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Building at 999 Michigan, 200 Lee

Coordinates: 42°02′08″N 87°40′24″W / 42.03556°N 87.67333°W / 42.03556; -87.67333 (Building at 999 Michigan, 200 Lee)
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Building at 999 Michigan, 200 Lee
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Building at 999 Michigan, 200 Lee
Building at 999 Michigan, 200 Lee is located in Illinois
Building at 999 Michigan, 200 Lee
Building at 999 Michigan, 200 Lee is located in the United States
Building at 999 Michigan, 200 Lee
Location999 Michigan Ave., 200 Lee St., Evanston, Illinois
Coordinates42°02′08″N 87°40′24″W / 42.03556°N 87.67333°W / 42.03556; -87.67333 (Building at 999 Michigan, 200 Lee)
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1927 (1927)
ArchitectMcNally & Quinn
Architectural styleTudor Revival
MPSSuburban Apartment Buildings in Evanston TR
NRHP reference No.84000958[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 15, 1984

The Building at 999 Michigan, 200 Lee is a historic apartment building at the southeast corner of Michigan Avenue and Lee Street in Evanston, Illinois. The three-story brick building was built in 1927. Architects McNally and Quinn designed the Tudor Revival building. The building's design features arched entrances, projecting bays, limestone window moldings, decorative gargoyles, and a parapet with several gables. The Tudor design continues in the building's interior, which includes wood panels in its lobby, wrought iron balustrades on its staircases, and marble fireplaces in the apartments themselves.[2][3]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 15, 1984.[1]

Some of the apartments contain three or four bedrooms; often a maid's room with an attached bath. [4] This building was one of the first apartment buildings to follow the many single-family homes built to capitalize on the lakefront view. [5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ Benjamin, Susan (October 20, 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Suburban Apartment Buildings in Evanston, Illinois". National Park Service. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  3. ^ Benjamin, Susan (September 1983). "999 Michigan, 200 Lee" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Division. Retrieved April 26, 2020.[dead link]
  4. ^ Benjamin, Susan (October 20, 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Suburban Apartment Buildings in Evanston, Illinois". National Park Service. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  5. ^ Benjamin, Susan (October 20, 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Suburban Apartment Buildings in Evanston, Illinois". National Park Service. Retrieved April 26, 2020.