{"nrhp_refnum":"84001024","name":"Oakton Gables","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"900-910 Oakton and 439-445 Ridge","address_restricted":false,"city":"Evanston","county":"Cook County","state":"IL","lat":42.02642318000005,"lon":-87.68519919199997,"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":"Oakton Gables is a three-story Tudor-style courtyard apartment building at 900-910 Oakton Street, 439-45 Ridge Avenue and 442-48 Elmwood Avenue in Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, built in 1927 to designs by Godfrey E. Larson.","why_significant":"The nomination presents it as one of Evanston's more prominent courtyard buildings, with rich Tudor detailing and unusually extensive decorative use of copper. It was advertised in a 1928 portfolio of fine homes for its location and modern amenities. The form praises its fine handling of materials, handsome design and homelike features.","narrative":"Oakton Gables is a 1927 apartment building occupying the entire north half of a block in Evanston, bounded by Oakton Street, Ridge Avenue and Elmwood Avenue. Designed by Godfrey E. Larson, it rises three stories over a full English basement and is arranged around an elevated private court. Limestone string courses, hoodmolds and Gothic motifs trim the brick walls, and brick gables on the Ridge side contain half-timbering with brick nogging. Its most distinctive feature is the widespread use of copper, including copper-topped towers with pointed arch motifs flanking the court entrance. The slate roof and complex facades add to its character. Inside, 48 apartments of four to six rooms were offered, along with 23 garage spaces. A 1928 portfolio of fine homes advertised the building for its suburban setting near Northwestern University, rapid transit and schools. It was converted to condominiums in 1976. The nomination values its materials, design and amenities.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Godfrey E. Larson","architectural_style":"Tudor","criteria":[],"status_note":"Converted to a condominium in 1976.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:35.962026-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/6/8909/28890906/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/84001024.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84001024/291a430cda-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84001024/291a430cda-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Andrew Jameson","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:OaktonGablesEvanstonIL.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Andrew Jameson</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:OaktonGablesEvanstonIL.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28890906","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakton_Gables","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q96397064"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/cook-county/oakton-gables-84001024/"}