 50 owners.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:34.527507-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/4/8909/28890904/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/84000990.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84000990/cd09b31bea-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84000990/cd09b31bea-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Thshriver","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Evanston_Towers_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:Evanston_Towers_1.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28890904","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evanston_Towers","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14687498"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/cook-county/evanston-towers-84000990/"}