{"nrhp_refnum":"84001013","name":"Maple Court Apartments","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1115-1133 Maple Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Evanston","county":"Cook County","state":"IL","lat":42.03885263800004,"lon":-87.68509132799994,"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 red brick courtyard apartment building at 1115-33 Maple Avenue in Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, built in 1915 and designed by George S. Kingsley.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is noteworthy for the geometric articulation of its facades, seen in projecting rectangular bays and finely executed brickwork. Details include sunburst parapets, brick banding, stepped brick rectangles around windows and geometric door and window patterns. It also shows a cohesive design that does not follow any historical style or the Prairie School. Its architect also designed the Reebie Warehouse, which is on the National Register.","narrative":"Maple Court Apartments is a three-story red brick courtyard building at 1115-33 Maple Avenue in Evanston, Illinois. Completed in 1915 to designs by architect George S. Kingsley, it surrounds one of the broadest courts in the city, reached by two paths leading to six entrances. Inside are thirty-seven apartments with hardwood floors, fireplaces and sunrooms. The building draws its character from geometry rather than from any historical style or the Prairie School. Projecting rectangular bays shape the facades in three dimensions, while the brickwork adds crisp detail: sunburst patterns in the raised parapets, banding above third-story windows, stepped rectangles around central windows and raised brick surrounding every window. Limestone appears sparingly in sills and in segmental arches over the doors. The design was recognized for its cohesion, originality and quiet distinction. Kingsley also designed the Reebie Warehouse, itself listed. Later changes were modest, including a basement recreation room and new kitchen cabinets.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"George S. Kingsley","architectural_style":"Geometric design not tied to any historical style or the Prairie School","criteria":[],"status_note":"Contains thirty-seven apartments; alterations include a basement recreation room (1972), new kitchen cabinets (1978) and sandblast cleaning (1978).","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:35.679269-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/26/8909/28890926/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/84001013.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84001013/62e8d8e13b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84001013/62e8d8e13b-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Thshriver","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maple_Court_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:Maple_Court_Apartments_1.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28890926","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maple_Court_Apartments","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q96391885"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/cook-county/maple-court-apartments-84001013/"}