Chicago's North Shore CVB - Welcome - Walking Tour: Double Houses & Prairie School Ridge Historic District







Chicago's North Shore Facebook Chicago's North Shore Instagram Chicago's North Shore TikTok Chicago's North Shore Blog
Menu Menu Search Search Sky Map Sky Map Getting Here Getting Here Events Events Subscribe Subscribe Fall Flavors Fall Flavors
X CLOSE
Chicago's North Shore Facebook Chicago's North Shore Instagram Chicago's North Shore TikTok Chicago's North Shore Blog
Where is Chicago's Northshore

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
Visit Website

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.

 


Admission Fee $15 - $20 .

30
Oct

Evening Shadows: A Candlelight Tour of the Dawes House

 October 30, 2026
As the days get darker, cooler, and more mysterious, it’s time to visit the Daw... MORE

Admission Fee $15 - $20 .

2
July

Getting out the Vote - Election Ephemera from Evanston to the White House

 July 2, 2026 - November 30, 2026
Join us in exploring Evanston’s long history of political activism through this... MORE

Free Admission



Area Map