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Evanston<br />
Evanston History Center<br />
(Dawes House) 204<br />
225 Greenwood St.<br />
Saturday and Sunday 9am–5pm<br />
Henry Edwards-Ficken, 1894<br />
Tour the fantastic lakefront mansion of our<br />
nation’s 30th Vice President Charles Gates<br />
Dawes with Evanston History Center staff<br />
and docents.<br />
FEW Spirits Distillery 205<br />
918 Chicago Ave.<br />
Saturday and Sunday 10am–4pm<br />
FEW is hidden in an alley, a fitting location for<br />
the first distillery in Evanston—the birthplace<br />
of the Temperance Movement. See how their<br />
spirits are produced.<br />
First Presbyterian<br />
Church of Evanston 203<br />
1427 Chicago Ave.<br />
Saturday 9am–5pm, Sunday 2–5pm<br />
Daniel Burnham, 1894<br />
This church was designed by Evanston’s<br />
most famous architect resident. Its<br />
1,000-person sanctuary is spanned by<br />
enormous timber trusses.<br />
Frances Willard House Museum<br />
(Rest Cottage) 197<br />
1730 Chicago Ave.<br />
Saturday and Sunday 9am–5pm<br />
Josiah Willard, 1865<br />
This Victorian house museum still contains<br />
the belongings of one of America’s most<br />
important social reformers.<br />
Grosse Point Lighthouse 192<br />
2601 Sheridan Rd.<br />
Saturday closed, Sunday 9am–5pm<br />
Orlando M. Poe, 1874<br />
Visit a museum in the keeper’s cottage and<br />
learn about Evanston’s iconic lighthouse. For<br />
safety reasons, OHC visitors will not be able to<br />
enter the tower.<br />
Lake Street Church<br />
of Evanston 202<br />
607 Lake St.<br />
Saturday 10am–5pm, Sunday closed<br />
Cass Chapman, 1875<br />
This tall Gothic-Revival church is one of<br />
Evanston’s oldest. Its somber sanctuary is<br />
supported by ornately carved beams.<br />
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, DEARBORN OBSERVATORY<br />
Margarita European Inn 199<br />
1566 Oak Ave.<br />
Saturday and Sunday 10am–5pm<br />
Morrison & Wallace, 1927<br />
See the cozy Grand Parlor and intimate library<br />
in this historic boutique hotel.<br />
Music Institute of Chicago<br />
Nichols Concert Hall<br />
(First Church of Christ, Scientist) 201<br />
1490 Chicago Ave.<br />
Saturday 9am–5pm, Sunday closed<br />
Solon Beman, 1913<br />
This former Christian Science temple<br />
is now a concert venue with a beautiful<br />
auditorium.<br />
Northwestern University,<br />
Alice Millar Chapel 195<br />
1870 Sheridan Rd.<br />
Saturday 9am–5pm, Sunday 1–5pm<br />
Edward Gray Halstead, 1962<br />
Bathe in the multi-colored light of the chapel’s<br />
unique Modern stained-glass windows, then<br />
see traditional stained glass in the connected<br />
Vail Chapel.<br />
Northwestern University,<br />
Charles Deering Library 194<br />
1935 Sheridan Rd.<br />
Saturday 9am–5pm, Sunday 1–5pm<br />
James Gamble Rogers, 1932<br />
Northwestern’s historic library features a<br />
light-filled grand reading room with intricatelycarved<br />
stone and wood details.<br />
Northwestern University,<br />
Dearborn Observatory 193<br />
2131 Tech Dr.<br />
Saturday closed, Sunday 1–5pm<br />
Cobb & Frost, 1889<br />
Visit the domed space observatory and<br />
glimpse through what was once the world’s<br />
largest telescope (weather permitting).<br />
One Rotary Center 200<br />
1560 Sherman Ave.<br />
Saturday 9am–5pm, Sunday closed<br />
Schipporeit, 1977<br />
Visit Rotary International’s global<br />
headquarters. See historic displays as well as<br />
lake and skyline views from the top floor.<br />
Sigma Alpha Epsilon<br />
National Headquarters<br />
(Levere Memorial Temple) 196<br />
1856 Sheridan Rd.<br />
Saturday 9am–5pm, Sunday 1:30–5pm<br />
Arthur Howell Knox, 1930<br />
The national headquarters and war memorial<br />
of SAE fraternity. See a stunning chapel with<br />
Tiffany windows and a beautiful underground<br />
meeting space.<br />
Woman’s Club of Evanston 198<br />
1702 Chicago Ave.<br />
Saturday 10am–2pm, Sunday closed<br />
Ernest A. Mayo, 1913<br />
This elegant Georgian-Revival Clubhouse for<br />
women includes a sun porch and a dramatic<br />
top-floor ballroom.<br />
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