Winnetka Community House

Illinois, United States

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The Winnetka Community House, located at 620 Lincoln Avenue in Winnetka, Illinois, is a 3-acre community center completed in 1911 by architect Arthur Coffin. Designed primarily in the Tudor Revival style with incorporated Prairie School elements, the building employs brick, stucco, stone, slate, and concrete in its construction. From its opening, the center served diverse community needs—hosting gymnasium classes, music and photography groups, billiards, and lectures—attracting 51 different organizations by year's end. Though nonsectarian, the center was established and shaped by Winnetka's Congregational Church and embodied contemporary settlement house principles, featuring a gymnasium, dining areas, and meeting rooms rather than residential spaces. The building has been expanded multiple times since its completion and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

Movement

Tudor Revival architecture Colonial Revival architecture

Type: community center
Materials: slate, brick, stucco, stone
Heritage: National Register of Historic Places listed place
Place: Illinois, United States

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