Marywood Academy

	Marywood Academy
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Location within Illinois Location within the United States
Location	2100 Ridge Ave., Evanston, Illinois
Coordinates	42°3′24″N 87°41′14″W / 42.05667°N 87.68722°W
Area	9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built	1900
Architect	Schlacks, Henry
Architectural style	Georgian Revival
NRHP reference No.	06000007
Added to NRHP	February 9, 2006

The Marywood Academy is a historic building located at 2100 Ridge Avenue^[2] 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 served as the city's civic center^[3] from 1979 thru March, 2025.

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

References

1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
↑ Seidenberg, Bob (February 21, 2025). "Preservation Commission backs local landmark status for Civic Center". Evanston RoundTable. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
↑ Gardner, Barbara (August 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Marywood Academy" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 3, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2016.

[nris-1] 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[2] Seidenberg, Bob (February 21, 2025). "Preservation Commission backs local landmark status for Civic Center". Evanston RoundTable. Retrieved May 25, 2025.

[3] Gardner, Barbara (August 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Marywood Academy" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 3, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2016.

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National Register of Historic Places in Evanston, Illinois
Historic districts	Evanston Lakeshore Historic District Evanston Ridge Historic District Northeast Evanston Historic District Oakton Historic District
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See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Evanston, Illinois and List of National Historic Landmarks in Illinois