Evanston Civic Center

The Evanston Civic Center, historically known as Marywood Academy, is a historic building located at 2100 Ridge Avenue in Evanston, Illinois. The building was built in 1900 as Visitation Academy to serve as a girls' Catholic school led by the Visitation Sisters. Architect Henry J. Schlacks gave the building a Georgian Revival design that featured a tripartite massing with a base, middle, and cornice; limestone quoins and belt courses; and Doric pilasters and an architrave molding around the entrance. The Sisters of Providence purchased the school in 1915 and renamed it Marywood Academy; the school operated as Marywood Academy until 1970, reaching a peak enrollment of 532 in the 1964–65 school year. The building was later sold to the City of Evanston and now serves as the city's civic center.[2]

Marywood Academy
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	2100 Ridge Ave., Evanston, Illinois
Coordinates	42°3′24″N 87°41′14″W
Area	9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built	1900 (1900)
Architect	Schlacks, Henry
Architectural style	Georgian Revival
NRHP reference No.	06000007[1]
Added to NRHP	February 9, 2006

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 9, 2006.[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Gardner, Barbara (August 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Marywood Academy" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved May 1, 2016.