EVANSTON PRESERVATION COMMISSION Preservation & Design Awards 2018 Nomination Form The Evanston Preservation Commission is pleased to call for nominations for the 2018 Evanston Preservation & Design Awards. This program is aimed at recognizing property owners, architects, contractors and local organizations for their contribution to maintaining and enhancing the architectural, historical and cultural heritage of the City of Evanston through the following categories: Sensitive Addition, Appropriate New Construction, Proper Rehabilitation and Restoration. PROJECT ADDRESS OR NAME OF INDIVIDUAL BEING NOMINATED: (Please enter below) Shakespeare Garden, East of Sheridan Rd., North of Garrett, South of Technological Institute CATEGORY: (check appropriate categories) ___ Sensitive Addition/Alteration: a project that successfully integrated an addition/alteration within the architectural style of a main house or building and complements the context and character of a historic district, neighborhood or a specific area within the City. ___ Adaptive Reuse: a project that creatively achieved the adaptive reuse of an existing structure originally used for another purpose. The project must have undertaken at least substantial rehabilitation. ___ Appropriate New Construction: A new house, building or structure that through its design and use of building materials enhances the quality of the built environment. The project must have a positive impact on its immediate surroundings, including historic district, neighborhood or a specific area within the City. ___X Proper Rehabilitation/Restoration: A project that has closely followed the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for The Treatment of Historic Properties and its Guidelines for Preserving, Rehabilitating, Restoring and Reconstructing Buildings (landmarks and non-landmark contributing/significant buildings city wide are also eligible) ___ Innovative Solutions in Preservation: Showing sensitive and creative solutions incorporating issues of sustainability, adaptive reuse and integration of accessibility improvements. ___ Life Achievement/Preservationist of the Year: This award is given to an individual who has demonstrated a sustained commitment to the preservation movement for the benefit of the City of Evanston through his/her work or volunteerism. (continues next page) 1 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Describe briefly and concisely the project's scope of work and important features. Include with your nomination BEFORE and AFTER digital pictures. Attach additional information on a separate sheet if necessary. Shakespeare Garden Enhancement Project in conjunction with the Garden Club of Evanston (GCE) Centennial Celebration. The GCE conceived the idea of designing and implementing a “Shakespeare Garden” on Northwestern University property in 1916 and secured the renowned Landscape Architect, Jens Jensen to design the garden. In 1988 the garden was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. The University- as a gift to the GCE - funded this enhancement project to honor the Garden Club of Evanston’s Centennial milestone. Enhancements included existing architectural stone and garden restoration, new stone benches with sundial plinth and plaque, new custom designed wood obelisks, new irrigation system, lighting for the garden, pathway restoration with upgrades. LIFE ACHIEVEMENT/PRESERVATIONIST OF THE YEAR DESCRIPTION: Describe or list the accomplishments, work, and achievements of the individual being nominated that have contributed to the historic preservation movement in Evanston and the reason(s) why the nominee deserves this award. Submit a digital photo portrait of the individual being nominated. Attach additional information on a separate sheet if necessary. (continues next page) 2 PROJECT'S: Beginning Date: ______________ Completion Date: _____________ 847-491-4258 Owner's Name: Northwestern_______________________ University __ Phone: ________________ Email: [email protected] Mailing Address: 2020______________ Ridge Avenue,_____________________ Suite 250 Evanston _____ State: ____IL Zip Code: 60208_______________ Garden Club of Evanston, Northwestern University, Hitchcock Design Group, Erin McNamara, Architect's Name: ________________________Peter Hugh Lighting Phone: _______________847-491-4258 Email: [email protected] Mailing Address: ___________2020 Ridge Ave.___________________________ Suite 250 Evanston __ State: ____IL Zip Code: _______________60208 Rosborough Partners, Block Electric, Central Irrigation, Masonry by Fernando, Contractor's Name:___________________Architectural Cast Stone ____ Phone: ________________847-491-4258 Email: [email protected] Mailing Address: _____________2020 Ridge Ave.________________________ Suite 250 Evanston ___ State: ____IL Zip Code: _60208______________ LIFE ACHIEVEMENT/PRESERVATIONIST OF THE YEAR: Nominee's Name: ________________________ Phone: _____________ Email: _______________________ Mailing Address: _______________________________________ State: ____ Zip Code: ________________ NOMINATION SUBMITTED BY: Name: _________________________Andrew McGonigle _Phone: ________________847-491-4258 Email [email protected] Mailing Address: __________2020 Ridge ____________________________Ave. Suite 250 Evanston _ State: ____IL Zip Code: __60208______________ DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: Please submit your completed nomination form in one PDF file and one hard copy, no later than Friday, April 6, 2018 by 5 pm to: Evanston Preservation & Design Awards c/o Carlos D. Ruiz, Senior Planner/preservation Coordinator, Community Development Department, Planning & Zoning Division, 2100 Ridge Avenue, Room 3201, Evanston, IL 60201. Phone (847) 448-8687, Fax (847) 448-8120, E-mail [email protected] IMPORTANT: Do not forget to include BEFORE and AFTER digital photos of the nominated project. 3 Preservation and Design Awards 2018 Shakespeare Garden Enhancement Shakespeare Garden Enhancement Project in conjunction with the Category: Garden Club of Evanston Centennial Celebration. Proper Rehabilitation/Restoration The Garden Club of Evanston (GCE) conceived the idea of designing and Address: implementing a “Shakespeare Garden” on Northwestern University Evanston Campus property in 1916 and secured the renowned Landscape Architect, Jens Owner: Jensen to design the garden. In 1988 the garden was listed on the U.S. Northwestern University National Register of Historic Places. Design Team: Garden Club of Evanston, The University - as a gift to the GCE - funded this enhancement project to honor the GCE’s Centennial milestone. Enhancements included existing Northwestern University, architectural stone and garden restoration, new stone benches with Hitchcock Design Group, sundial plinth and plaque, new custom designed wood obelisks, new Erin McNamara, irrigation system, lighting for the garden, pathway restoration with Peter Hugh Lighting upgrades. Contractor Team: North campus. Rosborough Partners, Block Electric, Central Irrigation, Masonry by Fernando, Architectural Cast Stone Completion Date: 1 Spring 2016 flagstone walk new hawthorn hedge bench crushed stone path tuteur perennials semicircular bench memorial sundial new bench Shakespeare Garden Enhancements Jens Jensen’s plan view drawing (“before,” left) and watercolor rendering of the enhanced garden in 2016. The design team with artisans and multiple contractors restored the semicircular bench and memorial, repaired the sundial, added 2 new quarter-circular benches, wood obelisk, perennial plants, and crushed stone paths. 2 Shakespeare Garden Enhancements A watercolor perspective from the 1930s (“before,” left) shows the daylight condition that was typical of how visitors experienced the garden. One of the significant enhancements to the garden was to add landscape lighting in order to extend and improve the visitors' experience. The lighting plan, on which this watercolor rendering (“after,” right) was based, was inspired by A Midsummer Night’s Dream and the magical transformation of the landscape into a garden where visitors – and woodland fairies – would feel at home. 3 Shakespeare Garden before restoration. 4 Shakespeare Garden during construction. 5 Shakespeare Garden Enhancements The Shakespeare memorial fountain was dedicated in 1930 and has been the garden’s eastern axial terminus ever since. The stone and bronze memorial features a bust of Shakespeare and quotations from As You Like It, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and The Winter’s Tale. It was cleaned and restored as part of the enhancements. Stone seats were added to replace the wooden ones that had been installed years earlier. A moonlight fixture was suspended from a tree limb twenty feet above the memorial to cast a pool of soft light. 6 Shakespeare Garden Enhancements The classical design of the memorial fountain is in keeping with the dignified nature of the garden. New stone seats provide a popular vantage point from which to survey the garden. During the restoration of the fountain, care was taken to maintain the bronze patina and other signs of age. 7 Shakespeare Garden Enhancements The semicircular bench at the west end of the garden's long east-west axis was cleaned and restored as part of the enhancements. Its profile, details, and distinctive carving – which was originally based on an Elizabethan-era embroidery pattern – served as a model for the new quarter-circle benches, but the somewhat worn condition