Welcome to the Evanston History Center

Evanston History Center
AT THE CHARLES GATES DAWES HOUSE
NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK
EVANSTON, ILLINOIS

The Evanston History Center is a private, non-profit educational and cultural institution established in 1898 to preserve and share Evanston history. EHC collects, preserves and tells the story of Evanston's past through the Charles Gates Dawes House, interactive and engaging museum exhibits, research room and collections, educational programs, and book publishing.
To find out more about EHC's history we invite you to explore the web site we have assembled to honor the wonderful City of Evanston.

Visitor Information:

Due to our ongoing lease negotiations with Northwestern University,

the Evanston History Center is closed for

tours and research as of Thursday, April 16, 2008.

We are very sorry for the inconvenience.

Please call during regular business hours (Tuesday through Friday, 9-5 pm) with questions or concerns.

Thank you for your ongoing support.

EHC board and staff

(847) 475-3410

Tours of the Charles Gates Dawes House:
Friday - Sunday 1:00 - 4:30
Tours last approximately an hour and the last tour begins at 3:30
CLOSED MAJOR HOLIDAYS

Admission Fee:
Adults- $5; Senior Citizens- $3; Children, ages 6 to 18- $3;
Children under 6- free; Members- free

Frank B. Foster Research Room:
Tuesdays 10 am - 2 pm
Thursdays 1-4 pm
Saturdays 1-4 pm
CLOSED MAJOR HOLIDAYS

Admission Fee:
Daily use- $5; Evanston students under 18 with ID- free; Members- free.

Group Tours:
Please call (847) 475-3410 for groups larger than 8 people. Directions to the Charles Dawes House.

What's New at EHC

Under the Buffalo Lecture Series

CHANGE OF LOCATION AND TIME

UNDER THE BUFFALO
Joanne Jacobson
Hunger Artist: A Suburban Childhood

Will now be held at the
King Home
1555 Oak Avenue, Evanston
Thursday, April 24, 2008, 7:30 pm.

"Hunger Artist: A Suburban Childhood"
An Under the Buffalo Lecture by Joanne Jacobson
King Home 1555 Oak Avenue, Evanston 7:30 pm more

RSVP 847-475-3410 or by email
jenny-thompson@northwestern.edu

Save the (NEW) date for the
110th Annual Meeting of the Evanston History Center
Wednesday, June 18^th, 6:30 at the King Home
Official Announcement to follow

Current Exhibitions
Milestones and Memories: An Exhibit of Evanston History
Delve into the rich narrative of Evanston’s past from its early days as a stagecoach stop to its modern renaissance. This interactive exhibit spotlights many gems from the EHC collection – the town’s first post office, relics from an 1860 shipwreck, early firefighting equipment, antique Tinkertoys, an early movie theater ticket stand, and hundreds of historic photographs.
Open during regular museum hours, Friday-Sunday, 1 to 4:30 p.m. Included with Dawes House guided tour admission ($5 adult, $3 seniors/students) or $2 per person purchased separately.

Costume Exhibit
Foundations of Evanston: A Close Examination of the Underpinnings of the Community more

For more information or to request an application form, please email EHC at evanstonhs@northwestern.edu or telephone at 847/475-3410 or start the registration process on-line by clicking here.

Please report problems with our site design, or send comments/suggestions to evanstonhs@northwestern.edu

Evanston History Center
225 Greenwood
Evanston, IL 60201
847-475-3410 (telephone) / 847-475-3599 (fax)

Website Comments to evanstonhs@northwestern.edu