Alert

Within Local District?: No

Local Dist Contrib/Non-Contrib?:

Local Landmark?: Yes

Year: 1993

Local Landmark Eligible?:

Criteria:

NR District Contrib/Non-Contrib:

Within District?: No

NR Landmark?: No

Year:

NR Eligible?: No

Criteria:

Alternate Address?:

Category: Commercial

Condition: Excellent

Integrity: Excellent

Current Use: Commercial

Historic Use: Commercial

Secondary Structure:

NR Second:

Architectural Classification:

Details: Art Deco brick work flanking main entrance and at building corners, glass block in main windows, and in hipped dormer above main entrance.

Construction Year: 1927

Other Year:

Date source: Landmark Nomination

Wall Material (Current): Brick

Wall Material 2 (Current):

Plan: Rectangular

No of Stories: 2

Roof Type: Side Gabled

Roof Material: Slate

Foundation: Undetermined

Porch: Recessed Entry

Window Material: Glass Block

Window Material 2: Aluminum

Window Type: Casement

Window Configuration:

Significance:

Historic Features: Side gabled Art Deco commercial building with hipped recessed entry, brick work, slate roof, cross-gabled dormers at second floor level, glass block windows at first story with casements above.

Alterations: Windows in dormer have been replaced, unclear if glass block and transom casements are original to the building.

Old Address (city dir.year):

Building Moved?:

Moved From:

Original Owner:

Original Architect: Hahn, Howard H

Architect Source: Evanston History Center

Builder:

Surveyor: Nick Kalogeresis

Surveyor Organization: The Lakota Group

Survey Date: 23-Jun-15

Survey Area:

Current Address: 1611 Simpson Street

Old Address:

Date of Construction: 1927

Moving Permit #:

Date Moved:

Building Permit #: BP#17454

Date: 1927.29.10

Building Permit Description: 1-sty ice cream plant

Cost: $22,000

Original Owner Occupied?:

Exterior Alteration Permits: BP03AIR, ADD, replace windows, close up loading dock, ARCH Trudeau, Marc R., CON Zigmil, Inc., $42,000.

Other Permit Information:

COA Info:

Historic Info: Originally was Excel Ice Cream plant. later was warehouse for Fanny's Food Products, also used for printing plant in 1960's; in 1976, was converted into two row houses with two dwellings each, individual landmark ordinance number and date not found.

Other Sources:

Historic Info Compiler:

Volunteer: Daniel R. Schreiber