Former Roycemore School building
The former Roycemore School building is a Northwestern University building that is included on the National Register of Historic Places. The structure had formerly housed the Roycemore School for nearly a century, from its 1915 opening until 2012.Photo: Zol87, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: University building
- Description: historical building in Evanston, Illinois
- Also known as: “Old Roycemore School building”, “Roycemore”, and “Roycemore School”
- Address: 640 Lincoln Street, Evanston, IL 60208
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Patten Gymnasium and Grosse Point Light.
Patten Gymnasium
Sports venue
Photo: Paradoxsociety, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Patten Gymnasium is the name of two multi-purpose gymnasiums in Evanston, Illinois, United States, on the campus of Northwestern University. The original building, designed by George Washington Maher, opened in 1909 and was home to the Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team until 1940, when it was demolished to make room for the construction of the Technological Institute. Patten Gymnasium is situated 660 feet east of Former Roycemore School building.
Grosse Point Light
Lighthouse
Photo: JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The historic Grosse Point Light is located in Evanston, Illinois. Following several shipping disasters near Evanston, residents successfully lobbied the federal government for a lighthouse. Grosse Point Light is situated 1,300 feet northeast of Former Roycemore School building.
Shakespeare Garden
Garden
Photo: Zol87, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Shakespeare Garden in Evanston, Illinois, United States, is a Shakespeare garden on the campus of Northwestern University. Planned in 1915 and built from 1916 to 1929, the garden was the first Shakespeare Garden in the United States.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Evanston Lakeshore Historic District and Central Street.
Evanston Lakeshore Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Thshriver, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Evanston Lakeshore Historic District is a residential historic district in Evanston, Illinois. The district encompasses a section of southeast Evanston that was developed in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Evanston Lakeshore Historic District is situated 1½ miles south of Former Roycemore School building.
Central Street
Neighborhood
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Central Street is the principal east-west artery in the far north of Evanston, Illinois and is a major thoroughfare in other northern and northwest suburbs of Chicago. Central Street is situated 2 miles west of Former Roycemore School building.
Wilmette
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Wilmette is 16 miles north of Chicago. It is part of the affluent corridor of lakefront Chicago suburbs known as the North Shore. It is the location of the world's oldest still-standing Bahá'í House of Worship.
Former Roycemore School building
- Categories: school building, building, and education
- Location: Evanston, Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.06107° or 42° 3′ 40″ northLongitude
-87.67906° or 87° 40′ 45″ westOpen location code
86JJ386C+C9OpenStreetMap ID
way 182668876OpenStreetMap feature
building=universityWikidata ID
Q18155392
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