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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.
[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 Downtown Evanston Historic District in Evanston, Wyoming includes about sixty buildings in a compact downtown commercial district. The bulk of the buildings in the district were built between 1880 and 1930 as the city grew in stature. Sustained by the railroads, coal and mining, Evanston's central business district reflected the area's ...
The club's first major project was to establish a hospital in Evanston. A series of epidemics including typhoid fever and smallpox in the 1880s and 1890s prompted the raising of $3,600 towards the creation of the Evanston Hospital. Since its founding, the Woman's Club of Evanston has promoted the advancement of public health.
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 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]
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 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 ...