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Deering Library in Evanston, Illinois

Deering Library in Evanston is a library (Northwestern University Libraries, Elevation 183 m), Sheridan Road 1937 (60208) 🌐. Deering Library is also known as Charles Deering Library. Deering Library is built in the Collegiate Gothic style and is made of Indiana limestone and sandstone. Ⓦ.

House Number
1937
Postal Code
60208
Street
Sheridan Road
Amenity
library
Building Type
university building
Operator
Northwestern University Libraries
Website
https://www.library.northwestern.edu/libraries-collections/deering-library/
Legend

Image

Deering Front
Front of Deering Library – Madcoverboy ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0 – Wikimedia Commons

Bike rentals

  • University Library (NU) (Lyft, 15 vehicles, fee required) – approx. 450 ft.
  • Chicago Ave & Sheridan Rd (Lyft, 15 vehicles, fee required) – approx. 0.2 mi.

Movie theaters

  • Block Cinema at Arts Circle Drive 40 (60208) – approx. 0.1 mi.

Arts centers

  • The Block Museum of Art at Arts Circle Drive 40 (60208) – approx. 0.1 mi.

Clinics

  • Northwestern Student Health Service (Northwestern Medicine) at Emerson Street 633 (60208) – approx. 0.2 mi.

Cafes

  • Cafe Coralie – approx. 0.3 mi.

Artworks

  • Small Twist II, 1978 – approx. 450 ft.
  • Interior Form, 1981 – approx. 450 ft.
  • Resting Leaf, 1959 – approx. 500 ft.
  • Two Forms (Divided Circle), 1969 – approx. 500 ft.
  • Curved Form, 1961 – approx. 550 ft.
  • Man Passing Through the Door, 1966 – approx. 0.1 mi.
  • Untitled, 1979 (Artist: PETER REGINATO (American, born 1945), welded_steel) – approx. 0.1 mi.
  • Untitled, 1945, cast in 1996 (Artist: WOLFGANG PAALEN (Austrian, 1905–1959), cast_bronze) – approx. 0.1 mi.
  • Prism in Two Elements, 1979-80 – approx. 0.2 mi.
  • Armonia, 1963 – approx. 0.2 mi.

Bus stops

  • Sheridan & Foster – approx. 0.1 mi.
  • Sheridan & Emerson – approx. 0.1 mi.
  • Chicago & Sheridan – approx. 0.2 mi.

Theaters

  • Ethel M. Barber Theater (Northwestern University) at Arts Circle Drive 30 (60208) – approx. 0.1 mi.
  • Josephine Louis Theater (Northwestern University) at Arts Circle Drive 20 (60208) – approx. 0.2 mi.

Libraries

  • Math Library (operator: Northwestern University Libraries) at Sheridan Road 2033 (60208) – approx. 0.1 mi.

Parking entrances

  • South Campus Parking Garage at Campus Drive 1841 (60208) – approx. 0.2 mi.

ATMs

  • U.S. Bank (U.S. Bank) – approx. 0.2 mi.

Streets nearby

Arts Circle Drive
Block Cinema, The Block Museum of Art, Untitled, 1945, cast in 1996, Armonia, 1963, Prism in Two Elements, 1979-80, Ethel M. Barber Theater, Josephine Louis Theater
0.2 mi
Northwestern Place
0.2 mi
Chicago Avenue
Chicago & Lake, Chase, Supercuts, Evanston Cleaners, For Eyes Optical, Hunan Spring Restaurant, J.D. Mills, North Shore Dental, The Comb, Hoosier Mama Pie Company, Chicago & Kedzie, Chicago & Madison, The Pony Shop, Jimmy John's, Avenue Nail Spa, Soapie's Exceptional Cleaning and Exquisite Tailoring, niceLena & Friends, Chicago & Hamilton, Christopher Duquet Fine Jewelry, The Pot Shop, Chicago & Mulford, Peet's Coffee, AT&T, Mensch’s Deli, Chicago & Sheridan, Chicago Ave & Sheridan Rd, South Boulevard, OKAY Cannabis Dispensary, Chicago & South Blvd (Purple Line), Book Den, Celebrity Salon, Evanston Grill, Kim's Cleaners, Chicago & Greenleaf, Union Pizza, Chicago & Dempster (Purple Line), Perspective Group and Photography Gallery, Folkworks Gallery, Stumble & Relish, Joe's Hair Salon, Chicago Ave & Dempster St, Shinsen Evanston, Mighty Twig, Chicago & Main (Purple Line & Metra), American Toby Jug Museum, Avenue Hairstyling, Cross Rhodes, Follow Your Nose, Junior League of Evanston, Luminosity, Moley's Vacuum's, Ort Resale, Chicago & Church, Chicago & Clark, Chicago & Juneway, Town Cleaners, Comma Nail Spa, Chicago & Grove, Main, Brew Camp, Evanston Family Dental Associates, As You Like It, Chicago Ave & Washington St, Campagnola
0.2 mi
Campus Drive
South Campus Parking Garage, Cafe Coralie, University Library (NU), Two Forms (Divided Circle), 1969, Curved Form, 1961, Man Passing Through the Door, 1966, Untitled, 1979, Interior Form, 1981, Resting Leaf, 1959, Small Twist II, 1978
0.2 mi
Evanston Lakefront Trail
0.2 mi
Hinman Avenue
Hearth Restaurant
0.2 mi
Clark Street
Einstein Bros. Bagels, Floyd's 99 Barbershop, Olive Mediterranean Grill, Koco Table, Pho Ever Ramen Bubble Tea House, Kung Fu Tea, Papa John's, Underground Printing, Eva Nails, Buffalo Joe's, Evanston Community Bank & Trust, Vera's Hair Salon, Chili's
0.3 mi
Sheridan Road
Sheridan & Haven, Sheridan & Foster, Evanston, Sheridan & Emerson, Math Library, Sheridan & Lincoln
0.3 mi
Judson Avenue
Ceci's House
0.3 mi

Boathouses nearby

Sailing Center
0.2 mi

Dormitories nearby

West Fairchild (International Studies Residential College)
0.2 mi
East Fairchild (Communications Residential College)
0.2 mi
1835 Hinman
0.2 mi
Jones Fine and Performing Arts Residential College
0.3 mi

Event venues nearby

Cahn Audirorium
0.2 mi
Pick-Staiger Concert Hall
0.2 mi

Grasslands nearby

Deering Meadow
500 ft

Libraries nearby

Northwestern University Library
450 ft

Music schools nearby

Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Center for the Musical Arts
0.2 mi

Nature reserves nearby

Clark Street Beach Bird Sanctuary
0.3 mi

Parking lots nearby

Lakeside Parking Structure
0.2 mi
South Campus Parking Garage
0.2 mi

Parks nearby

Centennial Park
0.2 mi
Cornelia Lunt Park
0.3 mi

Theaters nearby

Shanley Hall
0.1 mi

University buildings nearby

Jacobs Center
450 ft
Annie May Swift Hall
450 ft
Cresap Laboratory
0.1 mi
Swift Hall
0.1 mi
Kresge Hall
0.1 mi
University Hall
0.1 mi
Lunt Hall
0.1 mi
McCormick Foundation Center
0.1 mi
Central Utility Plant
0.1 mi
Crowe Hall
0.1 mi
Harris Hall
0.1 mi
Loder Hall
0.2 mi
Fisk Hall
0.2 mi
Locy Hall
0.2 mi
Lesemann Hall
0.2 mi
Annenberg Hall
0.2 mi
Segal Visitors Center
0.2 mi
Levere Memorial Temple
0.2 mi
Pfeiffer Hall
0.2 mi
Regenstein Hall of Music
0.2 mi
Silverman Hall
0.2 mi
Anthropology Department
0.3 mi
Admissions and Financial Aid
0.3 mi
Alumni Center
0.3 mi
Named after Charles Deering
Year built 1933
Architectural style Collegiate Gothic, Gothic Revival
Material Indiana limestone, sandstone, travertine, granite, concrete
Height 34.0
Located in Evanston
Located on street Sheridan Road
Country United States
Official name Charles Deering Memorial Library
Key event renovation, architectural reconstruction
Described by Deering Library: an illustrated history
Based on King's College Chapel
Location Northwestern University
Part of Northwestern University Libraries