The Homestead is an apartment hotel in Evanston, the United States.[1] Wikidata describes it as “historic building in Evanston, Illinois, United States”. It opened in 1928. It stands about 0.6 km from the centre of Evanston.[3]
Overview
The Homestead is a historic apartment hotel at 1625 Hinman Avenue in Evanston, Illinois. Opened in 1928, it was one of several apartment hotels built in Evanston in the 1920s. Popular in the early twentieth century, apartment hotels housed a mixture of short-term and long-term guests; they were frequently used by workers who did not wish or could not afford to live near their workplace full-time.
From “The Homestead (Evanston, Illinois)” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]
History and building
The apartment hotel opened in 1928. Its architecture is described as Colonial Revival architecture. It is listed as a National Register of Historic Places listed place. [1]
Location
Measured in a straight line, the apartment hotel is 0.6 km from the centre of Evanston. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), about 20 km from the centre of Evanston.[4]
It is one of 2 hotels in and around Evanston recorded in Wikidata, 2 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5]
Other hotels within 1.5 km:
- Hilton Orrington/Evanston — 0.4 km
See also
- Hotels in the United States
- Hotels in the Colonial Revival style
- List of heritage-listed hotels in the United States
- List of hotels opened in the 1920s
References
- ^ The Homestead (Q96409012). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ The Homestead. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-09-06.
- ^ Evanston (Q462799). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
- ^ Hotels in Evanston. Wikidata. CC0.
Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.