Endangered Places 2013

A Remarkable Variety of Structures

The Ten Most Endangered Historic Places in Illinois list was announced by Landmarks Illinois at an April 30th press conference in Springfield. From community mausoleums to an elegant 1920s theater to a group of bascule bridges to a modest brick row house that was home to blues legend Muddy Waters---the 2013 “Ten Most” list includes a remarkable variety of structures.  [more] 

(left to right) Muddy Waters Residence, Chicago (credit: Matt Cole); Miner’s Institute, Collinsville (credit: Gail White); Joel Wiant House, West Chicago (credit: Jean Follett)

Illinois Historic Tax Credit Passed Illinois State Senate Today

Bill Moves to House

Wednesday, April 24, 2013 - Thanks to the support of many who called your Senator, today the Illinois Senate passed SB336 - the Illinois Rehabilitation and Revitalization Tax Credit - by a strong vote of 46 to 8. The bill will now move over to the Illinois House of Representatives for consideration.  [more] 

Lighting the Way

Driehaus Courthouse Grants

As we enter our fourth—and final year—of the Landmarks Illinois’ Richard H. Driehaus Courthouse Initiative, we can look back at wondrous successes and celebrate the start of new projects. In March 2009, the Richard H. Driehaus Charitable Lead Trust made a four-year, $1 million commitment to Landmarks Illinois establishing a grant program to assist communities throughout the state in restoring their historic county courthouses. These grants were to fund the restoration of critical features of the courthouse, such as clocks, bell towers, cupolas, and ornament, as well as support energy efficient exterior lighting.  [more] 

A Commitment to Doing It Right

Preservation Awards

This year’s nine award winners range from an advocacy group formed to save the World’s Largest Catsup Bottle to a train depot in far southern Illinois to a one hundred year old office building along Michigan Avenue. These winners are a testament to the variety of architecture across the state and the people working to preserve it.  [more] 

(left to right) Fletcher Farrar, Lady Justice, Edgar County Courthouse, Paris, and Ullin Depot, Ullin

Out of the Rubble

Tribute to 40 Years of Historic Preservation

Click Here to watch this short and lively tribute to 40 years of historic preservation in Illinois. Many thanks to Optimus, which is a Chicago visual media company, for its pro bono help in preparing this anniversary video for Landmarks Illinois. [more] 

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Wells Street Bridge Rehabilitation:
A Moveable Monument Restored

Join Bill Grosche, AIA, and Carri Andrews, Assoc AIA, Johnson Lasky Architects; (Tentative) Terry Sullivan, Muller and Muller as they discuss the history of the Wells Street Bridge – the history of the crossing and its place within the typology of Chicago’s bascule bridges, and also on the preservation scope for this project: reconstructing the interior finishes, historically sensitive cleaning and repair of the granite facades and abutments, repair and reconstruction of the terra cotta tile roof, reconstruction of the original pedestrian bridge railing, restoration of bronze plaques and bells, and historically appropriate pedestrian lighting design. Particular challenges of this large coordination and engineering effort will also be addressed.

This talk will be held on Thursday, June 20, from 12:15 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Chicago Cultural Center.  [more]

In the News

WBEZ radio recently featured the “Recent Past Survey of Suburban Cook County”, read about it here or check out the survey highlights here.

Buildings For Sale
Of Historic Interest

Use the following link to view listings have been submitted to Landmarks Illinois and represent buildings for sale of historic interest.

 

Imperiled Buildings

Click Here to view the Landmarks on-line Illinois Restoration Resources guide. This guide provides property owners and design professionals with access to professional services, products, craftspeople, and other experts related to the maintenance, restoration, and rehabilitation of older structures. The Illinois Restoration Resources guide does not represent paid listings. It is based, instead, on names received from an independent committee of preservation architects and other professionals.   [more]