{"nrhp_refnum":"84001000","name":"Lake Shore Apartments","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"470-498 Sheridan Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Evanston","county":"Cook County","state":"IL","lat":42.02688037900003,"lon":-87.66877555499997,"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 large S-shaped, three-story red brick apartment building with terra cotta trim at 470-98 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois, built in 1927 and designed by Roy F. France.","why_significant":"The nomination presents it as an elegant, thoughtfully massed apartment building that forms a conspicuous entrance to Evanston from Chicago along Sheridan Road. It was featured in Baird & Warner's 1928 Portfolio of Fine Homes. It is also an example of work by Roy France, who designed a number of Evanston courtyard apartments.","narrative":"Lake Shore Apartments, at 470-98 Sheridan Road in Evanston, is a three-story red brick apartment building with terra cotta trim, completed in 1927 to designs by Roy F. France. It is the first building encountered in Evanston where Sheridan Road turns around Calvary Cemetery. Its S-shaped plan steps back in multiple bays from a broad lawn, giving apartments views toward Lake Michigan, and flattens into a private courtyard with a rock-lined pool. The design is Georgian in inspiration, with classical details such as a pedimented arcade, fluted pilasters, swags, and urns. The building holds 42 apartments of four to six rooms, and the third-floor units have tall windows and fifteen-foot ceilings. Baird & Warner included it in its 1928 Portfolio of Fine Homes, praising its large rooms and planned kitchens. France specialized in larger apartment buildings and designed other Evanston courtyard apartments. Its sophisticated massing and detailing led to its listing.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Roy F. France","architectural_style":"Georgian in inspiration with classical details","criteria":[],"status_note":"Alterations noted: an apartment divided in two in 1935, kitchens remodeled in all units in 1979, and a basement recreation room built in 1979. A rear garage holds 16 parking spaces.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:34.476007-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/57/8908/28890857/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/84001000.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84001000/8f26809596-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84001000/8f26809596-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Thshriver","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lake_Shore_Apartments_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:Lake_Shore_Apartments_4.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28890857","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Shore_Apartments","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q96386805"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/cook-county/lake-shore-apartments-84001000/"}