Shakespeare Garden | |
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| Location | Northwestern University campus, Evanston, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 42°3′24″N 87°40′34″W / 42.05667°N 87.67611°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Architect | Jensen, Jens; Burnham Bros. |
| NRHP reference No. | 88002234[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 16, 1988 |
The Shakespeare Garden in Evanston, Illinois, United States, is a Shakespeare garden on the campus of Northwestern University. Planned in 1915 and built from 1916 to 1929, the garden was the first Shakespeare Garden in the United States. The garden was designed by landscape architect Jens Jensen and was constructed by the Garden Club of Evanston, which still maintains the area. In 1988, the garden was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.[1]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.