Oak Ridge Apartments

Oak Ridge Apartments is a historic apartment building at 1615-1625 Ridge Avenue in Evanston, Illinois. The three-story brick building was built in 1914. Architect Andrew Sandegren, who also designed several Chicago apartment buildings, designed the building in the Tudor Revival style; Sandegren would go on to live in the building. The building features projecting entrance bays, an open central courtyard, and a crenellated roofline with projecting gables. Each apartment included amenities meant to cater to upper-class residents, such as servants' quarters, sunrooms, and brick fireplaces.[2][3]

Oak Ridge Apartments
Oak Ridge Apartments in 2012
Oak Ridge Apartments is located in Chicago metropolitan area
Oak Ridge Apartments
Oak Ridge Apartments is located in Illinois
Oak Ridge Apartments
Oak Ridge Apartments is located in the United States
Oak Ridge Apartments
Location1615-1625 Ridge Ave., Evanston, Illinois
Coordinates42°02′51″N 87°41′19″W
Area0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
Built1914 (1914)
ArchitectAndrew Sandegren
Architectural styleTudor Revival
MPSSuburban Apartment Buildings in Evanston TR
NRHP reference No.84001025[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 12, 2020.
  3. Benjamin, Susan (May 1983). "The Oak Ridge Apartments" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Division. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-04-12. Retrieved April 12, 2020.


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