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Shepard Residential College is one of the two multi-thematic residential colleges at Northwestern University. [15] It is home to 72 students, making it a mid-sized residential college. Located at 655 University Place in a building known as South Mid Quads, Shepard is near downtown Evanston, as well as the southern half of campus. [16]
Today Harris Hall houses the History Department's classrooms and administration. Annie May Swift Hall: Annie May Swift Hall: 1895 1920 Campus Drive Designed by Evanston architect Charles R. Ayers in a mixture of Venetian Gothic Revival and Romanesque styles with an ornate use of nonstructural decorative masonry. It was named for Annie May Swift ...
University Hall as it appeared in 1877.. Northwestern's first building, Old College, was designed by John M. Van Osdel and opened for classes on November 5, 1855. [21] Despite the vacancy in the presidency and only possessing two faculty members, mathematics Professor Henry S. Noyes and Greek Professor William D. Godman, the first class enrolled 10 men in the College of Literature, Arts, and ...
Amazingrace Coffeehouse (later known as Amazingrace) was an influential counterculture music and performance venue in Evanston, Illinois, during the 1970s.Run by a collective called the Amazingrace Family, it was known for its welcoming atmosphere, eclectic menu, excellent sound system, and respectful audiences.
This is a list of the 62 National Register of Historic Places listings in Evanston, Illinois. Current listings. 1] Name on the Register [2] Image Date listed [3]
Northwestern Field was a football stadium in Evanston, Illinois. It opened in 1905 and was home to the Northwestern Wildcats football team prior to the Dyche Stadium (now known as Ryan Field) opening in 1926. It had a capacity of 10,000 people. [1] Northwestern Field was located on Central Ave, seventy-five feet east of the current stadium. [2]
The district is situated along a glacial ridge that was the site of the first white settlement in Evanston in the 1830s. As the development of Evanston accelerated in the mid-nineteenth century, the ridge became a desirable location for new residents, and the growth of Northwestern University and new rail links to Chicago continued to spur ...
Beecher Hall: Jacksonville, Illinois: 1829-1830 College Building Oldest college building in Illinois and the first built in the state Mermaid House Hotel: Lebanon, Illinois: 1830 Hotel Built by Lyman Adams. Visited by Charles Dickens in 1842. Noble–Seymour–Crippen House: Chicago, Illinois: 1833 Residence The oldest building in Chicago ...