Evanston Residents Say No to NU Frats, Sororities and Dorms on Roycemore Site

As Northwestern University prepares to take control of the Roycemore School building, Evanstonians are concerned about some possible property uses.

Evanston residents at Tuesday night’s 1st Ward meeting were blunt in their opposition to the possibility of Northwestern University fraternities, sororities, or dormitories moving into the soon-to-be vacant Roycemore School building. The Roycemore School, a private pre-kindergarten through 12th Grade school located at 640 Lincoln St., will move to a new building at 1200 Davis St., likely sometime later this year, after a 96-year stay at its current location.  In 2008, Northwestern University, which owns the land on which Roycemore currently sits, decided not to renew Roycemore’s 99-year lease, eying the 68,000 square-foot building as ideal for potential future expansion. Such expansion is what worries nearby residents, though, who fear …

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