PRESERVATION FOUNDATION OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS Officers Alice F. Moulton-Ely PRESIDENT Pauline Mohr VICE PRESIDENT, MEMBERSHIP Janet M. Gibson VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAMS Carol A. Champ SECRETARY James F. Herber TREASURER Directors Marcia C. O. Bennett Edward H. Bennett, III Paul Bergmann Laureen Grieve Maureen Grinnell Judith A. Harris Michael Hrusovsky Elaine B. Hughes Arthur H. Miller Edward Notz, Jr. Dustin O’Regan Shirley M. Paddock Jane Partridge Frank Ponterio Patricia C. Riess Linda L. Shields Craig Speed Mary Jane Wolter Honorary Directors Herbert Geist Gail T. Hodges Lorraine A. Tweed Henry P. Wheeler Sarah D. Wimmer PRESIDENTS OF THE PRESERVATION FOUNDATION Edward H. Bennett, Jr., 1976-1978 Gayle K. Dompke, 1978-1980 Gail T. Hodges, 1980-1982 Herbert Geist, 1982-1984 Lorraine A. Tweed, 1984-1986 Henry P. Wheeler, 1986-1988 Sarah D. Wimmer, 1988-1990, 1992-1993 Pauline M. Mohr, 1993-1995, 1997-1999 Richard J. DuBourdieu, 1995-1997 Edward H. Bennett, III, 1999-2001 Linda L. Shields, 1990-1992, 2001-2003 Photos: Pages 6-8, courtesy Baral College; Janet M. Gibson, President’s Message 1It’s been a busy year of “firsts” for the Preservation Foundation: the first time we’ve scheduled at least one program a month, the first time we’ve had all our records and files in one place and organized, the first time we’ve worked with the City on planning new historic districts, the first time we’ve awarded two grants simultaneously—$40,000 to Ragdale for emergency foundation repairs and $25,000 to Elawa Farm for review plans and regrading, the first time we’ve participated in a strategic planning exercise, and there’s more, all this has created new administrative challenges for our volunteer Board of Directors, and we are faced with hiring staff for the first time since our founding in 1976, it’s an exciting time to be part of the Foundation and helping to sustain the incredible architectural legacy of our town, Alice Moulton-Ely, Sense and Centsabilities How to Use Preservation and Property Values to Your Advantage, a Special Conference Sponsored by The Lake Forest Preservation Foundation and The City of Lake Forest Saturday, May 22, 2004, 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Gorton Community Center, 400 East Illinois Road, Lake Forest, Your Vintage Home Is Worth More than You Think!, learn how to save money and increase the value of your home by attending this special conference on the economic impact of preserving the character of Lake Forest, the morning session will feature nationally-acclaimed author Donovan Rypkema discussing how the character of a town increases all property values and how homeowners can benefit from tax-credit and property-tax-freeze programs, at a lunch roundtable, three homeowners will share their experiences in obtaining the benefits of preservation, in the afternoon, homeowners will learn how to apply for these programs, speakers from the Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois, the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency and the City of Lake Forest will outline individual programs, benefits, and qualifications, at day’s end, attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions about their homes and perspective benefits, the cost of the conference is $35.00 in advance and $45.00 at the door, advance registrants can reserve a boxed lunch for an additional $10.00, please submit your registration form and check for full payment by Saturday, May 19, 2004 to LFPF, P.O. Box 813, Lake Forest, IL 60045, information: 847-234-1230, THE PRESERVATION FOUNDATION GUIDEBOOK, the Foundation’s Guidebook to National Register Properties, Lake Forest, Illinois, 2d Ed., includes information on the first two Lake Forest Districts elected to the National Register of Historic Places and on five properties listed individually on the National Register, it is available in local bookstores and shops, and at the Foundation’s office at Gorton Community Center, 400 East Illinois Road, Lake Forest 60045, for $15, Preservation! is published by The Lake Forest Foundation for Historic Preservation, Box 813, Lake Forest IL 60045, (847) 234-1230, www.LFPF.org, Gail T. Hodges, Editor, The City of Lake Forest Establishes The Lake Forest Trust, in a significant move to strengthen the ability of the community to preserve and protect the historic visual character of Lake Forest, its neighborhoods, historic structures, and natural and planned landscapes, the City recently formed The Lake Forest Trust, mission: The Lake Forest Trust shall serve the community by protecting and enhancing its rich heritage, architecturally significant structures and landscaped features that help define the community and its historical roots, to achieve this purpose, the Trust will preserve historically significant properties through acquisition and management, acquisition and resale, and the recording of easements, covenants or deed restrictions, protect historic residential neighborhood character and quality of life, offer technical assistance to preservation and rehabilitation efforts by individual property owners or local organizations, collaborate with other preservation-minded agencies and organizations within the region, accomplish the above while maintaining financial and organizational independence, Lake Forest Trust Members: Alexander D. Stuart, President; Scott Helton, Vice President; Alan W. Adams, Treasurer; Henry T. Chandler, Mrs. John K. Greene, Stephen Wright; John E. Preschlack, Mayor, Ex-Officio Member, Upcoming Programs and Events May-June Open to the Community!, Landscape Magic The Making of Award-Winning Gardens, prominent Chicago-area landscape architect Douglas Hoerr, with Bill Eiserman from Mariani Landscape, will present a slide lecture featuring Lake Forest, North Shore, and Chicago award-winning gardens, followed by a reception at a private garden on Green Bay Road illustrating the principles of appropriately landscaping an historic property, Annual Architectural Walking Tour Lake Forest Coach Houses and Outbuildings Plus a Grand, Intact 100-Year-Old Estate, from David Adler gate houses to A.B. Dick estate outbuildings, participants will see parts of Lake Forest never seen before and visit a beautifully restored and renovated 1904 landmark manor house with outbuildings and breathtaking gardens, Celebrate NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION WEEK May 3–9, 2004 “New Frontiers in Preservation,” proceeds of the Annual Walking Tour benefit Lake Forest preservation projects including Ragdale, Elawa Farm, and Deer Path Hill Estates, DePaul’s Historic Barat College Campus, 1904-2004, by Arthur H. Miller, recently the institutional fate of the Barat College department of DePaul University, created in a 2001 merger, has been the topic of discussion, DePaul announced plans to end instruction here at the end of the Spring 2005 semester, the future of this historic campus celebrating its centennial is in doubt, both the 1904 main building and the 1924 Chapel are historically significant, Barat was included as a contributing structure in the east side Lake Forest National Register Historic District in 1976, Claire Basar presented a lecture in 1986 on “The Barat College Main Chapel: Its Origins and Architectural Details,” architectural historian Susan Benjamin taught a preservation course in 1998 examining the buildings’ architectural significance, the architect of the main building was James J. Egan (1839-1914), Irish-Catholic-born, English-educated, trained in the atelier of Richard Upjohn, designer of Chicago’s post-Fire City Hall and County Building complex and the Hotel St. Benedict Flats, his design for Barat reflects Baroque dignity influenced by Christopher Wren’s St. Paul’s Cathedral and the College of William and Mary, the Chapel, completed in 1924, was designed by George W. Hellmuth of St. Louis, the campus reflects themes of assimilation, aspiration, faith, pride, and women’s advancement including graduates such as Jane Byrne, Chicago’s first woman mayor, as the future of the Barat campus is debated it is important to remember that Barat College’s old main building and chapel are landmarks of great local, regional, and sociological significance embedded in Lake Forest’s educational and social history, 2004 Preservation Awards Recognizing Stewardship that Increases Property Values for the Whole Community, yearly the Preservation Foundation honors individuals and organizations whose actions demonstrate a commitment to excellence in historic preservation, awards are considered in Preservation, Restoration, Renovation, Adaptive Reuse, New Construction or Infill, and Heritage categories, Preservation Award: James Berwick Forgan, Jr. House, 401 North Ahwahnee Road, John and Carol Walter, Holabird & Roche, Holabird & Root; Restoration Award: Charles F. Glore House, 301 North Sheridan Road, J. Douglas and Karen Gray; Renovation Awards: William Gansberg House, 205 North Sheridan Road; 882 North Church Road; Lily Reid Holt Memorial Chapel Accessibility Renovations, Lake Forest College; Don’s Finest Foods, 850 North Western Avenue; Adaptive Re-Use Awards: 1055 Woodbine Place; “Gate Lodge” for “White Oaks,” Estate of Robert J. Thorne, 425 North Sheridan Road; Adaptive Re-Use Award Landscape and Garden Elements: 340 South Bluff’s Edge Drive; Infill Award: 175 Washington Circle; Heritage Award: Garage Renovation and New Freestanding Garage “Colvin Tree,” Walter Brewster Estate, 20 West Westminster, MISSION: THE LAKE FOREST PRESERVATION FOUNDATION PROTECTS THE HISTORIC VISUAL CHARACTER OF LAKE FOREST, JOIN US, you can help make a difference, expand knowledge and appreciation for historic sites and structures, planning studies to guide growth, establishment of National Register historic districts, dissemination of knowledge of historic amenities, benefits include members-only opportunities to view exceptional historic homes and gardens, membership categories include $2,500 Life Member, $500 Patron, $250 Sustaining, $100 Sponsor, $50 Family, $35 Individual, $20 Student, to pay via Visa or MasterCard complete the information requested, membership activities include Holiday Party 2003, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (the Sequel), Keeping Historic Mortar Healthy, The Homes of Stanley D. Anderson, and The Preservation Foundation, an Illinois 501(c)(3) public foundation, is open to all who share its goal of progress through preservation, 4/04.
