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Evanston had a lengthy history with temperance. The town was founded by Methodists seeking to build a university; Northwestern University opened in 1855. When Evanston was incorporated in 1863, its first act was to create an ordinance banning alcohol within a 4-mile (6.4 km) radius around the school.
The organization currently located at 1702 Chicago Avenue was founded on March 2, 1889 at the Judson Avenue home of Women's Suffrage movement leader Elizabeth Boynton Harbert. Originally an informal group, the club drafted an official constitution the following year, stating their purpose as: "To secure better homes, wiser motherhood, better ...
The former administration building of the Evanston College for Ladies, later occupied by the Bienen School of Music: 1874 711 Elgin Road A 19th-century building, designed by Gurdon P. Randall, originally serving as the headquarters of the Willard Women's College before its eventual merger with Northwestern.
The Block Museum of Art is a free public art museum located on the campus of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.The Block Museum was established in 1980 when Chicago art collectors Mary (daughter of Albert Lasker) and Leigh B. Block (former vice president of Inland Steel Company) donated funds to Northwestern University for the construction of an art exhibition venue. [1]
Jan Cicero Gallery was a contemporary art gallery founded and directed by Jan Cicero (née Pickett), which operated from 1974 to 2003, with locations in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois and Telluride, Colorado. [1]
The Union Signal (formerly, The Woman's Temperance Union and Our Union) is a defunct American newspaper. It was the organ of the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union (National WCTU), at one time, the largest women's organization in the United States.
[1] Name on the Register [2] Image Date listed [3] Location City or town Description 1: Andridge Apartments: Andridge Apartments: March 15, 1984 (1627–1645 Ridge Ave., 1124–1136 Church St.
The mansion in 2020 An aerial view of the Harley Clarke mansion's north-facing elevation The Harley Clarke Mansions' front, west-facing elevation. The Harley Clarke Mansion consists of a French Eclectic-style house and coach house located at 2603 Sheridan Road in Evanston, Illinois, adjacent to the historic Grosse Pointe Light and Lighthouse Beach on Lake Michigan.