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Within Local District?: No

Local Dist Contrib/Non-Contrib?:

Local Landmark?: Yes

Year: 1978

Local Landmark Eligible?:

Criteria: A5: Exemplify the work of a nationally or internationally known architect, or major local architect or master builder.

NR District Contrib/Non-Contrib:

Within District?: No

NR Landmark?: Yes

Year:

NR Eligible?:

Criteria:

Alternate Address?:

Category: Commercial

Condition: Excellent

Integrity: Excellent

Current Use: Commercial

Historic Use: Commercial

Secondary Structure:

NR Second:

Architectural Classification: Beaux Arts

Details: Original steel storefronts on first floor with large glass windows, second floor residential with repeating paired arched head with medallion windows in single arched opening, deep stone cornice at main floor head, and deeper stone cornice with dentils at second floor head, center arched stone entry with single rectangular window and carved stone panel above.

Construction Year: 1925

Other Year:

Date source: Landmark Nomination

Wall Material (Current): Stone

Wall Material 2 (Current):

Plan: Triangular

No of Stories: 2

Roof Type: Flat

Roof Material: Undetermined

Foundation: Undetermined

Porch:

Window Material: main floor, Metal

Window Material 2: Wood

Window Type: Single Hung

Window Configuration: 1-Jan

Significance:

Historic Features: Cut stone facade with main floor horizontal cornice/ water course, second floor deep cornice with dentil brackets and carved detail, arched windows second floor, and door surrounds with keystone, curved opening paired windows with decorative medallions above, carved stone panel above window above entry.

Alterations: Replaced sashes, window AC units.

Old Address (city dir.year):

Building Moved?:

Moved From:

Original Owner: Chandler, H. E.

Original Architect: New building, Blake, Edgar O.

Architect Source: Evanston History Center

Builder:

Surveyor: Susan Turner

Surveyor Organization: The Lakota Group

Survey Date: 15-Aug-15

Survey Area:

Current Address: 1511 - 1521 Sherman Avenue; 620 - 628 Grove Street

Old Address:

Date of Construction: 1925

Moving Permit #:

Date Moved:

Building Permit #: 2031 original building, 13328 new building, 14132 barn, BP14153 GAR,

Date: 1903.20.10 original building, 1925.05.01 new building, 1925.30.07 barn, 1945.29.07 GAR

Building Permit Description: 104.6x147.8 x27 store and loft building, 30x20x20 frame barn, brick 10-car GAR

Cost: New building $75,000, GAR $6000

Original Owner Occupied?:

Exterior Alteration Permits: BP24895, 1946.21.05 new windows - second floor south, CON Ashland Const.; BP38101, 1967.21.04 new doorways; BP98-39992, 1998.23.07 fixed awning

Other Permit Information:

COA Info:

Historic Info: Granted landmark status on 1978.18.05, Ordinance 57-0-78 and on 1982.26.04, Ordinance 33-0-82.

Other Sources:

Historic Info Compiler:

Volunteer: Daniel R. Schreiber