Hinman Apartments
Introduction

**Hinman Apartments** is a historic apartment building at 1629\-1631 Hinman Avenue in [Evanston](/wiki/Evanston%2C_Illinois "Evanston, Illinois"), [Illinois](/wiki/Illinois "Illinois"). Built in 1904, the three\-story brick building has six apartments. Architects Atchison \& Edbrooke, who also designed Evanston's [Ridgewood Apartments](/wiki/Ridgewood_%28Evanston%2C_Illinois%29 "Ridgewood (Evanston, Illinois)"), designed the building in the [Classical Revival](/wiki/Classical_Revival_architecture "Classical Revival architecture") style. The building's design includes a two\-story [portico](/wiki/Portico "Portico") supported by [Ionic columns](/wiki/Ionic_column "Ionic column"), [bow windows](/wiki/Bow_window "Bow window") on either side of the portico, and a [dentillated](/wiki/Dentil "Dentil") [cornice](/wiki/Cornice "Cornice") and [parapet](/wiki/Parapet "Parapet"). The apartments are arranged in a railroad plan, with rooms arranged along a long central hallway; while this layout was often associated with cheap apartments, the Hinman still targeted upper\-class residents with its design and amenities.

The building was added to the [National Register of Historic Places](/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places "National Register of Historic Places") on March 15, 1984\.


Why was the building added to the National Register of Historic Places?