The Greenwood

The Greenwood is a historic apartment building at 425 Greenwood Street in Evanston, Illinois. Built in 1912, the three-story building is set in a neighborhood of single-family houses. Architect Thomas McCall designed the building in the Prairie School style. The building features an overall horizontal emphasis, casement and bay windows, stained glass, and overhanging eaves. Its six apartments have a railroad plan, in which rooms are organized along a narrow central hallway.[2][3]

The Greenwood
The Greenwood in 2012
Location425 Greenwood St., Evanston, Illinois
Coordinates42°02′35″N 87°40′44″W
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1912 (1912)
ArchitectThomas McCall
Architectural stylePrairie School
MPSSuburban Apartment Buildings in Evanston TR
NRHP reference No.84000993[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 April 4, 2020.
  3. Benjamin, Susan (May 1983). "The Greenwood" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Division. Retrieved March 4, 2020.


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