{"nrhp_refnum":"84001043","name":"Rookwood Apartments","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"718-734 Noyes St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Evanston","county":"Cook County","state":"IL","lat":42.05832817600003,"lon":-87.68143359099997,"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 51-unit courtyard apartment building at 718-34 Noyes Street, at the corner of Noyes Street and Sherman Avenue in Evanston, Illinois, built in 1927 by Conner and Connor.","why_significant":"The nomination holds that the building is architecturally noteworthy for its simple geometric massing, detailing and subtle coloration. Its landscaped private garden court sets it apart from other Evanston courtyard buildings. It was also developed by Victor C. Carlson, an important Evanston developer of large buildings in the 1920s.","narrative":"Rookwood is a large courtyard apartment building at 718-34 Noyes Street in Evanston, completed in 1927 to designs by Conner and Connor. It rises three stories above an English basement and is faced mainly in grey brick, with limestone used as a counterpoint. Tudor details include crenellations, gables and Tudor-arched doorways, and the roofs are slate. The 51 apartments include twelve studios and two- and three-bedroom units facing Noyes Street and the side garden. Its sales brochure called the units apartment homes and advertised fireproof construction and a pool for residents. The building is considered significant for its simple massing, subdued coloration and its private sunken garden court, which gives residents the privacy of a back yard. It fits comfortably between nearby single-family streets and neighboring apartment buildings. Victor C. Carlson, a prominent Evanston developer of the 1920s who also built the Orrington Hotel and the Carlson Building, developed it.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Conner and Connor","architectural_style":"Tudor details on a courtyard apartment building","criteria":[],"status_note":"Reroofed in 1981; the form lists 51 apartments and 16 garages on the property.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:35.786775-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/8/8909/28890908/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/84001043.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84001043/61d43557a6-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84001043/61d43557a6-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Thshriver","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rookwood_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:Rookwood_Apartments_4.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/28890908","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rookwood_Apartments","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q96402594"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/cook-county/rookwood-apartments-84001043/"}