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Dawes Park
A park on Sheridan Rd, with 17 places within a five-minute walk. One of 148 parks & outdoors in Evanston.
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On the National Register since 1976
Charles Gates Dawes House
Charles Gates Dawes House was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Dec 8, 1976, and named a National Historic Landmark the same day. It is significant for its politics at the national level. Its architecture is described as French Chateau.
The Charles Gates Dawes House is a historic house museum at 225 Greenwood Street in Evanston, Illinois. Built in 1894, this Chateauesque lakefront mansion was from 1909 until his death the home of Charles Gates Dawes (1865–1951) and his family. Dawes earned the 1925 Nobel Peace Prize for his plan to alleviate the crushing burden of war reparations Germany was required to pay after World War I. Dawes served as U.S…
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Directions →1700 Sheridan Rd
The nearest neighbor is Greenwood Beach, 2 min walk away.
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17 places within a five-minute walk of Dawes Park.
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Address
1700 Sheridan Rd
Hours
Not set
Phone
(847) 488-4311
Website
http://www.cityofevanston.org/parks-recreation/parks
Status
Open
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Some place details from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0). Changes go live once a second neighbor confirms them. Building history: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places.