Building at 1401-1407 Elmwood Avenue

The Building at 1401-1407 Elmwood Avenue is a historic rowhouse building at 1401-1407 Elmwood Avenue in Evanston, Illinois. Built in 1890, the three-story building includes four rowhouse units. It was one of several rowhouses built in the late nineteenth century in Evanston; these rowhouses were a precursor to Evanston's many suburban apartments, which also offered house-like living in a multi-unit setting. Architect Stephen A. Jennings, a prominent Evanston architect who designed several of Evanston's large single-family homes, designed the building. The building's design includes a large central gable, enclosed porches supported by arches on the corner units, porches with shed roofs on the central units, and a bracketed wooden cornice.[2][3]

Building at 1401-1407 Elmwood Avenue
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	1401-1407 Elmwood Ave., Evanston, Illinois
Coordinates	42°02′35″N 87°41′00″W
Area	0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built	1890 (1890)
Architect	Stephen A. Jennings
MPS	Suburban Apartment Buildings in Evanston TR
NRHP reference No.	84000973[1]
Added to NRHP	March 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 25, 2020.
3. Benjamin, Susan (September 1983). "1401-07 Elmwood Avenue" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Division. Retrieved April 25, 2020.