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Walking Tour: Double Houses & Prairie School Ridge Historic District

October 17, 2026 11am - 12:30pm
Evanston History Center
1551 Wesley Ave -Dewey School, Evanston, IL
(847) 475-3410

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. Meets at Dewey School, 1551 Wesley Avenue.

 


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