Image Credit: Jack Weiss This Walking Tour is based on the Design Evanston book Hidden in Plain Sight: Evanston's Double Houses published in 2025. It will cover the unique architecture of double houses in the south-central area of Evanston's Lakeshore Historic District. Highlights include the iconic Carter House by Walter Burley Griffin, the Linthicum House…
Donovan's Garage: Evanston's Free Monthly Jazz Performance Laboratory FREE Admission; Suggested $20 donation at the door. RSVP Required October 6, November 10 and December 8, 2026 January 12, February 23,…
Talks@EHC: Women, Intimate Wear, and Identity in Evanston: 1920s-2020s with Kimberly Grzesek Wednesday, September 16, 6:30pm Free & Open to all. Scroll down to RSVP In-person event At the Evanston History Center 225 Greenwood Evanston, IL What can intimate wear tell us about the lives of women across generations? This historical presentation explores how corsets,…
Lunchtime Curiosity Cafe Second Wednesday of the month from 12-1pm at the Evanston History Center, 225 Greenwood St. FREE, no RSVP needed. Come to the Dawes House for coffee, lunch, and informal conversation around a variety of unique Evanston History topics. Feel free to bring a brown bag lunch; coffee and tea will be provided.…
Image Credit: Jack Weiss This tour covers both the double houses featured Design Evanston's book Hidden in Plain Sight: Evanston's Double Houses and a look at the Prairie School in Evanston. The Ridge Historic District is a unique microcosm of both genres, including designs by Myron Hunt and Walter Burley Griffin. Led by Kris Hartzell.…
Evening Shadows: A Candlelight Tour of the Dawes House Friday, October 30, 6:30pm In-person event At the Evanston History Center 225 Greenwood St, Evanston, IL As the days get darker, cooler, and more mysterious, it's time to visit the Dawes House by evening candlelight. Historian Kris Hartzell will guide you through on this special tour,…
Talks@EHC: The Great Mothers-Awakening & the Struggle for Disability Rights with Warren Rosenblum Sunday, November 1, 4:30pm Free & Open to all. Scroll down to RSVP In-person event At the Evanston History Center 225 Greenwood Evanston, IL The struggle for disability rights conjures images of protestors waving signs, banging drums, and occupying government buildings. But…