Building at 1505–1509 Oak Avenue

The Building at 1505–1509 Oak Avenue is a historic apartment building in Evanston, Illinois. The three-story brick building was built in 1925. The building is L-shaped with a half courtyard, a relatively common apartment layout in Evanston. Architect Samuel N. Crowen, who designed two other apartment buildings in Evanston, designed the building. The building's design features limestone pilasters separating its windows, limestone quoins, pilasters and a pediment around the entrance, and a brick parapet.[2][3]

Building at 1505–1509 Oak Avenue
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Building at 1505-1509 Oak in 2012
Location	1505–1509 Oak Ave., Evanston, Illinois
Coordinates	42°02′43″N 87°41′12″W
Area	0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built	1925
Architect	Samuel N. Crowen
MPS	Suburban Apartment Buildings in Evanston TR
NRHP reference No.	84000976[1]
Added to NRHP	March 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 25, 2020.
3. Benjamin, Susan (September 1983). "1505-09 Oak Avenue" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Division. Retrieved April 25, 2020.