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SUMMARY:House Tours
DESCRIPTION:<p style="text-align: center;">Step into the home of Former U.S. Vice President, ambassador to Great Britain, and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Charles Gates Dawes.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Charles Gates Dawes’ magnificent home, now a National Historic Landmark, was built by Dr. Robert Sheppard in 1894 on two acres overlooking Lake Michigan. It served as the Dawes family home from 1909 until 1957.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Faithfully restored and carefully conserved, this chateauesque residence, designed by architect Henry Edwards-Ficken, of New York, has twenty-five rooms, including a cherry paneled library, a vaulted dining room with a musicians’ gallery, six bedrooms, and twelve fireplaces.</p>
<a href="https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=evansthc&amp;id=71"><img class="alignnone wp-image-11547" src="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Evanston-History-Center-2-300x97.jpg" alt="" width="1129" height="365" /></a>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">House Tour and Exhibition Hours</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Thursday – Sunday: Exhibitions &amp; self-guided house tours 1-4 p.m.</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">One-hour docent-led house tour available at 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 p.m.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Reservations are not required. Check for any <a href="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/events/category/private-events-and-closures/">upcoming closures</a>.</span></p>

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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Holiday Hours</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">The Evanston History Center is closed in observance of the following holidays:</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– New Year’s Day   – MLK Day    – Memorial Day</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Juneteenth    – Independence Day    – Labor Day</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Indigenous Peoples Day    – Veterans Day    – Thanksgiving</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Christmas 12/23-12/25    – New Years 12/30-1/1</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Please check our calendar for other</span> <a href="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/events/category/private-events-and-closures/">upcoming closures</a>.</p>

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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: #333333;"><strong>Admission (includes house tour &amp; exhibitions)</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">$10 for Non-Members and Students</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Free* for members</span></p>

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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">*House tours are also free for children under 12, and D65 teachers with ID.</span></p>
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URL:https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/event/house-tours-2-2/2026-04-17/
CATEGORIES:House Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260418T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260418T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T074617
CREATED:20250624T175237Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T143438Z
UID:10014896-1776517200-1776528000@evanstonhistorycenter.org
SUMMARY:House Tours
DESCRIPTION:<p style="text-align: center;">Step into the home of Former U.S. Vice President, ambassador to Great Britain, and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Charles Gates Dawes.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Charles Gates Dawes’ magnificent home, now a National Historic Landmark, was built by Dr. Robert Sheppard in 1894 on two acres overlooking Lake Michigan. It served as the Dawes family home from 1909 until 1957.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Faithfully restored and carefully conserved, this chateauesque residence, designed by architect Henry Edwards-Ficken, of New York, has twenty-five rooms, including a cherry paneled library, a vaulted dining room with a musicians’ gallery, six bedrooms, and twelve fireplaces.</p>
<a href="https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=evansthc&amp;id=71"><img class="alignnone wp-image-11547" src="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Evanston-History-Center-2-300x97.jpg" alt="" width="1129" height="365" /></a>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">House Tour and Exhibition Hours</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Thursday – Sunday: Exhibitions &amp; self-guided house tours 1-4 p.m.</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">One-hour docent-led house tour available at 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 p.m.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Reservations are not required. Check for any <a href="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/events/category/private-events-and-closures/">upcoming closures</a>.</span></p>

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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Holiday Hours</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">The Evanston History Center is closed in observance of the following holidays:</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– New Year’s Day   – MLK Day    – Memorial Day</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Juneteenth    – Independence Day    – Labor Day</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Indigenous Peoples Day    – Veterans Day    – Thanksgiving</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Christmas 12/23-12/25    – New Years 12/30-1/1</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Please check our calendar for other</span> <a href="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/events/category/private-events-and-closures/">upcoming closures</a>.</p>

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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: #333333;"><strong>Admission (includes house tour &amp; exhibitions)</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">$10 for Non-Members and Students</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Free* for members</span></p>

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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">*House tours are also free for children under 12, and D65 teachers with ID.</span></p>
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URL:https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/event/house-tours-2-2/2026-04-18/
CATEGORIES:House Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260419T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260419T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T074617
CREATED:20250624T175237Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T143438Z
UID:10011998-1776603600-1776614400@evanstonhistorycenter.org
SUMMARY:House Tours
DESCRIPTION:<p style="text-align: center;">Step into the home of Former U.S. Vice President, ambassador to Great Britain, and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Charles Gates Dawes.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Charles Gates Dawes’ magnificent home, now a National Historic Landmark, was built by Dr. Robert Sheppard in 1894 on two acres overlooking Lake Michigan. It served as the Dawes family home from 1909 until 1957.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Faithfully restored and carefully conserved, this chateauesque residence, designed by architect Henry Edwards-Ficken, of New York, has twenty-five rooms, including a cherry paneled library, a vaulted dining room with a musicians’ gallery, six bedrooms, and twelve fireplaces.</p>
<a href="https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=evansthc&amp;id=71"><img class="alignnone wp-image-11547" src="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Evanston-History-Center-2-300x97.jpg" alt="" width="1129" height="365" /></a>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">House Tour and Exhibition Hours</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Thursday – Sunday: Exhibitions &amp; self-guided house tours 1-4 p.m.</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">One-hour docent-led house tour available at 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 p.m.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Reservations are not required. Check for any <a href="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/events/category/private-events-and-closures/">upcoming closures</a>.</span></p>

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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Holiday Hours</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">The Evanston History Center is closed in observance of the following holidays:</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– New Year’s Day   – MLK Day    – Memorial Day</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Juneteenth    – Independence Day    – Labor Day</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Indigenous Peoples Day    – Veterans Day    – Thanksgiving</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Christmas 12/23-12/25    – New Years 12/30-1/1</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Please check our calendar for other</span> <a href="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/events/category/private-events-and-closures/">upcoming closures</a>.</p>

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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: #333333;"><strong>Admission (includes house tour &amp; exhibitions)</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">$10 for Non-Members and Students</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Free* for members</span></p>

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</div>
</div>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">*House tours are also free for children under 12, and D65 teachers with ID.</span></p>
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URL:https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/event/house-tours-2-2/2026-04-19/
CATEGORIES:House Tours
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260423T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260423T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T074617
CREATED:20250624T175237Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T143438Z
UID:10011999-1776949200-1776960000@evanstonhistorycenter.org
SUMMARY:House Tours
DESCRIPTION:<p style="text-align: center;">Step into the home of Former U.S. Vice President, ambassador to Great Britain, and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Charles Gates Dawes.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Charles Gates Dawes’ magnificent home, now a National Historic Landmark, was built by Dr. Robert Sheppard in 1894 on two acres overlooking Lake Michigan. It served as the Dawes family home from 1909 until 1957.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Faithfully restored and carefully conserved, this chateauesque residence, designed by architect Henry Edwards-Ficken, of New York, has twenty-five rooms, including a cherry paneled library, a vaulted dining room with a musicians’ gallery, six bedrooms, and twelve fireplaces.</p>
<a href="https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=evansthc&amp;id=71"><img class="alignnone wp-image-11547" src="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Evanston-History-Center-2-300x97.jpg" alt="" width="1129" height="365" /></a>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">House Tour and Exhibition Hours</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Thursday – Sunday: Exhibitions &amp; self-guided house tours 1-4 p.m.</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">One-hour docent-led house tour available at 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 p.m.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Reservations are not required. Check for any <a href="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/events/category/private-events-and-closures/">upcoming closures</a>.</span></p>

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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Holiday Hours</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">The Evanston History Center is closed in observance of the following holidays:</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– New Year’s Day   – MLK Day    – Memorial Day</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Juneteenth    – Independence Day    – Labor Day</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Indigenous Peoples Day    – Veterans Day    – Thanksgiving</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Christmas 12/23-12/25    – New Years 12/30-1/1</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Please check our calendar for other</span> <a href="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/events/category/private-events-and-closures/">upcoming closures</a>.</p>

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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: #333333;"><strong>Admission (includes house tour &amp; exhibitions)</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">$10 for Non-Members and Students</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Free* for members</span></p>

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</div>
</div>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">*House tours are also free for children under 12, and D65 teachers with ID.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"></p>
URL:https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/event/house-tours-2-2/2026-04-23/
CATEGORIES:House Tours
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260424T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260424T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T074617
CREATED:20250624T175237Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T143438Z
UID:10014897-1777035600-1777046400@evanstonhistorycenter.org
SUMMARY:House Tours
DESCRIPTION:<p style="text-align: center;">Step into the home of Former U.S. Vice President, ambassador to Great Britain, and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Charles Gates Dawes.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Charles Gates Dawes’ magnificent home, now a National Historic Landmark, was built by Dr. Robert Sheppard in 1894 on two acres overlooking Lake Michigan. It served as the Dawes family home from 1909 until 1957.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Faithfully restored and carefully conserved, this chateauesque residence, designed by architect Henry Edwards-Ficken, of New York, has twenty-five rooms, including a cherry paneled library, a vaulted dining room with a musicians’ gallery, six bedrooms, and twelve fireplaces.</p>
<a href="https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=evansthc&amp;id=71"><img class="alignnone wp-image-11547" src="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Evanston-History-Center-2-300x97.jpg" alt="" width="1129" height="365" /></a>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">House Tour and Exhibition Hours</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Thursday – Sunday: Exhibitions &amp; self-guided house tours 1-4 p.m.</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">One-hour docent-led house tour available at 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 p.m.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Reservations are not required. Check for any <a href="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/events/category/private-events-and-closures/">upcoming closures</a>.</span></p>

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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Holiday Hours</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">The Evanston History Center is closed in observance of the following holidays:</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– New Year’s Day   – MLK Day    – Memorial Day</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Juneteenth    – Independence Day    – Labor Day</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Indigenous Peoples Day    – Veterans Day    – Thanksgiving</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Christmas 12/23-12/25    – New Years 12/30-1/1</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Please check our calendar for other</span> <a href="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/events/category/private-events-and-closures/">upcoming closures</a>.</p>

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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: #333333;"><strong>Admission (includes house tour &amp; exhibitions)</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">$10 for Non-Members and Students</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Free* for members</span></p>

</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">*House tours are also free for children under 12, and D65 teachers with ID.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"></p>
URL:https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/event/house-tours-2-2/2026-04-24/
CATEGORIES:House Tours
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260425T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260425T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T074617
CREATED:20250624T175237Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T143438Z
UID:10014898-1777122000-1777132800@evanstonhistorycenter.org
SUMMARY:House Tours
DESCRIPTION:<p style="text-align: center;">Step into the home of Former U.S. Vice President, ambassador to Great Britain, and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Charles Gates Dawes.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Charles Gates Dawes’ magnificent home, now a National Historic Landmark, was built by Dr. Robert Sheppard in 1894 on two acres overlooking Lake Michigan. It served as the Dawes family home from 1909 until 1957.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Faithfully restored and carefully conserved, this chateauesque residence, designed by architect Henry Edwards-Ficken, of New York, has twenty-five rooms, including a cherry paneled library, a vaulted dining room with a musicians’ gallery, six bedrooms, and twelve fireplaces.</p>
<a href="https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=evansthc&amp;id=71"><img class="alignnone wp-image-11547" src="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Evanston-History-Center-2-300x97.jpg" alt="" width="1129" height="365" /></a>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">House Tour and Exhibition Hours</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Thursday – Sunday: Exhibitions &amp; self-guided house tours 1-4 p.m.</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">One-hour docent-led house tour available at 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 p.m.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Reservations are not required. Check for any <a href="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/events/category/private-events-and-closures/">upcoming closures</a>.</span></p>

<div class="top-hours-area">
<div class="column">
<div class="col-body">
<div class="col-hour-data"></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Holiday Hours</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">The Evanston History Center is closed in observance of the following holidays:</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– New Year’s Day   – MLK Day    – Memorial Day</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Juneteenth    – Independence Day    – Labor Day</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Indigenous Peoples Day    – Veterans Day    – Thanksgiving</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Christmas 12/23-12/25    – New Years 12/30-1/1</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Please check our calendar for other</span> <a href="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/events/category/private-events-and-closures/">upcoming closures</a>.</p>

<div class="top-hours-area">
<div class="column">
<div class="col-body">
<div class="col-hour-data">
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: #333333;"><strong>Admission (includes house tour &amp; exhibitions)</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">$10 for Non-Members and Students</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Free* for members</span></p>

</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">*House tours are also free for children under 12, and D65 teachers with ID.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"></p>
URL:https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/event/house-tours-2-2/2026-04-25/
CATEGORIES:House Tours
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260426T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260426T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T074617
CREATED:20250624T175237Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T143438Z
UID:10012001-1777208400-1777219200@evanstonhistorycenter.org
SUMMARY:House Tours
DESCRIPTION:<p style="text-align: center;">Step into the home of Former U.S. Vice President, ambassador to Great Britain, and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Charles Gates Dawes.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Charles Gates Dawes’ magnificent home, now a National Historic Landmark, was built by Dr. Robert Sheppard in 1894 on two acres overlooking Lake Michigan. It served as the Dawes family home from 1909 until 1957.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Faithfully restored and carefully conserved, this chateauesque residence, designed by architect Henry Edwards-Ficken, of New York, has twenty-five rooms, including a cherry paneled library, a vaulted dining room with a musicians’ gallery, six bedrooms, and twelve fireplaces.</p>
<a href="https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=evansthc&amp;id=71"><img class="alignnone wp-image-11547" src="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Evanston-History-Center-2-300x97.jpg" alt="" width="1129" height="365" /></a>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">House Tour and Exhibition Hours</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Thursday – Sunday: Exhibitions &amp; self-guided house tours 1-4 p.m.</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">One-hour docent-led house tour available at 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 p.m.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Reservations are not required. Check for any <a href="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/events/category/private-events-and-closures/">upcoming closures</a>.</span></p>

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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Holiday Hours</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">The Evanston History Center is closed in observance of the following holidays:</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– New Year’s Day   – MLK Day    – Memorial Day</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Juneteenth    – Independence Day    – Labor Day</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Indigenous Peoples Day    – Veterans Day    – Thanksgiving</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Christmas 12/23-12/25    – New Years 12/30-1/1</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Please check our calendar for other</span> <a href="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/events/category/private-events-and-closures/">upcoming closures</a>.</p>

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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: #333333;"><strong>Admission (includes house tour &amp; exhibitions)</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">$10 for Non-Members and Students</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Free* for members</span></p>

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</div>
</div>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">*House tours are also free for children under 12, and D65 teachers with ID.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"></p>
URL:https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/event/house-tours-2-2/2026-04-26/
CATEGORIES:House Tours
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260430T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260430T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T074617
CREATED:20250624T175237Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T143438Z
UID:10012002-1777554000-1777564800@evanstonhistorycenter.org
SUMMARY:House Tours
DESCRIPTION:<p style="text-align: center;">Step into the home of Former U.S. Vice President, ambassador to Great Britain, and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Charles Gates Dawes.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Charles Gates Dawes’ magnificent home, now a National Historic Landmark, was built by Dr. Robert Sheppard in 1894 on two acres overlooking Lake Michigan. It served as the Dawes family home from 1909 until 1957.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Faithfully restored and carefully conserved, this chateauesque residence, designed by architect Henry Edwards-Ficken, of New York, has twenty-five rooms, including a cherry paneled library, a vaulted dining room with a musicians’ gallery, six bedrooms, and twelve fireplaces.</p>
<a href="https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=evansthc&amp;id=71"><img class="alignnone wp-image-11547" src="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Evanston-History-Center-2-300x97.jpg" alt="" width="1129" height="365" /></a>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">House Tour and Exhibition Hours</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Thursday – Sunday: Exhibitions &amp; self-guided house tours 1-4 p.m.</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">One-hour docent-led house tour available at 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 p.m.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Reservations are not required. Check for any <a href="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/events/category/private-events-and-closures/">upcoming closures</a>.</span></p>

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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Holiday Hours</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">The Evanston History Center is closed in observance of the following holidays:</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– New Year’s Day   – MLK Day    – Memorial Day</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Juneteenth    – Independence Day    – Labor Day</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Indigenous Peoples Day    – Veterans Day    – Thanksgiving</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Christmas 12/23-12/25    – New Years 12/30-1/1</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Please check our calendar for other</span> <a href="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/events/category/private-events-and-closures/">upcoming closures</a>.</p>

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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: #333333;"><strong>Admission (includes house tour &amp; exhibitions)</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">$10 for Non-Members and Students</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Free* for members</span></p>

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</div>
</div>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">*House tours are also free for children under 12, and D65 teachers with ID.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"></p>
URL:https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/event/house-tours-2-2/2026-04-30/
CATEGORIES:House Tours
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260501T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260501T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T074617
CREATED:20250624T175237Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T143438Z
UID:10014899-1777640400-1777651200@evanstonhistorycenter.org
SUMMARY:House Tours
DESCRIPTION:<p style="text-align: center;">Step into the home of Former U.S. Vice President, ambassador to Great Britain, and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Charles Gates Dawes.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Charles Gates Dawes’ magnificent home, now a National Historic Landmark, was built by Dr. Robert Sheppard in 1894 on two acres overlooking Lake Michigan. It served as the Dawes family home from 1909 until 1957.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Faithfully restored and carefully conserved, this chateauesque residence, designed by architect Henry Edwards-Ficken, of New York, has twenty-five rooms, including a cherry paneled library, a vaulted dining room with a musicians’ gallery, six bedrooms, and twelve fireplaces.</p>
<a href="https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=evansthc&amp;id=71"><img class="alignnone wp-image-11547" src="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Evanston-History-Center-2-300x97.jpg" alt="" width="1129" height="365" /></a>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">House Tour and Exhibition Hours</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Thursday – Sunday: Exhibitions &amp; self-guided house tours 1-4 p.m.</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">One-hour docent-led house tour available at 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 p.m.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Reservations are not required. Check for any <a href="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/events/category/private-events-and-closures/">upcoming closures</a>.</span></p>

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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Holiday Hours</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">The Evanston History Center is closed in observance of the following holidays:</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– New Year’s Day   – MLK Day    – Memorial Day</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Juneteenth    – Independence Day    – Labor Day</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Indigenous Peoples Day    – Veterans Day    – Thanksgiving</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Christmas 12/23-12/25    – New Years 12/30-1/1</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Please check our calendar for other</span> <a href="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/events/category/private-events-and-closures/">upcoming closures</a>.</p>

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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: #333333;"><strong>Admission (includes house tour &amp; exhibitions)</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">$10 for Non-Members and Students</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Free* for members</span></p>

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</div>
</div>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">*House tours are also free for children under 12, and D65 teachers with ID.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"></p>
URL:https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/event/house-tours-2-2/2026-05-01/
CATEGORIES:House Tours
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260502T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260502T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T074617
CREATED:20250624T175237Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T143438Z
UID:10014900-1777726800-1777737600@evanstonhistorycenter.org
SUMMARY:House Tours
DESCRIPTION:<p style="text-align: center;">Step into the home of Former U.S. Vice President, ambassador to Great Britain, and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Charles Gates Dawes.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Charles Gates Dawes’ magnificent home, now a National Historic Landmark, was built by Dr. Robert Sheppard in 1894 on two acres overlooking Lake Michigan. It served as the Dawes family home from 1909 until 1957.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Faithfully restored and carefully conserved, this chateauesque residence, designed by architect Henry Edwards-Ficken, of New York, has twenty-five rooms, including a cherry paneled library, a vaulted dining room with a musicians’ gallery, six bedrooms, and twelve fireplaces.</p>
<a href="https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=evansthc&amp;id=71"><img class="alignnone wp-image-11547" src="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Evanston-History-Center-2-300x97.jpg" alt="" width="1129" height="365" /></a>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">House Tour and Exhibition Hours</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Thursday – Sunday: Exhibitions &amp; self-guided house tours 1-4 p.m.</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">One-hour docent-led house tour available at 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 p.m.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Reservations are not required. Check for any <a href="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/events/category/private-events-and-closures/">upcoming closures</a>.</span></p>

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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Holiday Hours</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">The Evanston History Center is closed in observance of the following holidays:</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– New Year’s Day   – MLK Day    – Memorial Day</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Juneteenth    – Independence Day    – Labor Day</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Indigenous Peoples Day    – Veterans Day    – Thanksgiving</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Christmas 12/23-12/25    – New Years 12/30-1/1</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Please check our calendar for other</span> <a href="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/events/category/private-events-and-closures/">upcoming closures</a>.</p>

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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: #333333;"><strong>Admission (includes house tour &amp; exhibitions)</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">$10 for Non-Members and Students</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Free* for members</span></p>

</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">*House tours are also free for children under 12, and D65 teachers with ID.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"></p>
URL:https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/event/house-tours-2-2/2026-05-02/
CATEGORIES:House Tours
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260503T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260503T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T074617
CREATED:20250624T175237Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T143438Z
UID:10012004-1777813200-1777824000@evanstonhistorycenter.org
SUMMARY:House Tours
DESCRIPTION:<p style="text-align: center;">Step into the home of Former U.S. Vice President, ambassador to Great Britain, and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Charles Gates Dawes.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Charles Gates Dawes’ magnificent home, now a National Historic Landmark, was built by Dr. Robert Sheppard in 1894 on two acres overlooking Lake Michigan. It served as the Dawes family home from 1909 until 1957.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Faithfully restored and carefully conserved, this chateauesque residence, designed by architect Henry Edwards-Ficken, of New York, has twenty-five rooms, including a cherry paneled library, a vaulted dining room with a musicians’ gallery, six bedrooms, and twelve fireplaces.</p>
<a href="https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=evansthc&amp;id=71"><img class="alignnone wp-image-11547" src="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Evanston-History-Center-2-300x97.jpg" alt="" width="1129" height="365" /></a>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">House Tour and Exhibition Hours</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Thursday – Sunday: Exhibitions &amp; self-guided house tours 1-4 p.m.</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">One-hour docent-led house tour available at 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 p.m.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Reservations are not required. Check for any <a href="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/events/category/private-events-and-closures/">upcoming closures</a>.</span></p>

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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Holiday Hours</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">The Evanston History Center is closed in observance of the following holidays:</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– New Year’s Day   – MLK Day    – Memorial Day</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Juneteenth    – Independence Day    – Labor Day</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Indigenous Peoples Day    – Veterans Day    – Thanksgiving</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Christmas 12/23-12/25    – New Years 12/30-1/1</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Please check our calendar for other</span> <a href="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/events/category/private-events-and-closures/">upcoming closures</a>.</p>

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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: #333333;"><strong>Admission (includes house tour &amp; exhibitions)</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">$10 for Non-Members and Students</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Free* for members</span></p>

</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">*House tours are also free for children under 12, and D65 teachers with ID.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"></p>
URL:https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/event/house-tours-2-2/2026-05-03/
CATEGORIES:House Tours
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260507T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260507T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T074617
CREATED:20250624T175237Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T143438Z
UID:10012005-1778158800-1778169600@evanstonhistorycenter.org
SUMMARY:House Tours
DESCRIPTION:<p style="text-align: center;">Step into the home of Former U.S. Vice President, ambassador to Great Britain, and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Charles Gates Dawes.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Charles Gates Dawes’ magnificent home, now a National Historic Landmark, was built by Dr. Robert Sheppard in 1894 on two acres overlooking Lake Michigan. It served as the Dawes family home from 1909 until 1957.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Faithfully restored and carefully conserved, this chateauesque residence, designed by architect Henry Edwards-Ficken, of New York, has twenty-five rooms, including a cherry paneled library, a vaulted dining room with a musicians’ gallery, six bedrooms, and twelve fireplaces.</p>
<a href="https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=evansthc&amp;id=71"><img class="alignnone wp-image-11547" src="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Evanston-History-Center-2-300x97.jpg" alt="" width="1129" height="365" /></a>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">House Tour and Exhibition Hours</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Thursday – Sunday: Exhibitions &amp; self-guided house tours 1-4 p.m.</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">One-hour docent-led house tour available at 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 p.m.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Reservations are not required. Check for any <a href="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/events/category/private-events-and-closures/">upcoming closures</a>.</span></p>

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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Holiday Hours</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">The Evanston History Center is closed in observance of the following holidays:</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– New Year’s Day   – MLK Day    – Memorial Day</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Juneteenth    – Independence Day    – Labor Day</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Indigenous Peoples Day    – Veterans Day    – Thanksgiving</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Christmas 12/23-12/25    – New Years 12/30-1/1</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Please check our calendar for other</span> <a href="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/events/category/private-events-and-closures/">upcoming closures</a>.</p>

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<div class="col-body">
<div class="col-hour-data">
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: #333333;"><strong>Admission (includes house tour &amp; exhibitions)</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">$10 for Non-Members and Students</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Free* for members</span></p>

</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">*House tours are also free for children under 12, and D65 teachers with ID.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"></p>
URL:https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/event/house-tours-2-2/2026-05-07/
CATEGORIES:House Tours
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260508T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260508T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T074617
CREATED:20250624T175237Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T143438Z
UID:10014901-1778245200-1778256000@evanstonhistorycenter.org
SUMMARY:House Tours
DESCRIPTION:<p style="text-align: center;">Step into the home of Former U.S. Vice President, ambassador to Great Britain, and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Charles Gates Dawes.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Charles Gates Dawes’ magnificent home, now a National Historic Landmark, was built by Dr. Robert Sheppard in 1894 on two acres overlooking Lake Michigan. It served as the Dawes family home from 1909 until 1957.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Faithfully restored and carefully conserved, this chateauesque residence, designed by architect Henry Edwards-Ficken, of New York, has twenty-five rooms, including a cherry paneled library, a vaulted dining room with a musicians’ gallery, six bedrooms, and twelve fireplaces.</p>
<a href="https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=evansthc&amp;id=71"><img class="alignnone wp-image-11547" src="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Evanston-History-Center-2-300x97.jpg" alt="" width="1129" height="365" /></a>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">House Tour and Exhibition Hours</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Thursday – Sunday: Exhibitions &amp; self-guided house tours 1-4 p.m.</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">One-hour docent-led house tour available at 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 p.m.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Reservations are not required. Check for any <a href="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/events/category/private-events-and-closures/">upcoming closures</a>.</span></p>

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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Holiday Hours</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">The Evanston History Center is closed in observance of the following holidays:</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– New Year’s Day   – MLK Day    – Memorial Day</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Juneteenth    – Independence Day    – Labor Day</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Indigenous Peoples Day    – Veterans Day    – Thanksgiving</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Christmas 12/23-12/25    – New Years 12/30-1/1</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Please check our calendar for other</span> <a href="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/events/category/private-events-and-closures/">upcoming closures</a>.</p>

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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: #333333;"><strong>Admission (includes house tour &amp; exhibitions)</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">$10 for Non-Members and Students</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Free* for members</span></p>

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</div>
</div>
</div>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">*House tours are also free for children under 12, and D65 teachers with ID.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"></p>
URL:https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/event/house-tours-2-2/2026-05-08/
CATEGORIES:House Tours
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260509T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260509T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T074617
CREATED:20250624T175237Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T143438Z
UID:10014902-1778331600-1778342400@evanstonhistorycenter.org
SUMMARY:House Tours
DESCRIPTION:<p style="text-align: center;">Step into the home of Former U.S. Vice President, ambassador to Great Britain, and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Charles Gates Dawes.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Charles Gates Dawes’ magnificent home, now a National Historic Landmark, was built by Dr. Robert Sheppard in 1894 on two acres overlooking Lake Michigan. It served as the Dawes family home from 1909 until 1957.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Faithfully restored and carefully conserved, this chateauesque residence, designed by architect Henry Edwards-Ficken, of New York, has twenty-five rooms, including a cherry paneled library, a vaulted dining room with a musicians’ gallery, six bedrooms, and twelve fireplaces.</p>
<a href="https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=evansthc&amp;id=71"><img class="alignnone wp-image-11547" src="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Evanston-History-Center-2-300x97.jpg" alt="" width="1129" height="365" /></a>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">House Tour and Exhibition Hours</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Thursday – Sunday: Exhibitions &amp; self-guided house tours 1-4 p.m.</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">One-hour docent-led house tour available at 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 p.m.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Reservations are not required. Check for any <a href="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/events/category/private-events-and-closures/">upcoming closures</a>.</span></p>

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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Holiday Hours</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">The Evanston History Center is closed in observance of the following holidays:</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– New Year’s Day   – MLK Day    – Memorial Day</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Juneteenth    – Independence Day    – Labor Day</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Indigenous Peoples Day    – Veterans Day    – Thanksgiving</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Christmas 12/23-12/25    – New Years 12/30-1/1</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Please check our calendar for other</span> <a href="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/events/category/private-events-and-closures/">upcoming closures</a>.</p>

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<div class="col-body">
<div class="col-hour-data">
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: #333333;"><strong>Admission (includes house tour &amp; exhibitions)</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">$10 for Non-Members and Students</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Free* for members</span></p>

</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">*House tours are also free for children under 12, and D65 teachers with ID.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"></p>
URL:https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/event/house-tours-2-2/2026-05-09/
CATEGORIES:House Tours
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260510T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260510T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T074617
CREATED:20250624T175237Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T143438Z
UID:10012007-1778418000-1778428800@evanstonhistorycenter.org
SUMMARY:House Tours
DESCRIPTION:<p style="text-align: center;">Step into the home of Former U.S. Vice President, ambassador to Great Britain, and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Charles Gates Dawes.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Charles Gates Dawes’ magnificent home, now a National Historic Landmark, was built by Dr. Robert Sheppard in 1894 on two acres overlooking Lake Michigan. It served as the Dawes family home from 1909 until 1957.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Faithfully restored and carefully conserved, this chateauesque residence, designed by architect Henry Edwards-Ficken, of New York, has twenty-five rooms, including a cherry paneled library, a vaulted dining room with a musicians’ gallery, six bedrooms, and twelve fireplaces.</p>
<a href="https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=evansthc&amp;id=71"><img class="alignnone wp-image-11547" src="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Evanston-History-Center-2-300x97.jpg" alt="" width="1129" height="365" /></a>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">House Tour and Exhibition Hours</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Thursday – Sunday: Exhibitions &amp; self-guided house tours 1-4 p.m.</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">One-hour docent-led house tour available at 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 p.m.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Reservations are not required. Check for any <a href="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/events/category/private-events-and-closures/">upcoming closures</a>.</span></p>

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</div>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Holiday Hours</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">The Evanston History Center is closed in observance of the following holidays:</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– New Year’s Day   – MLK Day    – Memorial Day</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Juneteenth    – Independence Day    – Labor Day</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Indigenous Peoples Day    – Veterans Day    – Thanksgiving</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Christmas 12/23-12/25    – New Years 12/30-1/1</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Please check our calendar for other</span> <a href="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/events/category/private-events-and-closures/">upcoming closures</a>.</p>

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<div class="column">
<div class="col-body">
<div class="col-hour-data">
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: #333333;"><strong>Admission (includes house tour &amp; exhibitions)</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">$10 for Non-Members and Students</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Free* for members</span></p>

</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">*House tours are also free for children under 12, and D65 teachers with ID.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"></p>
URL:https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/event/house-tours-2-2/2026-05-10/
CATEGORIES:House Tours
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260514T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260514T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T074617
CREATED:20250624T175237Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T143438Z
UID:10012008-1778763600-1778774400@evanstonhistorycenter.org
SUMMARY:House Tours
DESCRIPTION:<p style="text-align: center;">Step into the home of Former U.S. Vice President, ambassador to Great Britain, and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Charles Gates Dawes.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Charles Gates Dawes’ magnificent home, now a National Historic Landmark, was built by Dr. Robert Sheppard in 1894 on two acres overlooking Lake Michigan. It served as the Dawes family home from 1909 until 1957.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Faithfully restored and carefully conserved, this chateauesque residence, designed by architect Henry Edwards-Ficken, of New York, has twenty-five rooms, including a cherry paneled library, a vaulted dining room with a musicians’ gallery, six bedrooms, and twelve fireplaces.</p>
<a href="https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=evansthc&amp;id=71"><img class="alignnone wp-image-11547" src="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Evanston-History-Center-2-300x97.jpg" alt="" width="1129" height="365" /></a>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">House Tour and Exhibition Hours</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Thursday – Sunday: Exhibitions &amp; self-guided house tours 1-4 p.m.</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">One-hour docent-led house tour available at 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 p.m.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Reservations are not required. Check for any <a href="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/events/category/private-events-and-closures/">upcoming closures</a>.</span></p>

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</div>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Holiday Hours</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">The Evanston History Center is closed in observance of the following holidays:</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– New Year’s Day   – MLK Day    – Memorial Day</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Juneteenth    – Independence Day    – Labor Day</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Indigenous Peoples Day    – Veterans Day    – Thanksgiving</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Christmas 12/23-12/25    – New Years 12/30-1/1</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Please check our calendar for other</span> <a href="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/events/category/private-events-and-closures/">upcoming closures</a>.</p>

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<div class="column">
<div class="col-body">
<div class="col-hour-data">
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: #333333;"><strong>Admission (includes house tour &amp; exhibitions)</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">$10 for Non-Members and Students</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Free* for members</span></p>

</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">*House tours are also free for children under 12, and D65 teachers with ID.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"></p>
URL:https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/event/house-tours-2-2/2026-05-14/
CATEGORIES:House Tours
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260515T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260515T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T074617
CREATED:20250624T175237Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T143438Z
UID:10014903-1778850000-1778860800@evanstonhistorycenter.org
SUMMARY:House Tours
DESCRIPTION:<p style="text-align: center;">Step into the home of Former U.S. Vice President, ambassador to Great Britain, and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Charles Gates Dawes.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Charles Gates Dawes’ magnificent home, now a National Historic Landmark, was built by Dr. Robert Sheppard in 1894 on two acres overlooking Lake Michigan. It served as the Dawes family home from 1909 until 1957.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Faithfully restored and carefully conserved, this chateauesque residence, designed by architect Henry Edwards-Ficken, of New York, has twenty-five rooms, including a cherry paneled library, a vaulted dining room with a musicians’ gallery, six bedrooms, and twelve fireplaces.</p>
<a href="https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=evansthc&amp;id=71"><img class="alignnone wp-image-11547" src="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Evanston-History-Center-2-300x97.jpg" alt="" width="1129" height="365" /></a>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">House Tour and Exhibition Hours</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Thursday – Sunday: Exhibitions &amp; self-guided house tours 1-4 p.m.</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">One-hour docent-led house tour available at 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 p.m.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Reservations are not required. Check for any <a href="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/events/category/private-events-and-closures/">upcoming closures</a>.</span></p>

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</div>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Holiday Hours</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">The Evanston History Center is closed in observance of the following holidays:</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– New Year’s Day   – MLK Day    – Memorial Day</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Juneteenth    – Independence Day    – Labor Day</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Indigenous Peoples Day    – Veterans Day    – Thanksgiving</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Christmas 12/23-12/25    – New Years 12/30-1/1</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Please check our calendar for other</span> <a href="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/events/category/private-events-and-closures/">upcoming closures</a>.</p>

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<div class="column">
<div class="col-body">
<div class="col-hour-data">
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: #333333;"><strong>Admission (includes house tour &amp; exhibitions)</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">$10 for Non-Members and Students</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Free* for members</span></p>

</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">*House tours are also free for children under 12, and D65 teachers with ID.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"></p>
URL:https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/event/house-tours-2-2/2026-05-15/
CATEGORIES:House Tours
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260516T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260516T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T074617
CREATED:20250624T175237Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T143438Z
UID:10014904-1778936400-1778947200@evanstonhistorycenter.org
SUMMARY:House Tours
DESCRIPTION:<p style="text-align: center;">Step into the home of Former U.S. Vice President, ambassador to Great Britain, and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Charles Gates Dawes.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Charles Gates Dawes’ magnificent home, now a National Historic Landmark, was built by Dr. Robert Sheppard in 1894 on two acres overlooking Lake Michigan. It served as the Dawes family home from 1909 until 1957.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Faithfully restored and carefully conserved, this chateauesque residence, designed by architect Henry Edwards-Ficken, of New York, has twenty-five rooms, including a cherry paneled library, a vaulted dining room with a musicians’ gallery, six bedrooms, and twelve fireplaces.</p>
<a href="https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=evansthc&amp;id=71"><img class="alignnone wp-image-11547" src="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Evanston-History-Center-2-300x97.jpg" alt="" width="1129" height="365" /></a>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">House Tour and Exhibition Hours</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Thursday – Sunday: Exhibitions &amp; self-guided house tours 1-4 p.m.</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">One-hour docent-led house tour available at 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 p.m.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Reservations are not required. Check for any <a href="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/events/category/private-events-and-closures/">upcoming closures</a>.</span></p>

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</div>
</div>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Holiday Hours</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">The Evanston History Center is closed in observance of the following holidays:</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– New Year’s Day   – MLK Day    – Memorial Day</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Juneteenth    – Independence Day    – Labor Day</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Indigenous Peoples Day    – Veterans Day    – Thanksgiving</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Christmas 12/23-12/25    – New Years 12/30-1/1</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Please check our calendar for other</span> <a href="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/events/category/private-events-and-closures/">upcoming closures</a>.</p>

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<div class="column">
<div class="col-body">
<div class="col-hour-data">
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: #333333;"><strong>Admission (includes house tour &amp; exhibitions)</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">$10 for Non-Members and Students</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Free* for members</span></p>

</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">*House tours are also free for children under 12, and D65 teachers with ID.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"></p>
URL:https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/event/house-tours-2-2/2026-05-16/
CATEGORIES:House Tours
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260517T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260517T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T074617
CREATED:20250624T175237Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T143438Z
UID:10012010-1779022800-1779033600@evanstonhistorycenter.org
SUMMARY:House Tours
DESCRIPTION:<p style="text-align: center;">Step into the home of Former U.S. Vice President, ambassador to Great Britain, and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Charles Gates Dawes.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Charles Gates Dawes’ magnificent home, now a National Historic Landmark, was built by Dr. Robert Sheppard in 1894 on two acres overlooking Lake Michigan. It served as the Dawes family home from 1909 until 1957.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Faithfully restored and carefully conserved, this chateauesque residence, designed by architect Henry Edwards-Ficken, of New York, has twenty-five rooms, including a cherry paneled library, a vaulted dining room with a musicians’ gallery, six bedrooms, and twelve fireplaces.</p>
<a href="https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=evansthc&amp;id=71"><img class="alignnone wp-image-11547" src="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Evanston-History-Center-2-300x97.jpg" alt="" width="1129" height="365" /></a>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">House Tour and Exhibition Hours</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Thursday – Sunday: Exhibitions &amp; self-guided house tours 1-4 p.m.</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">One-hour docent-led house tour available at 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 p.m.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Reservations are not required. Check for any <a href="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/events/category/private-events-and-closures/">upcoming closures</a>.</span></p>

<div class="top-hours-area">
<div class="column">
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<div class="col-hour-data"></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Holiday Hours</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">The Evanston History Center is closed in observance of the following holidays:</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– New Year’s Day   – MLK Day    – Memorial Day</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Juneteenth    – Independence Day    – Labor Day</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Indigenous Peoples Day    – Veterans Day    – Thanksgiving</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Christmas 12/23-12/25    – New Years 12/30-1/1</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Please check our calendar for other</span> <a href="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/events/category/private-events-and-closures/">upcoming closures</a>.</p>

<div class="top-hours-area">
<div class="column">
<div class="col-body">
<div class="col-hour-data">
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: #333333;"><strong>Admission (includes house tour &amp; exhibitions)</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">$10 for Non-Members and Students</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Free* for members</span></p>

</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">*House tours are also free for children under 12, and D65 teachers with ID.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"></p>
URL:https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/event/house-tours-2-2/2026-05-17/
CATEGORIES:House Tours
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260521T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260521T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T074617
CREATED:20250624T175237Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T143438Z
UID:10012011-1779368400-1779379200@evanstonhistorycenter.org
SUMMARY:House Tours
DESCRIPTION:<p style="text-align: center;">Step into the home of Former U.S. Vice President, ambassador to Great Britain, and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Charles Gates Dawes.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Charles Gates Dawes’ magnificent home, now a National Historic Landmark, was built by Dr. Robert Sheppard in 1894 on two acres overlooking Lake Michigan. It served as the Dawes family home from 1909 until 1957.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Faithfully restored and carefully conserved, this chateauesque residence, designed by architect Henry Edwards-Ficken, of New York, has twenty-five rooms, including a cherry paneled library, a vaulted dining room with a musicians’ gallery, six bedrooms, and twelve fireplaces.</p>
<a href="https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=evansthc&amp;id=71"><img class="alignnone wp-image-11547" src="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Evanston-History-Center-2-300x97.jpg" alt="" width="1129" height="365" /></a>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">House Tour and Exhibition Hours</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Thursday – Sunday: Exhibitions &amp; self-guided house tours 1-4 p.m.</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">One-hour docent-led house tour available at 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 p.m.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Reservations are not required. Check for any <a href="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/events/category/private-events-and-closures/">upcoming closures</a>.</span></p>

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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Holiday Hours</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">The Evanston History Center is closed in observance of the following holidays:</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– New Year’s Day   – MLK Day    – Memorial Day</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Juneteenth    – Independence Day    – Labor Day</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Indigenous Peoples Day    – Veterans Day    – Thanksgiving</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Christmas 12/23-12/25    – New Years 12/30-1/1</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Please check our calendar for other</span> <a href="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/events/category/private-events-and-closures/">upcoming closures</a>.</p>

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<div class="col-hour-data">
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: #333333;"><strong>Admission (includes house tour &amp; exhibitions)</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">$10 for Non-Members and Students</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Free* for members</span></p>

</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">*House tours are also free for children under 12, and D65 teachers with ID.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"></p>
URL:https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/event/house-tours-2-2/2026-05-21/
CATEGORIES:House Tours
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260522T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260522T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T074617
CREATED:20250624T175237Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T143438Z
UID:10014905-1779454800-1779465600@evanstonhistorycenter.org
SUMMARY:House Tours
DESCRIPTION:<p style="text-align: center;">Step into the home of Former U.S. Vice President, ambassador to Great Britain, and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Charles Gates Dawes.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Charles Gates Dawes’ magnificent home, now a National Historic Landmark, was built by Dr. Robert Sheppard in 1894 on two acres overlooking Lake Michigan. It served as the Dawes family home from 1909 until 1957.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Faithfully restored and carefully conserved, this chateauesque residence, designed by architect Henry Edwards-Ficken, of New York, has twenty-five rooms, including a cherry paneled library, a vaulted dining room with a musicians’ gallery, six bedrooms, and twelve fireplaces.</p>
<a href="https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=evansthc&amp;id=71"><img class="alignnone wp-image-11547" src="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Evanston-History-Center-2-300x97.jpg" alt="" width="1129" height="365" /></a>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">House Tour and Exhibition Hours</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Thursday – Sunday: Exhibitions &amp; self-guided house tours 1-4 p.m.</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">One-hour docent-led house tour available at 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 p.m.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Reservations are not required. Check for any <a href="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/events/category/private-events-and-closures/">upcoming closures</a>.</span></p>

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</div>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Holiday Hours</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">The Evanston History Center is closed in observance of the following holidays:</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– New Year’s Day   – MLK Day    – Memorial Day</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Juneteenth    – Independence Day    – Labor Day</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Indigenous Peoples Day    – Veterans Day    – Thanksgiving</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Christmas 12/23-12/25    – New Years 12/30-1/1</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Please check our calendar for other</span> <a href="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/events/category/private-events-and-closures/">upcoming closures</a>.</p>

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<div class="column">
<div class="col-body">
<div class="col-hour-data">
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: #333333;"><strong>Admission (includes house tour &amp; exhibitions)</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">$10 for Non-Members and Students</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Free* for members</span></p>

</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">*House tours are also free for children under 12, and D65 teachers with ID.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"></p>
URL:https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/event/house-tours-2-2/2026-05-22/
CATEGORIES:House Tours
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260523T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260523T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T074617
CREATED:20250624T175237Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T143438Z
UID:10014906-1779541200-1779552000@evanstonhistorycenter.org
SUMMARY:House Tours
DESCRIPTION:<p style="text-align: center;">Step into the home of Former U.S. Vice President, ambassador to Great Britain, and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Charles Gates Dawes.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Charles Gates Dawes’ magnificent home, now a National Historic Landmark, was built by Dr. Robert Sheppard in 1894 on two acres overlooking Lake Michigan. It served as the Dawes family home from 1909 until 1957.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Faithfully restored and carefully conserved, this chateauesque residence, designed by architect Henry Edwards-Ficken, of New York, has twenty-five rooms, including a cherry paneled library, a vaulted dining room with a musicians’ gallery, six bedrooms, and twelve fireplaces.</p>
<a href="https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=evansthc&amp;id=71"><img class="alignnone wp-image-11547" src="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Evanston-History-Center-2-300x97.jpg" alt="" width="1129" height="365" /></a>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">House Tour and Exhibition Hours</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Thursday – Sunday: Exhibitions &amp; self-guided house tours 1-4 p.m.</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">One-hour docent-led house tour available at 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 p.m.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Reservations are not required. Check for any <a href="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/events/category/private-events-and-closures/">upcoming closures</a>.</span></p>

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</div>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Holiday Hours</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">The Evanston History Center is closed in observance of the following holidays:</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– New Year’s Day   – MLK Day    – Memorial Day</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Juneteenth    – Independence Day    – Labor Day</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Indigenous Peoples Day    – Veterans Day    – Thanksgiving</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Christmas 12/23-12/25    – New Years 12/30-1/1</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Please check our calendar for other</span> <a href="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/events/category/private-events-and-closures/">upcoming closures</a>.</p>

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<div class="column">
<div class="col-body">
<div class="col-hour-data">
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: #333333;"><strong>Admission (includes house tour &amp; exhibitions)</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">$10 for Non-Members and Students</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Free* for members</span></p>

</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">*House tours are also free for children under 12, and D65 teachers with ID.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"></p>
URL:https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/event/house-tours-2-2/2026-05-23/
CATEGORIES:House Tours
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260524T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260524T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T074617
CREATED:20250624T175237Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T143438Z
UID:10012013-1779627600-1779638400@evanstonhistorycenter.org
SUMMARY:House Tours
DESCRIPTION:<p style="text-align: center;">Step into the home of Former U.S. Vice President, ambassador to Great Britain, and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Charles Gates Dawes.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Charles Gates Dawes’ magnificent home, now a National Historic Landmark, was built by Dr. Robert Sheppard in 1894 on two acres overlooking Lake Michigan. It served as the Dawes family home from 1909 until 1957.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Faithfully restored and carefully conserved, this chateauesque residence, designed by architect Henry Edwards-Ficken, of New York, has twenty-five rooms, including a cherry paneled library, a vaulted dining room with a musicians’ gallery, six bedrooms, and twelve fireplaces.</p>
<a href="https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=evansthc&amp;id=71"><img class="alignnone wp-image-11547" src="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Evanston-History-Center-2-300x97.jpg" alt="" width="1129" height="365" /></a>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">House Tour and Exhibition Hours</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Thursday – Sunday: Exhibitions &amp; self-guided house tours 1-4 p.m.</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">One-hour docent-led house tour available at 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 p.m.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Reservations are not required. Check for any <a href="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/events/category/private-events-and-closures/">upcoming closures</a>.</span></p>

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</div>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Holiday Hours</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">The Evanston History Center is closed in observance of the following holidays:</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– New Year’s Day   – MLK Day    – Memorial Day</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Juneteenth    – Independence Day    – Labor Day</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Indigenous Peoples Day    – Veterans Day    – Thanksgiving</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Christmas 12/23-12/25    – New Years 12/30-1/1</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Please check our calendar for other</span> <a href="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/events/category/private-events-and-closures/">upcoming closures</a>.</p>

<div class="top-hours-area">
<div class="column">
<div class="col-body">
<div class="col-hour-data">
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: #333333;"><strong>Admission (includes house tour &amp; exhibitions)</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">$10 for Non-Members and Students</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Free* for members</span></p>

</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">*House tours are also free for children under 12, and D65 teachers with ID.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"></p>
URL:https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/event/house-tours-2-2/2026-05-24/
CATEGORIES:House Tours
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260528T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260528T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T074617
CREATED:20250624T175237Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T143438Z
UID:10012014-1779973200-1779984000@evanstonhistorycenter.org
SUMMARY:House Tours
DESCRIPTION:<p style="text-align: center;">Step into the home of Former U.S. Vice President, ambassador to Great Britain, and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Charles Gates Dawes.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Charles Gates Dawes’ magnificent home, now a National Historic Landmark, was built by Dr. Robert Sheppard in 1894 on two acres overlooking Lake Michigan. It served as the Dawes family home from 1909 until 1957.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Faithfully restored and carefully conserved, this chateauesque residence, designed by architect Henry Edwards-Ficken, of New York, has twenty-five rooms, including a cherry paneled library, a vaulted dining room with a musicians’ gallery, six bedrooms, and twelve fireplaces.</p>
<a href="https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=evansthc&amp;id=71"><img class="alignnone wp-image-11547" src="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Evanston-History-Center-2-300x97.jpg" alt="" width="1129" height="365" /></a>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">House Tour and Exhibition Hours</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Thursday – Sunday: Exhibitions &amp; self-guided house tours 1-4 p.m.</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">One-hour docent-led house tour available at 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 p.m.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Reservations are not required. Check for any <a href="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/events/category/private-events-and-closures/">upcoming closures</a>.</span></p>

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<div class="col-hour-data"></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Holiday Hours</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">The Evanston History Center is closed in observance of the following holidays:</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– New Year’s Day   – MLK Day    – Memorial Day</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Juneteenth    – Independence Day    – Labor Day</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Indigenous Peoples Day    – Veterans Day    – Thanksgiving</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Christmas 12/23-12/25    – New Years 12/30-1/1</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Please check our calendar for other</span> <a href="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/events/category/private-events-and-closures/">upcoming closures</a>.</p>

<div class="top-hours-area">
<div class="column">
<div class="col-body">
<div class="col-hour-data">
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: #333333;"><strong>Admission (includes house tour &amp; exhibitions)</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">$10 for Non-Members and Students</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Free* for members</span></p>

</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">*House tours are also free for children under 12, and D65 teachers with ID.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"></p>
URL:https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/event/house-tours-2-2/2026-05-28/
CATEGORIES:House Tours
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260529T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260529T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T074617
CREATED:20250624T175237Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T143438Z
UID:10014907-1780059600-1780070400@evanstonhistorycenter.org
SUMMARY:House Tours
DESCRIPTION:<p style="text-align: center;">Step into the home of Former U.S. Vice President, ambassador to Great Britain, and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Charles Gates Dawes.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Charles Gates Dawes’ magnificent home, now a National Historic Landmark, was built by Dr. Robert Sheppard in 1894 on two acres overlooking Lake Michigan. It served as the Dawes family home from 1909 until 1957.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Faithfully restored and carefully conserved, this chateauesque residence, designed by architect Henry Edwards-Ficken, of New York, has twenty-five rooms, including a cherry paneled library, a vaulted dining room with a musicians’ gallery, six bedrooms, and twelve fireplaces.</p>
<a href="https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=evansthc&amp;id=71"><img class="alignnone wp-image-11547" src="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Evanston-History-Center-2-300x97.jpg" alt="" width="1129" height="365" /></a>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">House Tour and Exhibition Hours</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Thursday – Sunday: Exhibitions &amp; self-guided house tours 1-4 p.m.</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">One-hour docent-led house tour available at 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 p.m.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Reservations are not required. Check for any <a href="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/events/category/private-events-and-closures/">upcoming closures</a>.</span></p>

<div class="top-hours-area">
<div class="column">
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<div class="col-hour-data"></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Holiday Hours</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">The Evanston History Center is closed in observance of the following holidays:</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– New Year’s Day   – MLK Day    – Memorial Day</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Juneteenth    – Independence Day    – Labor Day</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Indigenous Peoples Day    – Veterans Day    – Thanksgiving</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Christmas 12/23-12/25    – New Years 12/30-1/1</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Please check our calendar for other</span> <a href="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/events/category/private-events-and-closures/">upcoming closures</a>.</p>

<div class="top-hours-area">
<div class="column">
<div class="col-body">
<div class="col-hour-data">
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: #333333;"><strong>Admission (includes house tour &amp; exhibitions)</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">$10 for Non-Members and Students</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Free* for members</span></p>

</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">*House tours are also free for children under 12, and D65 teachers with ID.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"></p>
URL:https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/event/house-tours-2-2/2026-05-29/
CATEGORIES:House Tours
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260530T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260530T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T074617
CREATED:20250624T175237Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T143438Z
UID:10014908-1780146000-1780156800@evanstonhistorycenter.org
SUMMARY:House Tours
DESCRIPTION:<p style="text-align: center;">Step into the home of Former U.S. Vice President, ambassador to Great Britain, and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Charles Gates Dawes.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Charles Gates Dawes’ magnificent home, now a National Historic Landmark, was built by Dr. Robert Sheppard in 1894 on two acres overlooking Lake Michigan. It served as the Dawes family home from 1909 until 1957.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Faithfully restored and carefully conserved, this chateauesque residence, designed by architect Henry Edwards-Ficken, of New York, has twenty-five rooms, including a cherry paneled library, a vaulted dining room with a musicians’ gallery, six bedrooms, and twelve fireplaces.</p>
<a href="https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=evansthc&amp;id=71"><img class="alignnone wp-image-11547" src="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Evanston-History-Center-2-300x97.jpg" alt="" width="1129" height="365" /></a>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">House Tour and Exhibition Hours</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Thursday – Sunday: Exhibitions &amp; self-guided house tours 1-4 p.m.</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">One-hour docent-led house tour available at 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 p.m.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Reservations are not required. Check for any <a href="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/events/category/private-events-and-closures/">upcoming closures</a>.</span></p>

<div class="top-hours-area">
<div class="column">
<div class="col-body">
<div class="col-hour-data"></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Holiday Hours</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">The Evanston History Center is closed in observance of the following holidays:</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– New Year’s Day   – MLK Day    – Memorial Day</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Juneteenth    – Independence Day    – Labor Day</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Indigenous Peoples Day    – Veterans Day    – Thanksgiving</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Christmas 12/23-12/25    – New Years 12/30-1/1</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Please check our calendar for other</span> <a href="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/events/category/private-events-and-closures/">upcoming closures</a>.</p>

<div class="top-hours-area">
<div class="column">
<div class="col-body">
<div class="col-hour-data">
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: #333333;"><strong>Admission (includes house tour &amp; exhibitions)</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">$10 for Non-Members and Students</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Free* for members</span></p>

</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">*House tours are also free for children under 12, and D65 teachers with ID.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"></p>
URL:https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/event/house-tours-2-2/2026-05-30/
CATEGORIES:House Tours
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260531T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260531T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T074617
CREATED:20250624T175237Z
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SUMMARY:House Tours
DESCRIPTION:<p style="text-align: center;">Step into the home of Former U.S. Vice President, ambassador to Great Britain, and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Charles Gates Dawes.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Charles Gates Dawes’ magnificent home, now a National Historic Landmark, was built by Dr. Robert Sheppard in 1894 on two acres overlooking Lake Michigan. It served as the Dawes family home from 1909 until 1957.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Faithfully restored and carefully conserved, this chateauesque residence, designed by architect Henry Edwards-Ficken, of New York, has twenty-five rooms, including a cherry paneled library, a vaulted dining room with a musicians’ gallery, six bedrooms, and twelve fireplaces.</p>
<a href="https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=evansthc&amp;id=71"><img class="alignnone wp-image-11547" src="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Evanston-History-Center-2-300x97.jpg" alt="" width="1129" height="365" /></a>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">House Tour and Exhibition Hours</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Thursday – Sunday: Exhibitions &amp; self-guided house tours 1-4 p.m.</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">One-hour docent-led house tour available at 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 p.m.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Reservations are not required. Check for any <a href="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/events/category/private-events-and-closures/">upcoming closures</a>.</span></p>

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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Holiday Hours</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">The Evanston History Center is closed in observance of the following holidays:</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– New Year’s Day   – MLK Day    – Memorial Day</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Juneteenth    – Independence Day    – Labor Day</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Indigenous Peoples Day    – Veterans Day    – Thanksgiving</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Christmas 12/23-12/25    – New Years 12/30-1/1</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Please check our calendar for other</span> <a href="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/events/category/private-events-and-closures/">upcoming closures</a>.</p>

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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: #333333;"><strong>Admission (includes house tour &amp; exhibitions)</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">$10 for Non-Members and Students</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Free* for members</span></p>

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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">*House tours are also free for children under 12, and D65 teachers with ID.</span></p>
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URL:https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/event/house-tours-2-2/2026-05-31/
CATEGORIES:House Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260604T130000
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SUMMARY:House Tours
DESCRIPTION:<p style="text-align: center;">Step into the home of Former U.S. Vice President, ambassador to Great Britain, and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Charles Gates Dawes.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Charles Gates Dawes’ magnificent home, now a National Historic Landmark, was built by Dr. Robert Sheppard in 1894 on two acres overlooking Lake Michigan. It served as the Dawes family home from 1909 until 1957.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Faithfully restored and carefully conserved, this chateauesque residence, designed by architect Henry Edwards-Ficken, of New York, has twenty-five rooms, including a cherry paneled library, a vaulted dining room with a musicians’ gallery, six bedrooms, and twelve fireplaces.</p>
<a href="https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=evansthc&amp;id=71"><img class="alignnone wp-image-11547" src="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Evanston-History-Center-2-300x97.jpg" alt="" width="1129" height="365" /></a>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">House Tour and Exhibition Hours</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Thursday – Sunday: Exhibitions &amp; self-guided house tours 1-4 p.m.</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">One-hour docent-led house tour available at 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 p.m.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Reservations are not required. Check for any <a href="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/events/category/private-events-and-closures/">upcoming closures</a>.</span></p>

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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Holiday Hours</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">The Evanston History Center is closed in observance of the following holidays:</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– New Year’s Day   – MLK Day    – Memorial Day</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Juneteenth    – Independence Day    – Labor Day</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Indigenous Peoples Day    – Veterans Day    – Thanksgiving</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Christmas 12/23-12/25    – New Years 12/30-1/1</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Please check our calendar for other</span> <a href="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/events/category/private-events-and-closures/">upcoming closures</a>.</p>

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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: #333333;"><strong>Admission (includes house tour &amp; exhibitions)</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">$10 for Non-Members and Students</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Free* for members</span></p>

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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">*House tours are also free for children under 12, and D65 teachers with ID.</span></p>
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URL:https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/event/house-tours-2-2/2026-06-04/
CATEGORIES:House Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260605T130000
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DTSTAMP:20260404T074617
CREATED:20250624T175237Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T143438Z
UID:10014909-1780664400-1780675200@evanstonhistorycenter.org
SUMMARY:House Tours
DESCRIPTION:<p style="text-align: center;">Step into the home of Former U.S. Vice President, ambassador to Great Britain, and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Charles Gates Dawes.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Charles Gates Dawes’ magnificent home, now a National Historic Landmark, was built by Dr. Robert Sheppard in 1894 on two acres overlooking Lake Michigan. It served as the Dawes family home from 1909 until 1957.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Faithfully restored and carefully conserved, this chateauesque residence, designed by architect Henry Edwards-Ficken, of New York, has twenty-five rooms, including a cherry paneled library, a vaulted dining room with a musicians’ gallery, six bedrooms, and twelve fireplaces.</p>
<a href="https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=evansthc&amp;id=71"><img class="alignnone wp-image-11547" src="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Evanston-History-Center-2-300x97.jpg" alt="" width="1129" height="365" /></a>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">House Tour and Exhibition Hours</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Thursday – Sunday: Exhibitions &amp; self-guided house tours 1-4 p.m.</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">One-hour docent-led house tour available at 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 p.m.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Reservations are not required. Check for any <a href="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/events/category/private-events-and-closures/">upcoming closures</a>.</span></p>

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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Holiday Hours</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">The Evanston History Center is closed in observance of the following holidays:</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– New Year’s Day   – MLK Day    – Memorial Day</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Juneteenth    – Independence Day    – Labor Day</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Indigenous Peoples Day    – Veterans Day    – Thanksgiving</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Christmas 12/23-12/25    – New Years 12/30-1/1</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Please check our calendar for other</span> <a href="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/events/category/private-events-and-closures/">upcoming closures</a>.</p>

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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: #333333;"><strong>Admission (includes house tour &amp; exhibitions)</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">$10 for Non-Members and Students</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Free* for members</span></p>

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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">*House tours are also free for children under 12, and D65 teachers with ID.</span></p>
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URL:https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/event/house-tours-2-2/2026-06-05/
CATEGORIES:House Tours
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CREATED:20250624T175237Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T143438Z
UID:10014910-1780750800-1780761600@evanstonhistorycenter.org
SUMMARY:House Tours
DESCRIPTION:<p style="text-align: center;">Step into the home of Former U.S. Vice President, ambassador to Great Britain, and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Charles Gates Dawes.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Charles Gates Dawes’ magnificent home, now a National Historic Landmark, was built by Dr. Robert Sheppard in 1894 on two acres overlooking Lake Michigan. It served as the Dawes family home from 1909 until 1957.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Faithfully restored and carefully conserved, this chateauesque residence, designed by architect Henry Edwards-Ficken, of New York, has twenty-five rooms, including a cherry paneled library, a vaulted dining room with a musicians’ gallery, six bedrooms, and twelve fireplaces.</p>
<a href="https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=evansthc&amp;id=71"><img class="alignnone wp-image-11547" src="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Evanston-History-Center-2-300x97.jpg" alt="" width="1129" height="365" /></a>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">House Tour and Exhibition Hours</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Thursday – Sunday: Exhibitions &amp; self-guided house tours 1-4 p.m.</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">One-hour docent-led house tour available at 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 p.m.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Reservations are not required. Check for any <a href="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/events/category/private-events-and-closures/">upcoming closures</a>.</span></p>

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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Holiday Hours</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">The Evanston History Center is closed in observance of the following holidays:</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– New Year’s Day   – MLK Day    – Memorial Day</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Juneteenth    – Independence Day    – Labor Day</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Indigenous Peoples Day    – Veterans Day    – Thanksgiving</span>
<span style="color: #333333;">– Christmas 12/23-12/25    – New Years 12/30-1/1</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Please check our calendar for other</span> <a href="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/events/category/private-events-and-closures/">upcoming closures</a>.</p>

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<div class="col-body">
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: #333333;"><strong>Admission (includes house tour &amp; exhibitions)</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">$10 for Non-Members and Students</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">Free* for members</span></p>

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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">*House tours are also free for children under 12, and D65 teachers with ID.</span></p>
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URL:https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/event/house-tours-2-2/2026-06-06/
CATEGORIES:House Tours
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