{"nrhp_refnum":"86000136","name":"Warren, Edward Kirk, House and Garage","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2829 and 2831 Sheridan Pl.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Evanston","county":"Cook County","state":"IL","lat":42.06950680600005,"lon":-87.67961931299999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-01-30","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry","Conservation","Architecture","Religion"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Tudor Revival mansion and former garage at 2829 and 2831 Sheridan Place in Evanston, Illinois, built 1911-12 of dressed, coursed ashlar to designs by architect William Carbys Zimmerman for Edward Kirk Warren.","why_significant":"The house is significant as a Tudor Revival design by a nationally known architect and for its association with its original owner's accomplishments in manufacturing, religious work and conservation. Dressed ashlar is rare as the main material in Tudor Revival buildings, and this is described as the only intact dressed ashlar Tudor Revival mansion in Evanston. It is also called a masterpiece of Zimmerman's residential work.","narrative":"Two stone buildings on Sheridan Place in Evanston, a fifteen-room mansion and a former garage, were built in 1911-12 for Edward Kirk Warren, a Michigan manufacturer and Sunday School leader. Chicago architect William Carbys Zimmerman designed them in the Tudor Revival style, using dressed, coursed ashlar, steep slate roofs, parapeted gables, an octagonal stair tower, carved lions and griffons, and leaded-glass casement windows. Inside, Tudor arches, vaulted ceilings, carved oak details and ornamental plaster recur throughout. The garage was later made into a separate home. Dressed ashlar is uncommon in Tudor Revival work, and this house is described as the only intact example of its kind among Evanston mansions. It is also considered the high point of Zimmerman's residential career. Warren made his fortune with Featherbone, supported the international Sunday School movement and Moody Bible Institute, and helped preserve Michigan woodland and dunes. Later owners altered the basement and library, yet the roof, stonework and interior finishes remain largely intact.","period_of_significance":"1910-12","architect_builder":"William Carbys Zimmerman","architectural_style":"Tudor Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied as private residences; the garage has been converted to a separate single-family home. The house shows years of neglect but its slate roof, stonework and interior woodwork remain largely intact.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:35.313403-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/41/8921/28892141/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/86000136.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86000136/ad210a4788-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86000136/ad210a4788-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Thshriver","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Warren,_Edward_Kirk_House_and_Garage_3.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:Warren,_Edward_Kirk_House_and_Garage_3.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/28892141","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Kirk_Warren_House_and_Garage","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20709941"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/cook-county/warren-edward-kirk-house-and-garage-86000136/"}