Marywood Academy

For the building in Grand Rapids MI, see Marywood Academy (Grand Rapids).

Marywood Academy
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	2100 Ridge Ave., Evanston, Illinois
Coordinates	42°3′24″N87°41′14″W / 42.05667°N 87.68722°W / 42.05667; -87.68722
Area	9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built	1900 (1900)
Architect	Schlacks, Henry
Architectural style	Georgian Revival
NRHP reference No.	06000007 [1]
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. "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.