1330 Ridge Avenue Evanston
Exact Construction Date: 1956-1958
Date Research Source: Literature
Primary Materials: Concrete
Secondary Materials: Glass Block
Architect | Builder: Schweikher, Elting and Bennett
Historic Use: Church
Current Use: Unitarian Church of Evanston
(at time of survey)
Building Classification: Building
Primary Type: Religion
Sub Type: Religious Facility
Noteworthy Classification Features:
Flying buttresses in large concrete slabs, very thin, narrow windows in horizontal lines and laid alternately, glass block on west elevation, north elevation has large panels of tinted glass, roof line dips slightly in the center
Roof Form: Other
Surveyors: KM, CT, JH, CG
Survey Date: 10/06-11/06
Related Literature: "A Modern Church for a Modern Faith," Architectural Forum, May 1959. & "1959--Honor Awards and Citations," Inland Architect, v. 2, May 1959, p. 29-9. "Tour Map of Chicagoland Religious Buildings," Inland Architect, v. 8, April 1965, p.18-19.