Castle Tower Apartments

Castle Tower Apartments is a historic apartment building at 2212-2226 Sherman Avenue in Evanston, Illinois. The three-story building was built in 1928. The building has a "U" shape, a common form for apartment buildings in Evanston, with a large courtyard in the middle. Architects Cable & Spitz designed the building in the Tudor Revival style. Their design includes several rounded and square towers along the sides of the building, crenellation on the towers and roofline, sections of half-timbering, and patches of limestone on the otherwise brick exterior.[2][3]

Castle Tower Apartments
Castle Tower Apartments in 2012
Location2212-2226 Sherman Ave., Evanston, Illinois
Coordinates42°03′30″N 87°40′56″W
Area0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
Built1928 (1928)
ArchitectCable & Spitz
Architectural styleTudor Revival
MPSSuburban Apartment Buildings in Evanston TR
NRHP reference No.84000985[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 15, 1984

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 15, 1984.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Benjamin, Susan (October 20, 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Suburban Apartment Buildings in Evanston, Illinois". National Park Service. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  3. Benjamin, Susan S. (September 1983). "Castle Tower Apartments" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Division. Retrieved March 29, 2020.


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