3. NEW BUSINESS E. 470-498 (L) – Elliott Dudnik, applicant. Replace existing aluminum framed double hung and fixed storm windows with new aluminum framed double hung and fixed storm windows - Three phase project. Applicable standards: [Alteration] 1-7, 9 and 10.

Application for -^ City of Preservation Review of Evanston" Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) APPLICATION FOR WINDOW REPLACEMENT

Thank you for submitting your COA application for window replacement. This application is required for exterior work affecting Evanston landmarks and properties within local Evanston historic districts. To process your application, submit one complete electronic copy (PDF) and one hard copy of the application and attachments; not to exceed 11" x 17" paper size by 5pm on the first Tuesday of the month. The electronic copy and hard copy must include the plat of survey showing the location of the existing windows and photos or elevation drawings showing the location of windows. Refer to the Supplemental Information section (page 4) for guidance.

Incomplete applications will not be accepted.

Applications can be submitted in person or by email (as a PDF) to the Preservation Coordinator, City of Evanston, Community Development Department, Planning & Zoning Division, Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center, 2100 Ridge Avenue, Room 3201, Evanston, Illinois 60201. Completed applications must be submitted at least 10 business days prior to the scheduled meeting date.

The Preservation Commission meets on the third Tuesday of the month (check with staff for last minute changes). Applicants are asked to present at the scheduled meeting a brief overview of the project and provide additional information (e.g., photos, letters of support, a sample of the proposed window, samples of proposed materials seeking to replicate existing materials, etc.).

For more information call: Carlos Ruiz at (847) 448-8687 or email: [email protected]

Section A. Required Information (Print) * Refer fo the Supplemental Information for guidance [page (i) fifth below].

1) Property Address: FOR STAFF USE ONLY 4~\ - *\^^& *5V-lEte-l D /^*J Application Number: 2) Owner's Name: Address: L,/vfc3=>- •"5V-JO125& cSOWt^^r^) I City: State: Zip: Phone: Email: •e>/AWJwT<5'VJ> IL 6*>ZD2 3) Architect's Name: Address: fel_.L-iOTT "Dt-?1^>O\Vi ^ 1 3 LOts^LJSV City: State: Zip: Phone: Email: B\/Awart7Tc*-> I L 4>O2o2 84"V Sfcfc -^^o Gi>vjix)iVio\^e6t»«-

4) Contractor's Name: Address: c

City: State: Zip: Phone: Email:

5) Landmark: *^q Yes O No * Refer ro the Supplemental Information for guidance [page (i) fifth below]. 6) Within Local Historic District: * fDNo; Q] Yes -> Q Lakeshore Q Ridge £3 Northeast Evanston WCTU ^^ Apartment Thematic Resources

Adopted October 19, 2004 Page 1 Section B: Application for Certificate of Appropriateness 1) In addition to the required site plan, elevation drawings, and photos, briefly describe the proposed activity and reason for obtaining a Certificate of Appropriateness. Attach a separate sheet if necessary, and refer to the Supplemental Information for guidance (page 4). For window replacement, state the reason(s) why the existing windows (if original) cannot be restored. Include statement from window restoration contractor to substatiate your claim. , iaepUk4B fc*iSTiwo AUOWMWM 1*BAv*=D t>oum*-wu*$ *

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2) Checklist (Check all that apply and attach any additional information) Visible from Public Way (e.g. Streets Type of Exterior Activity Location / Details and Alleys)?

G Construction ^Residential G Other: GYes GNo

G Demolition n Partial G Total GYes GNo

^JjMteration H Restoration T^ront •gfside S^fRear ^•— "*V • • • jf-> f-^ /-=*** J^Yes QNo G Addition G Landscaping Garage: G Rehabilitation G Front G Side Q Rear GYes GNo O Replacement O New

Q Windows J5\Storm Windows G Restoration^E^Replacement G New £&es QNo G Doors O Storm Doors Style/Materials:

Roof: Q Restoration Q Re-roof Q New G Front G Side G Rear GYes GNo Style/Material:

Solar Panels: Q G Front G Side G Rear GYes GNo * Adhere to Illustrated Guideline (Attached)

Fence/Gate: Q Restoration G Front G Side G Rear GYes GNo Q Replacement G New Style/Material:

Siding: Q Replacement O New G Front G Side G Rear GYes GNo Style/Material: Exposure in inches:

QSign G Awning G Plaque G Restoration G New G Replacement GYes GNo Material: G Air Conditioning Unit G Replacement G New QYes GNo Location:

Relocation: G Principal Structure New Address for Relocation: G Secondary Structure

Adopted October 19, 2004 Page 2 3) Checklist for Exterior Materials — Check all that apply.

a 0) D) c C 33 *•» v> Tn 'x 'x 'x Ul LU LU Fa?ades/Front Porch & Flashing Material Fences Rear Porch Material a Wood Frame n Copper n Wood n Stone Sheet Metal n n Wrought Iron a n Brick n n Other: n D Aluminum a n Stucco n Other: a n Synthetic Stucco Fascias, Soffits, Heiqht: n n Wood Siding Rakeboards, Trim Length: n Aluminum Siding n n Wood Terraces, Patios, Decks D Vinyl Siding n n Metal n n Wood n Shinqle, Material: n Synthetic Material, Type: n n Stone n n Brick Pavers n Other: n n Other: Concrete Pavers Roofing Material Poured Concrete n Wood Shingles Door Material n Other: Propose d n n Wood Shakes n n Wood Slate n Metal Driveway Material a n Clay Tile n Clad Asphalt a Asphalt Shingles n Other: Poured Concrete n n Metal Sheet Style: Brick Pavers Other: Window Type n Concrete Pavers n X Double Hung n n Crushed Stone Chimney Material n Casement n Other: Brick n X Other: 1*l*El^> Stone Add Other Materials/Alterations/ Stucco Window Material a n Fixtures/Not Listed Here (Explain Other: Wood Propose d n n n n and Attach Information As Aluminum Needed): Gutters/Downspouts Steel Copper n Other: Q Q Air Conditioning Unit Aluminum n 0 Solar Panels a n Galvanized Sheet Muntins D D a n Other: n Not existing n n n True divided lights n n n n Sim/Jlated divided lights n n 4) App icant's Signature: ^^A/\ J Date:

Print Name: ^CL^/crr-r; £ "DOt>M\ Proceed to Section C if you are requesting a zoning or fence variation and/or s special use. Refer to the Propose d Supplemental Information for guidance [page (i) below]. For Planned Development refer to Supplemental Information [page (i) below].

Adopted October 19, 2004 Page3

LAKESHORE CONDOMINIUMS LAKESHORE CONDOMINIUMS

4. PUBLIC HEARING – Application for Rescission of Landmark Designation

A. 2623 Lincoln Street (L) – David and Rebecca Kimbell, applicants. Application for Rescission of landmark designation of 2623 Lincoln Street.

Memorandum

To: Chair and Members of the Evanston Preservation Commission

From: Mark Muenzer, Director of Community Development Damir Latinovic, Planning and Zoning Administrator Carlos D. Ruiz, Senior Planner/Preservation Coordinator

Subject: 2623 Lincoln Street – Application for Rescission of Landmark Designation

Date: June 17, 2016

BACKGROUND David and Rebecca Kimbell, owners, submitted the application for Rescission of Landmark Designation by Ordinance on February 1, 2016 (Attachment A).

2623 Lincoln Street was designated an Evanston Landmark in 1978 per Ordinance 57-O-78 (Attachment B). The 2015 Inventory attributes Joseph H. Bristle as the architect. The house was landmarked under criteria A5: Exemplify the work of a nationally or internationally known architect, or major local architect or master builder; A7: Exemplify an architectural style, construction technique or building type once common in the City; and A9: Be selected for inclusion on the 1972 Illinois Historic Structures Survey. (Attachment C).

The 2015 Inventory includes the following information on 2623 Lincoln Street:

Integrity: Excellent; Architectutal Classification: Tudor Rival; Roof Material: Slate; Foundation: Stone; Porch: Portico; Details: Arched entry portico, half timbering, stonework; Window Material: Vinyl window replacement (2013); Construction Year: 1929; Window Type: Casement (some double hungs); Window Configuration: Multi Light; Wall Material: Stone; Wall Material 2: Stucco; Plan: T Shape; Historic Features: Arched Portico, prominent chimney, half timbered gables; No. of Stories: 2; Roof Type: Cross-Gabled; and Alterations: Replacement windows.

PROCESS FOR RESCISSION OF HISTORIC LANDMARK DESIGNATION In accordance with the City Code, Title 2, Subsection 2-8-6. - AMENDMENT AND RESCISSION OF DESIGNATION, a public hearing has been scheduled with the Evanston Preservation Commission on Tuesday, June 21, 2016.

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The step by step procedure for a public hearing is outlined in Article 4. Application Hearings of the Evanston Preservation Commission Rules and Procedures. The public hearing process is summarized below: 1. Applicant will present testimony followed by questions from the Commission 2. Any member of the public wishing to testify will be afforded an opportunity to ask questions of the applicant. 3. Any member of the public wishing to testify will be afforded an opportunity to provide any public comment 4. The applicant will be afforded an opportunity for rebuttal of any evidence/testimony given by the public 5. The Chair may summarize evidence presented 6. The Commission shall thereafter proceed to discussion of the proposal with respect to the applicable standards 7. Based upon Findings of Fact, the Commission shall then vote to either recommend approval, recommend approval subject to conditions, defer for further information or recommend denial.

As required by the City Code, within 35 days following the close of the public hearing, the Commission shall consider whether the landmark or district no longer meets the criteria for designation (Section 2-8-4 below), and make a recommendation to the Council, including a report concerning whether the landmark does or does not continue to retain significance and integrity (Attachment D).

In accordance to Sub-Section 2-8-6 (B), the Council shall rescind (or amend) a designation only upon a finding that the designated landmark or district no longer meets the criteria for designation (Section 2-8-4 below).

APPLICABLE STANDARDS In reviewing the application for Rescission of Landmark designation, the Commission shall determine whether 2623 Lincoln Street still meets or no longer meets at least one of the criteria for designation in Subsection 2-8-4 (A), and also meets the criteria in subsection 2-8-4 (B), because that is the criteria for designation as specified in Subsection 2-8-4 below:

2-8-4. - CRITERIA FOR DESIGNATION. Every nominated landmark or district must meet one or more of the following specified criteria for designation.

(A) The Commission shall limit their consideration to the following criteria in making a determination on a nomination of an area, property, structure, site or object for designation by ordinance as a landmark or historic district: 1. Its location as a site of a significant historic or prehistoric event or activity which may or may not have taken place within or involved the use of any existing improvements on the property;

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2. Its identification with a person or persons who significantly contributed to the historic, cultural, architectural, archaeological or related aspect of the development of the City, State, Midwest region or the United States; 3. Its exemplification of an architectural type, style or design distinguished by innovation, rarity, uniqueness or overall quality of design, detail, materials or craftsmanship; 4. Its identification as the work of an architect, designer, engineer or builder whose individual work is significant in the history or development of the City, the State, the Midwest region or the United States; 5. Its exemplification of important planning and urban design techniques distinguished by innovation, rarity, uniqueness or overall quality of design or detail; 6. Its association with important cultural or social aspects or events in the history of the City, the State, the Midwest region or the United States; 7. Its location as a site of an important archaeological resource; 8. Its representation of an historic, cultural, architectural, archaeological or related theme expressed through distinctive areas, properties, structures, sites or objects that may or may not be contiguous; 9. Its unique location or distinctive physical appearance or presence representing an established and familiar visual feature of a neighborhood, community or the City; 10. Its exemplification of a pattern of neighborhood development or settlement significant to the cultural history or traditions of the City, whose components may lack individual distinction.

(B) Integrity of Landmarks and Districts. Any area, property, structure, site or object that meets any one or more of the criteria in Subsection 2-8-4(A) shall also have sufficient integrity of location, design, materials and workmanship to make it worthy of preservation or restoration. (Ord. No. 12-0-94; Ord. No. 8-0-12, (47-0-11(exh. B, § 2-8-4)), 1-23-2012)

ATTACHMENTS A. David and Rebecca Kimbell, application for Rescission of Landmark Designation of 2623 Lincoln Street. B. Ordinance 57-O-78 and SCHEDULE B - A. Evanston Landmarks, listing 2623 Lincoln Street C. 2015 Inventory of Landmarks – Sheet for 2623 Lincoln Street. D. Public comment submitted regarding 2623 Lincoln Street and other relevant information. E. City Code, Title 2, Applicable Sub-Sections: 2-8-5 NOMINATION, CONSIDERATION AND DESIGNATION OF LANDMARKS AND DISTRICTS. 2-8-6. AMENDMENT AND RESCISSION OF DESIGNATION; F. Public Hearing Process

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City of EVANSTON 2623 LINCOLN STREET

BEGINNING STREET NUMBER 2623 END STREET NUMBER STREET # SUFFIX STREET NAME Lincoln Street PIN 10-11-207-015-0000

LOCAL WITHIN LOCAL DISTRICT? No LOCAL DIST CONTRIB/NON-CONTRIB? LOCAL LANDMARK? Yes YEAR 1985 LOCAL LANDMARK ELIGIBLE? CRITERIA A5: Exemplify the work of a nationally or internationally known architect, or major local architect or master builder; A7: Exemplify an architectural style, construction technique or building type once common in the City; A9:Be selected for inclusion on the 1972 Illinois Historic Structures Survey. PHOTO ID: 10-11-207-015-0000-01.jpg

NATIONAL REGISTER NR DISTRICT CONTRIB/NON-CONTRIB NR ELIGIBLE? No CRITERIA ALTERNATE ADDRESS? WITHIN DISTRICT? No NR LANDMARK? No YEAR

GENERAL INFORMATION CATEGORY Single Family Residential CONDITION Excellent SECONDARY STRUCTURE NR SECOND INTEGRITY Excellent CURRENT USE Single Family Residential HISTORIC USE Single Family Residential

ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION ARCHITECTURAL CLASSIFICATION Tudor Revival ROOF MATERIAL Slate FOUNDATION Stone PORCH portico DETAILS Arched entry portico, half timbering, stonework. WINDOW MATERIAL CONSTRUCTION YEAR 1929 OTHER YEAR WINDOW MATERIAL 2 WINDOW TYPE Casement DATE SOURCE Landmark Nomination WINDOW CONFIGURATION Multi Light SIGNIFICANCE WALL MATERIAL (CURRENT) Stone WALL MATERIAL 2 (CURRENT) Stucco PLAN T Shape HISTORIC FEATURES Arched portico, prominent chimney, half timbered gables NO OF STORIES 2 ROOF TYPE Cross-Gabled ALTERATIONS Replacement windows

Page 425 ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS

PHOTO ID: 10-11-207-015-0000-02.jpg

HISTORIC INFORMATION

OLD ADDRESS (CITY DIR.YEAR) BUILDING MOVED? BUILDER O. A. Johnson SURVEYOR Douglas Gilbert, AIA

MOVED FROM ORIGINAL OWNER Walter M. Mitchell SURVEYOR ORGANIZATION The Lakota Group

SURVEY DATE SURVEY AREA ORIGINAL ARCHITECT Joseph H. Bristle ARCHITECT SOURCE Permit July 23, 2015

PERMIT/HISTORIC INFORMATION PERMIT MOVING INFORMATION

CURRENT ADDRESS 2623 Lincoln Street OLD ADDRESS DATE OF CONSTRUCTION 1929 MOVING PERMIT # DATE MOVED

ORIGINAL PERMIT INFORMATION

BUILDING PERMIT # 18978 DATE 1929.5.8 OTHER PERMIT INFORMATION

BUILDING PERMIT DESCRIPTION COA INFO 2-sty stone veneer family dwelling and attached gar. 13PRES-0206: Replace existing steel casement winds with vinyl casement and double hung winds, replace below grade basement winds some with glass block COST ORIGINAL OWNER OCCUPIED? and others with vinyl slider windows; 03HIS0000000207: Install lawn sprinkler system. EXTERIOR ALTERATION PERMITS HISTORIC INFO OTHER SOURCES 13WNDR-0102: Install 32 steel casement winds with vinyl casement and double hung winds- no change in size or placement, replace basement winds below grade some with glass block and other with slider windows. HISTORIC INFO COMPILER VOLUNTEER A. McGuire

Page 426 To: The Evanston Preservation Commission

From: Mary B. McWilliams and Anne O. Earle

RE: Application to rescind the individual landmark designation of 2623 Lincoln Street

The owner of 2623 Lincoln Street has applied to have the landmark designation of his house rescinded. This document provides information to assist the Preservation Commission in its deliberations of the rescission request and was prepared with the approval of the Preservation Commission Chair, Diane Williams.

HISTORY Before the Preservation Commission began its survey work in 1977 commissioners identified ten Intensive Study Areas that contained clusters of buildings that could possibly be designated Evanston Landmarks. Area Three, where 2623 Lincoln Street is located, is in Northwest Evanston. The boundaries for Area Three were the north side Noyes Street on the south, east side of Lawndale Avenue on the west, the south side of Central Street on the north, and the west side of Brown Avenue on the east. While this area was site of the village of North Evanston, which merged with Evanston in 1874, most development here took place west of the village limits of North Evanston and in the first third of the twentieth century. (Fig. 1)

In 1977 the Preservation Commission hired architectural historian Dr. C. William Westfall to work with the Commission to identify Evanston’s architecturally significant buildings; Dr. Westfall was then to write statements of significance for the buildings deemed eligible to be Evanston Landmarks. Rather than work as a committee of the whole, the commission formed an Evaluation Committee of commissioners and associate commissioners to work with Dr. Westfall and present the commission with a vetted list of possible landmarks. The process began in 1977 on the east side of Evanston, where the concentration of possible landmarks was greatest. Research on Area Three began in 1982 and concluded in 1985.

ANALYSIS AND COMPARISON OF THE CRITERIA IN THE ORIGINAL PRESERVATION ORDINANCE AND IN THE 1994 PRESERVATION ORDINANCE When the Evanston Preservation Commission was established in 1975, the enabling ordinance gave the commission only advisory review power over alterations to and demolitions of properties designated as Evanston Landmarks. There was no provision for historic districts in the original ordinance; the Illinois state preservation office suggested Evanston consider districts in 1978 because of the large number of National

1 Register-eligible buildings the initial survey work had revealed. Commissioners then identified clusters of buildings for National Register Historic Districts, in addition to identifying individual landmarks. By 1983 Evanston had three historic districts—the Evanston Lakeshore Historic District, the Evanston Ridge Historic District, and the Suburban Apartment Buildings in Evanston, Illinois, a multiple-property historic district.

Landmark determination was based on eleven criteria established by the Preservation Commission before the detailed work of evaluating individual buildings began in 1977. There were three historic criteria, six architectural criteria, and two general criteria. To become an Evanston Landmark, a building had to meet only one criterion on the list. A copy of the criteria is attached to this memo. (Fig. 2)

In 1993, at the request of Third Ward Alderman Sue Brady, the City authorized the revision of the Preservation Ordinance to give the commission binding power over the alteration and demolition of properties designated as individual Evanston Landmarks and those in historic districts. An attorney whose specialty was preservation law wrote the new ordinance. It was essential that the criteria for designation be the same in both the old and the new ordinance so that the work of the Preservation Commission could continue without interruption. The language most of the criteria in the new ordinance clarify the criteria in the old ordinance, while Criteria 5, 7, and 9 are new criteria that cover omissions in the old list of criteria.

Because 2623 Lincoln Street was designated under the criteria, A5 and A9 in the original ordinance, this memo will address only on those two criteria. Criterion A9 states that a building had been “selected for inclusion on the 1972 Illinois Historic Structures Survey. Evanston buildings listed on the 1972 Illinois Historic Structures Survey were all designated Evanston Landmarks. Most of the A9’s received additional designation. The A9 houses at 2623 Lincoln Street and 2444 Pioneer Road, another building included in this report, received the additional designation of A5.

The 1972 Illinoi survey laid the foundation for the historic preservation work that followed in the state. Surveyors included architects, architectural historians, architecture students, and others with a working knowledge of the architectural resources in Illinois. Architectural historian Paul Sprague and architect Jon Pohl surveyed Evanston. Dr. Paul Sprague is professor emeritus in the Department of Art History at the University of . His studies in architectural history have included extensive research on the careers of , , Walter Burley Griffin, and Marion Mahony Griffin. Architect and former Evanston resident Jon Pohl had a long and distinguished career with the firms Perkins and Will and American architecture-engineering firm HOK; both large firms have an international clientele. The firm of Perkins and Will was founded by Evanston architects Lawrence B. Perkins and Philip Will. Perkins was the son of Dwight Perkins, who designed and built his own house at 2319 Lincoln Street. Jon Pohl worked in the aviation section at both firms and served two separate terms on the Evanston Preservation Commission.

The architectural criteria in the old ordinance were listed under the heading “Criteria of Architectural Importance.” Criterion A5 stated that a building “Exemplify the work of a nationally or internationally known architect or major local architect or master builder.” The equivalent of A5 in the old ordinance is Criterion 4 in the new ordinance. Criterion 4 states that a building is “identified as the work of an architect, designer, engineer, or builder whose individual work is significant in the history or development of the City of Evanston, the State of Illinois, the Midwest region, or the United States.” (Fig. 3) The essential meaning of both criteria is identical.

All of the architects whose buildings received an A5 had designed several buildings in Evanston or in the area. The designation A5 was only given after the Preservation Commission had looked at several

2 buildings designed by the same architect. Not all of an architect’s designs received an A5; some received no designation at all. Information on the buildings in Area Three comes from the working records of the Evaluation Committee in 1982. (Fig. 4) Included as well are Statements of Significance for most of the A5’s in Area Three. (Fig. 5)

As the Preservation Commission concluded its building survey of Evanston, commissioners looked at other areas that might be potential historic districts. In 1987 the commission received a grant to survey the areas outside of the Ten Intensive Study areas and to identify possible individual landmarks and historic districts. The grant identified two possible districts—Northeast and Northwest Evanston. The historical information that follows comes from a proposal for a Northwest Evanston Historic District, written by Anne O. Earle. Area Three lies within the larger boundaries of that proposed district.

COMING OF AGE IN THE TWENTIES; THE DEVELOPMENT OF NORTHWEST EVANSTON IN THE FIRST THIRD OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY Anne O. Earle “The proposed Northwest Evanston Historic District is an area of owner-occupied single-family houses built during the first third of the twentieth century. …The establishment of the new residential community at the edge of a nineteenth century suburb began in 1895, when a complementary trio of houses was built on an undeveloped block at the edge of North Evanston. (2444, 2450, 2454 Pioneer Road, Robert C. Spencer, Jr. architect) Arts and Crafts style houses… and derivative Foursquares followed… But it is the twenties houses that give the proposed district its dominant character…

“The dominant character of the district…is formed by the ensemble of houses constructed during the building boom between the end of World War I and the early years of the . Although each house is different from its neighbors, a feeling of cohesiveness unites the proposed district. The core of the district is the seven-block area of twenties houses that lies between Grant and Harrison streets, on Ewing Avenue, Lincoln Street, Forestview Road, Lincolnwood Drive, Central Park Avenue, Marcy Avenue, and part of Lawndale Avenue. Large revival houses designed by local architects for original owner-occupants are interspersed with equally large revival houses built by contractor-builders for speculation…

“Two broad streets, Lincoln Street and Central Park Avenue, lead to the core of the proposed Northwest Historic District. Each has a 100-foot wide right-of-way and very broad parkways. Large houses with very generous setbacks on wide, landscaped lots contribute to the feeling of graciousness and gentility.

“Lincoln Street is an extension of a street laid out in the platting of North Evanston in 1868. Lincoln was, and remains, the major entrance to the district from the east… Lot sizes, prevailing setbacks, and house sizes on Lincoln are significantly larger than to the east… The houses on Lincoln reflect the successive stages of development from the dominance of Arts and Crafts houses near Hartrey Avenue to the dominance of eclectic styles near Lincolnwood Drive.

“…Fifty-two houses within the proposed Northwest Evanston Historic District are designated Evanston Landmarks; twenty-one of those are also listed on the 1972 Illinois Historic Structures survey.”

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STYLES AND BUILDING TYPES With the exception of 2444 and 2450 Pioneer Road, which were built in 1895, all of the Area Three buildings designated A5 were built between 1904 and 1934. The majority of the thirteen A5 houses in Area Three were built between 1922 and 1934 and were built in revival styles, and most of those houses were designed in the Tudor Revival style.

According to archcitectural historian Susan Benjamin, who wrote Section 8 in the Northeast Evanston Historic District Nomination, “the Tudor Revival style was popular in America between 1893 and 1940, although the great surge in popularity occurred in the late teens and the 1920s. The style is based loosely on English Medieval prototypes, with small cottges as well as large country homes categorized stylistically as Tudor Revival. The small cottages attracted homebuyers because they evoked the image of a sweeter, simpler way of life…At the other end of the economic spectrum, a large English country manor was equally attractive, expressing symbolically a homeowner’s elevated economic status and implied respectability. Somewhere between the quaint cottage and the sprawling country house stands the handsome suburban Tudor Revival house that was so commonly built in northwest Evanston and throughout the . Although builders constructed some of the smaller houses from available plans, most were architect-designed.

“Features of the Tudor Revival style include picturesque massing; asymmetrical plans; steeply-pitched, front- facing gable roofs; tall, narrow windows, usually casements in multiple groups with multipane or diamond glazing; prominent brick chimneys frequently crowned by chimney pots; decorative, not structural, half- timbering; and doorways topped with Tudor (flattened, pointed) arches or shouldered, flat arches. Some entrances have a projecting vestibule covered with a steeply pitched, asymmetrical ‘catslide’ gable roof. Unlike the wood clapboard or shingle Queen Anne or Stick Style houses, which also drew on Medieval English precedents, Tudor Revival houses have walls of stucco, brick, brick veneer, or some combination of materials… Athough stone trim was popular, Tudor Revival houses are most commonly built of brick. As masonery veneer became widespread during the 1920s, brick homes were possible even for those on a modest budget.” (Susan Benjamin, Northeast Evanston Historic District Nomination, 1999, Section 8, Pages 95–96)

ARCHITECTS AND BUILDERS As Anne O. Earle stated in her 1988 proposal for a Northwest Evanston Historic District, houses in the proposed Northwest Evanston Historic District were largely purpose built by an architect or builder for a specific client. The biographical information architectects who designed the A5 houses in Area Three comes from the Appendix prepared by Barbara J. Buchbinder Green in Evanstoniana: An Informal History of Evanston and its Architecture, Margery B. Perkins, compiled and edited by Barbara J. Buchbinder Green, 1984 (BJBG); the information compiled by Susan Benjamin in the Northwest Evanston Historic District nomination, 1999 (SB); and the Biographical Dictionary of American Architects (Deceased), Henry F. Withey, A.I.A. and Elsie Rathburn Withey, 1956, reprinted 1970 (HFW). It is worth noting that in the Statements of Significance Dr. Westfall referred to several of the architects as important Chicago area architects—specifically, Dwight Perkins, Elmo Lowe, and John Bollenbacher.

4 It is important to note that the character of a streetscape, a neighborhood, a community is not determined by the architectural stars. By definition those stars—the Frank Lloyd Wrights of the world—comprise a small, select group, whose work by its rarity becomes an architectural centerpiece in a community. It is the work of the second-tier architects that defines the the architectural character of a community. Those second-tier architects of the early twentieth century produced designs that were more than competent—in some cases, they were outstanding. Evanston streets are lined with their work. They are the essence of the historic districts and comprise the majority of the individual Evanston Landmarks. An equally important factor in what was built was the rise in the cost of living. As land, building, and labor costs increased in the 1910s and 1920s, houses became smaller. The Evaluation Committee took into consideration all of these very significant factors when surveying buildings.

Robert Closson Spencer, Jr. (1864–1953) A graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Spencer also had a degree from the University of Wisconsin in mechanical engineering…He studied in Europe for several years and upon his return he worked for the Boston firm of Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge and later moved to their Chicago office… In 1895 Spencer opened his own office; in 1897 he moved into Steinway Hall…BJBG

Dwight Heald Perkins (1897–1941) studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In charge of the office of Burnham & Root while Burnham was busy with the 1893 World’s Columbian Exhbition, Perkins established his own office in Steinway Hall, his first independent commission… From 1905 to 1911 he was the architect for the Chicago Board of Education and designed approximately forty schools. A close friend of landscape architect Jens Jensen, Perkins … worked to establish the Cook County Forest Preserve System. He lived in Evanston. BJBG

Hermann Valentien von Holst (1874–1955) & James L. Fyfe (dates unknown) Hermann von Holst was born in Germany; his family immigrated to the U.S. in 1891, when his father assumed a position at the University of Chicago. Hermann graduated from the architecture program at the University of Chicago in 1893 and the architecture program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1896.He began his architectural career as a draughtsman at the Chicago office of Shepley, Rootan & Coolidge. In 1909 he opened his own practice with offices in Steinway Hall. When Frank Lloyd Wright went off to Europe with Mrs. Cheney, von Holst, along with architects Isabel Roberts and John Van Bergen, agreed to oversee Wright’s unfinished projects. Von Holst proved highly capable for the task. In 1920 he moved to Florida, where he continued his architectural practice. He had a brief practice with James L. Fyfe.

Robert Edward Seyfarth (1878–1950) was born in Blue Island, Illinois and attended the Chicago Manual Training School; after graduation he went to work for prominent architect George W. Maher. Maher’s introduction to Evanson came when he worked on Maher’s designs for ’s Patten Gymnasium and Swift Hall of Engineering. He also supervised the construction of James A. Patton’s house on Ridge Avenue, according to biographical notes. A Wikipedia entry states, “Seyfarth’s work was distinguished … as a distillation of prevailing revivalist architecture, characterized by…strong geometry, a highly refined sense of proportion, and the selective, discriminating use of historical references.” In 1909 Seyfarth opened his own practice on the North Shore, and in 1911 built himself a home in Highland Park. In the 1910s and 1920s he designed houses in many Chicago-area suburbs, including Evanston.

Edgar Ovet Blake (1866–1953) was born in Evanston and graduated from Evanston Township High School. In 1881 he began working for Chicago architect John M. Van Osdel [but] left the firm to attend the , completing his architectural studies in Paris. Blake worked on the World’s Columbian

5 Exposition in 1893 before settling into an architectural practice in Evanston. While the bulk of his practice was single-family residential architecture, Blake also designed office buildings, churches, and apartment houses. Blake was a versatile designer who worked in many of the architectural styles popular in the early twentieth century. SB

Elmo Cameron Lowe (1876–1933) was born in Illinois, graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1905, and worked first as a designer for architect Bertram Goodhue. From 1908 to 1924 Lowe was in partnership with John C. Bollenbacher, retiring from the firm in 1930. BJBG

John Carlisle Bollenbacher (1884–1939) was born in Bloomington, Indiana, and received his education in architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He returned to the Midwest and began to work for Elmo C. Lowe, later becoming a partner in the firm. (see above) Lowe & Bollenbacher designed many churches and other public buildings in the Midwest. When Elmo Lowe retired in 1930, Bollenbacher entered into partnership with Alfred Hoyt Grainger. HFW

Edwin Hill Clark (1899–1967) & Chester Howe Walcott (1883–1947) Chester Walcott and his brother Russell grew up in Evanston. In 1903]Chester earned a B.S. in architecture at Princeton University… According to Withey, Walcott continued his studies in Italy and in Ateliers of the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. From 1912 to 1917 Chester Walcott was in partnership with Arthur C. Brown; from 1919 to 1920 with his brother; and from 1920 to 1922 with Edwin Hill Clark; after which he (Chester) practiced alone. Edwin Clark had been a partner of architect William A. Otis from 1909 to 1920. BJBG, HFW

Raymond F. Houlihan (1902?–1955) was a Beaux Arts-trained architect who practiced in Evanston and the North Shore and for many years was the head architect for developer Charles A. Hemphill (see below).

Charles A. Hemphill (dates unknown) was a prolific North Shore builder. A job offer brought Charles A. Hemphill to Chicago from New York in 1924. Finding he was unhappy with his new position, Hemphill… began building houses and soon formed a successful full-service construction company based in Evanston… In the early days of the firm, he always used architect Raymond Houlihan, a Beaux Arts-trained arachitect… (see above) The houses Hemphill built between 1937 and 1939 were typically constructed of lannon stone and were either French Eclectic or Tudor Revival…The business continued under the direction of his sons James and Robert until 1993. SB

Joseph Henry Bristle (1885–1955) was born in Chicago. He trained as an architect and worked in Chicago, Evanston, and on the North Shore. During World War I Bristle worked for the Shipbuilding Corporation in Alexandria, Virginia. After the war he and his family moved to Northwest Evanston (2505 Park Place). In 1911 Bristle was a member of the Chicago Architectural Club at the same time that Elmo C. Lowe was president of the club. (see above) Fellow members at the time were Dwight Perkins, Alfred H. Granger (see Bollenbacher entry, above), and Evanson residents Daniel H. Burnham andThomas Tallmadge. He was a member of the American Institute of Architects from 1926 to 1935 and a member of Illinois Society of Architects. Bristle designed many houses in Evanston, including several for Evanston developers J. P. Bauer, a E. C. Harms, and Thomas B. Carson. Many of the buildings attributed to Carson are Evanston Landmarks. Since developers usually listed themselves as the architect of record, we do not have at this time a full record of all the Evanston houses Bristle may have designed.

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EVANSTON BUILDINGS DESIGNED BY JOSEPH H. BRISTLE

2623 Lincoln Street, 1929 Evanston Landmark, A5, A9

2600 Orrington Avenue, 1922 1327 Lincoln Street, 1921 Contributing Structure in the Northeast No Individual Designation Evanston Historic District No Individual Designation EVANSTON BUILDINGS DESIGNED BY JOSEPH H. BRISTLE

2422 Lincolnwood Drive, circa 1922–1928 2312 Ewing Avenue, circa 1922–1928 For Fred Bristle, No Individual Designation No Individual Designation

2512 Park Place, circa 1922–1928 2525 Park Place, circa 1922–1928 No Individual Designation No Individual Designation EVANSTON BUILDINGS DESIGNED BY JOSEPH H. BRISTLE

2807 Harrison Street, 1925 1118 Lake Street, 1926 No Individual Designation Contributing Structure #210, Evanston Ridge Historic District; No Individual Designation

2209 Central Park Avenue, 1926 2311 Lincolnwood Drive, 1927 No Individual Designation No Individual Designation EVANSTON BUILDINGS DESIGNED BY JOSEPH H. BRISTLE

2200 Central Street, 1926, Evanston Landmark A8*

*A8. A building “exhibits an unusual, distinctive, or 2043 Orrington Avenue, 1928 eccentric design or construction technique, which Contributing Structure in the Northeast contributes to the architectural interest of its environs Evanston Historic District as an accent or counterpoint.” The building at 2200 No Individual Designation Central Street is a dentist’s office and was built to be a medical office.

2330 Ewing Avenue, 1928 No Individual Designation EVANSTON BUILDINGS DESIGNED BY JOSEPH H. BRISTLE

2047 Orrington Avenue, 1928 Contributing Structure in the Northeast Evanston Historic District No Individual Designation

915 Sheridan Road, 1941 Contributing Structure in the Evanston Lakeshore Historic District No Individual Designation

2714 Lincoln Street, 1929 No Individual Designation HOUSES DESIGNATED A5 IN AREA THREE, BUILT BETWEEN 1895 & 1912

2444 Pioneer Road, 1895, Robert C. Spencer, Jr. architect, A5, A9

2405 Lincoln Street, 1906, Dwight H. Perkins, architect, A5

2450 Pioneer Road, 1895, Robert C. Spencer, Jr. architect, A5 HOUSES DESIGNATED A5 IN AREA THREE, BUILT BETWEEN 1895 & 1912

2727 Lincoln Street, 1912, von Holst & Fyfe, architects, A5, A9

2319 Lincoln Street, 1904, Dwight H. Perkins, architect, A5, H3*

*H3 The property is “associated with a nationally, regionally, or locally prominent person who has been dead 25 years or a locally prominent organization. This was Dwight Perkins’ own house. HOUSES DESIGNATED A5 IN AREA THREE, BUILT BETWEEN 1922 & 1934

2510 Lincoln Street, 1922, Clark & Walcott, 2516 Lincoln Street, 1923, Lowe & Bollenbacher, architects, A5 architects, A5

*A9 The property was “selected for inclusion on the 1972 Illinois Historic Structures Survey.”

**H3 The property is “associated with a nationally, regionally, or locally prominent person who has been dead 25 years or a locally prominent organization. This was Edgar O. Blake’s own house.”

2518 Central Park Avenue, 1923, Edgar O. Blake, architect, A5, H3** HOUSES DESIGNATED A5 IN AREA THREE, BUILT BETWEEN 1922 & 1934

2525 Colfax Street, 1925, Elmo C. Lowe, architect, A5

2425 Lincoln Street, 1931, Raymond H. Houlihan, architect, A5 2426 Lincolnwood Drive, 1928, Charles A. Hemphill, builder, A5, A9* HOUSES DESIGNATED A5 IN AREA THREE, BUILT BETWEEN 1922 & 1934

2733 Colfax Street, 1915, Robert Seyfarth, architect, A5

2320 Lincolnwood Drive, 1925, Robert Seyfarth, architect, A5 A COMPARISON OF AREA THREE A5 TUDOR REVIVAL HOUSES BUILT BETWEEN 1922 AND 1934

2623 Lincoln Street, 1929, Joseph Bristle, 2525 Colfax Street, 1925, Elmo C. Lowe, architect, A5 architect, A5, A9

2510 Lincoln Street, 1922, Clark & 2516 Lincoln Street, 1923, Lowe & Bollenbacher, 2426 Lincolnwood Drive, 1928, Walcott, architects, A5 architects, A5 Charles A. Hemphill, builder, A5, A9

ATTACHMENT E

2-8-5. - NOMINATION, CONSIDERATION AND DESIGNATION OF LANDMARKS AND DISTRICTS.

(A) Initiation of Nomination. Nomination of an area, property, structure, site or object for consideration and designation as a landmark or district shall be submitted to the Commission on a form prepared by the Commission, and may be submitted by any of the following: 1. A Commissioner or member of the Commission. 2. A member of the Plan Commission. 3. A member of the Council. 4. The Mayor. 5. Any resident of the City. 6. Any not-for-profit organization with its principal place of business in the City. 7. An owner of record. (B) Withdrawal of Nomination. A nomination may be withdrawn by the person or persons who submitted the nomination form at any time prior to the Commission scheduling a public hearing under Subsection 2-8-5(C). Requests for withdrawal of a nomination after the Commission schedules a public hearing shall be granted only upon an affirmative vote of at least eight (8) Commissioners. (C) Notification of Nomination and Public Hearing. 1. Owners of record shall be notified, by regular mail, of completion and submission of a nomination form within ten (10) business days of receipt of the nomination. 2. The Commission shall schedule a public hearing on the nomination within forty five (45) days following receipt of the completed nomination form. Notice of the time, place and purpose of such hearing shall be given by the Commission at least five (5) business days prior thereto by the following methods: (a) By mailing of notification to each owner of record of a nominated landmark or owner of record of a property, structure, site or object in a nominated district; and (b) By mailing of notification to every association of residents or owners that has registered with the Commission for this purpose. (D) Procedure. The hearing shall be conducted in accordance with the pertinent Section of the rules of the Commission. The Commission shall consider all testimony or evidence relating to the designation criteria in Subsections 2-8-4(A) and (B), from any person who makes written submissions or appears at the public hearing. The owner of any nominated landmark or of property, structure, site or object within a nominated district shall be allowed reasonable opportunity to present testimony or evidence concerning the applicability of the designation criteria in Subsections 2-8-4(A) and (B). (E) Recommendation by Commission. Within thirty five (35) days following the close of the public hearing, the Commission shall make a determination upon the evidence as to whether the nominated landmark or district does or does not meet the criteria for designation in Subsections 2-8-4(A) and (B). If the Commission determines that the nominated landmark or district does meet the criteria for designation, the Commission shall direct the City Manager or his/her designee to transmit its recommendation to the Council or its duly authorized committee. Such a recommendation shall be passed by a resolution of the Commission and shall be accompanied by a report to the Council or its duly authorized committee containing the following information: 1. Explanation of the significance or lack of significance of the nominated landmark or district as it relates to the criteria for designation;

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2. Explanation of the integrity or lack of integrity of a nominated landmark or district; 3. Identification of critical features of the nominated landmark or areas, properties, sites and objects in a nominated district to provide guidance for review of alteration, construction, demolition or relocation; 4. Proposed design guidelines, if any, for review of alteration, construction, demolition or relocation; 5. A map showing the location of the nominated landmark or the boundaries of the nominated district; and 6. A list, including the address, of every property, structure, site and object in each nominated district classifying each as being of contributing significance or noncontributing significance based on their degree of historic, cultural, architectural or archaeological significance. If the Commission fails to make its recommendation within thirty five (35) days following the close of the public hearing or if the Commission finds that the nominated landmark or district does not meet the criteria for designation, the nomination process shall end. If the Commission fails to make its recommendation within thirty five (35) days following the close of the public hearing or if the Commission votes not to recommend a proposed designation to the Council or its duly authorized committee, the Commission may not reconsider the proposed designation, except as provided in Subsection 2-8-5(H), for a period of two (2) years from the date of the passage of the thirty five (35) days from the close of the public hearing or the date of the negative Commission vote, whichever is applicable.

(F) Notification of Commission Recommendation. Notice of the recommendation of the Commission, including a copy of the report, shall be transmitted to the Council or its duly authorized committee and sent by regular mail to the owner of record of a nominated landmark and to all owners of record within a nominated district, and to the nominator within five (5) business days following adoption of the resolution and report. (G) Designation by Council. 1. The Council shall, within one hundred twenty (120) days after receiving the recommendations of the Commission regarding the nominated landmark or district, and without further required public hearing, either designate the landmark or district by ordinance or reject designation by resolution. In reaching its decision the Council shall review the evidence and testimony presented to the Commission together with any comment from subsequent public hearings. Should Council fail to reach a decision within one hundred twenty (120) days after receiving the recommendations from the Commission, the interim protection provided under Section 2-8-7 shall no longer be enforceable and the nomination shall be deemed denied. 2. The designation of a nominated landmark or district, shall require the affirmative vote of a simple majority the members of Council. 3. Notice of the Council's approval of the designation ordinance and effective date of the action of the Council shall be provided by regular mail to the nominator, the owner of record of the nominated landmark, or owners of record of all properties within the nominated district. The notice shall include a copy of the designation ordinance and shall be sent within five (5) business days following notification of the Division of Planning and Zoning. A copy of each designation ordinance shall be sent to the Commission, the Plan Commission and the Division of Building and Inspection Services. 4. If the Council has refused to designate a proposed landmark or district, the Commission may not reconsider the proposed designation, except as provided in Subsection 2-8-5(H), for a period of two (2) years from the date of the Council's refusal to designate. (H) Reconsideration of Previously Nominated Landmarks and Districts. The Commission may reconsider previously nominated landmarks and districts within a period of two (2) years of the Commission's failure to make its recommendation within thirty five (35) days of the close of the public hearing under

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Subsection 2-8-5(C) or of the Commission's finding that the nominated landmark or district does not meet the criteria for designation or of the Council's refusal to designate the proposed landmark or district only where: 1. Significant new information concerning the previously nominated landmark or district relating to the criteria for designation, under Section 2-8-4, is provided, and 2. The Commission votes by an affirmative vote of at least eight (8) Commissioners to reconsider the previously nominated landmark or district.

(Ord. No. 12-0-94; Ord. No. 8-0-12, (47-0-11(exh. B, § 2-8-5)), 1-23-2012)

2-8-6. - AMENDMENT AND RESCISSION OF DESIGNATION.

(A) Designation may be amended or rescinded, only after a period of two (2) years following the designation, upon petition to the Commission and compliance with the same procedures and according to the same criteria set forth herein for designation as follows: 1. Petitions for amendment or rescission of a designation may be submitted by the same persons authorized to submit nominations pursuant to Subsection 2-8-5(A). 2. Properly submitted petitions are referred to the Commission for public hearing as provided in Subsection 2-8-5(C). 3. In the case of a rescission of a landmark designation or part or all of a district designation, the Commission shall consider whether the landmark or district no longer meets the criteria for designation, and make a recommendation to the Council or its duly authorized committee as provided in Subsection 2-8-5(E), including a report concerning whether the landmark or district does or does not continue to retain significance and integrity. (B) The Council shall rescind or amend a designation only after all of the above procedures have been followed. The Council shall rescind a designation only upon a finding that the designated landmark or district no longer meets the criteria for designation in Section 2-8-4.

(Ord. No. 12-0-94; Ord. No. 8-0-12, (47-0-11(exh. B, § 2-8-6)), 1-23-2012)

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