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Within Local District?: No

Local Dist Contrib/Non-Contrib?:

Local Landmark?: Yes

Year: 1985

Local Landmark Eligible?:

Criteria: A5: Exemplify the work of a nationally or internationally known architect, or major local architect or master builder; A9: Be selected for inclusion on the 1972 Illinois Historic Structures Survey.

NR District Contrib/Non-Contrib:

Within District?: No

NR Landmark?: No

Year:

NR Eligible?: No

Criteria:

Alternate Address?:

Category: Single Family Residential

Condition: Excellent

Integrity: Excellent

Current Use: Single Family Residential

Historic Use: Single Family Residential

Secondary Structure:

NR Second:

Architectural Classification: Colonial Revival

Details: Square glass block windows on north elevation.

Construction Year: 1940

Other Year:

Date source: Landmark Nomination

Wall Material (Current): Brick

Wall Material 2 (Current):

Plan: Rectangular

No of Stories: 2 1/2

Roof Type: Side Gabled

Roof Material: Wood Shingles

Foundation: Undetermined

Porch: Entry Porch

Window Material: Metal

Window Material 2:

Window Type: Casement

Window Configuration: Multi Light

Significance: Produced by an important architect and a life-long Evanstonian, the tightly controlled proportions of this residence's few elements result in a high quality, simple and effective design; the pitched, shingled roof runs to a rain gutter immediately above the lintels of the evenly spaced paired casement windows along the second floor of the common brick walls; a transomed entrance is sheltered by a thin roof supported by slight wing walls projecting immediately next to the pair of doors; a double row of small, square windows, one pair already appearing at the porch walls, runs to the east until it meets a casement bow window near the end. Larger windows appear in the wall west of the entrance; the composition is closed by large chimneys centered on the end faces.

Historic Features: Spare ornamentation, second story windows, flat off-center canopy entrance with transom, chimney stacks at gable ends.

Alterations:

Old Address (city dir.year):

Building Moved?: No.

Moved From:

Original Owner: Larry Perkins and J. Mitchell

Original Architect: Perkins, Wheeler and Will

Architect Source: Landmark Nomination

Builder: Sjoblom Construction Co.

Surveyor: Nick Kalogeresis

Surveyor Organization: The Lakota Group

Survey Date: 30-Jun-15

Survey Area:

Current Address: 2940 Harrison Street

Old Address:

Date of Construction: 1940

Moving Permit #:

Date Moved:

Building Permit #: 22920

Date: 26-Mar-40

Building Permit Description: 2-story brick single family residence with attached garage.

Cost: $14,000.00

Original Owner Occupied?: Yes.

Exterior Alteration Permits: 08ROOF-0263: Replacement of roofing, gutters and match existing tuckpointing of chimneys, paint to match.

Other Permit Information:

COA Info: 08PRES-0148: Tuckpoint upper chimneys and front planters with mortar to match the existing, replace existing wd shingle rf to match existing and original on house and garage, replace gutters and downspouts to match original galvanized painted materials, paint wood trim and windows to match the existing color.

Historic Info: Plat of Survey dated 28-March 1940 is in house file at Evanston History Center Archives.

Other Sources: Plat of Survey dated 28-March 1940 is in house file at Evanston History Center Archives.

Historic Info Compiler:

Volunteer: Leslie Cousineau, Tony Hurtig