2000 Summer Newsletter

PRESERVATION FOUNDATION OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS Officers: Edward H. (Ted) Bennett, III, PRESIDENT; Arthur H. Miller, Jr., VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAM; Kiki Smith, VICE PRESIDENT, MEMBERSHIP; Marcia O. Bennett, SECRETARY; Alice F. Moulton-Ely, TREASURER; Directors: Priscilla A. Billington, Paul Bergmann, James M. Brown, Susan Dillon Bryant, Carol A. Champ, William H. Emerson, Janet M. Gibson, Joseph F. Huber, Elaine B. Hughes, Kimberly Nicastro, Pauline M. Mohr, Shirley Paddock, Patricia C. Riess, Beverly J. Sanchez, David Schlott, Christine L. Shaw, Linda L. Shields, Dan Sutherland, Louise Weithas; Honorary Directors: Herbert Geist, Gail T. Hodges, Lorraine A. Tweed, Henry P. Wheeler, Sarah Wimmer; In Memoriam: Edward H. Bennett, Jr., Richard J. DuBourdieu, David A. Moulton; 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 Wimmer, 1988-1990, 1992-1993; Linda L. Shields, 1990-1992; Pauline M. Mohr, 1993-1995, 1997-1999; Richard J. DuBourdieu, 1995-1997; the journal is published by The Lake Forest Foundation for Historic Preservation and distributed without charge to the residents and businesses in the City of Lake Forest, Illinois, Box 813, Lake Forest, IL 60045, visit us at http://www.lfpf.org; we’re having a birthday as the Fourth of August marked the 24th year of your Preservation Foundation and our 25th year will be exciting with the Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois’ annual Preservation Conference September 13-17, co-hosted by the City of Lake Forest and your Foundation, ending with a celebration of our quarter century of service, numerous special events scheduled, most open to the public but some only for current members such as the recent “Spring into Summer House Tour,” so join the Foundation now and complete and return the form at the back of this journal; some thoughts about Preservation and Lake Forest invite reflection on why you live here—whether born or raised here, returned after living elsewhere, chose Lake Forest for its schools, civic organizations, relative affluence, beautiful estates and landscape, proximity to Chicago and Milwaukee, awareness of its historic significance and institutions, knowledge that it has been a planned community since inception with one of the earliest zoning ordinances and that few communities have not only a Historical Society but also an Open Lands Association and a Historic Preservation Foundation—because all these reasons define the unique character of Lake Forest, and for almost a quarter century your Preservation Foundation has worked to define and preserve this character and needs your help, please join us today, Ted; PRESERVATION FOUNDATION GUIDEBOOK The Perfect Gift! The Foundation’s Guidebook to National Register Properties, Lake Forest, Illinois, Second Edition, includes information on the first two Lake Forest Districts elected to the National Register of Historic Places and on five properties listed individually, available in local bookstores and shops as well as at Gorton Community Center for $15; “Proactive Preservation for the New Century” 20th Annual Illinois Historic Preservation Conference, Lake Forest, September 13-17, 2000, hosted by Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois and co-sponsored by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, the Lake Forest Foundation for Historic Preservation, and The City of Lake Forest, featuring speakers, seminars, tours of Lake Forest and Lake Bluff homes and properties rarely open to the public, gala dinner Wednesday with Philippe de Montebello at the Onwentsia Club, Thursday Early Bird walking tours of Lake Forest Cemetery, African American Presence in Lake Forest, and overall Lake Forest, lecture on Allerton Park, reception at “Two Gables,” Friday seminars, panels, Fort Sheridan tour, reception to benefit Elawa Farm, Saturday sessions at Gorton, lunch and band concert at Market Square, walking tours, Jens Jensen bus tour, visits to estates including John T. Pirie estate and garden, Saturday night Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Preservation Awards dinner at Deer Path Inn, Sunday bus tours of great houses including Lake and Mayflower Roads, Crabtree Farm, Tangley Oaks and Knollwood Club areas, registration details and forms with fees and options including bus tours, meals and events, payable to LPCI; the renovation of the Market Square landscaping, spearheaded by the Market Square 2000 Foundation with plan donated by the Lake Forest Garden Club, highlighted community beautification, restored the fountain, re-envisioned plant material after loss of historic elms, enhanced formal garden quality, Market Square cited as first town center planned around motor vehicles designed by Howard Van Doren Shaw and developed in 1917 by the Lake Forest Improvement Trust, later restoration guided by John Vinci, benefiting from federal tax incentives, adapting to new office demand and upscale retail, and renovation guided by landscape architect Rodney Robinson reflecting historic context and current uses with brick, granite, new trees, lighting, garden beds, and street furniture; Preservation, Restoration, Renovation, Adaptive Re-Use, and Infill Awards honored properties including 142 South Stone Gate Road (Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Krebs), 1301 Knollwood Circle (Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Grieve), 169 Wildwood Road (Mr. and Mrs. Arthur H. Miller, Jr.), 855 Greenview Place (Mr. Martin Horner), 737 Sheridan Road (Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Bartlett), 100 North Sheridan Road President’s Residence Lake Forest College, 770 Barberry Lane (Mr. and Mrs. David Mathis), recognizing architects Russell Walcott, Zimmerman, Saxe & Zimmerman, William Carbys Zimmerman, Dan Sutherland, Peter Witmer, Stanley Anderson and historic styles including French Norman, Art Moderne, English Tudor, bungalow, and English country home, with careful preservation, restoration, adaptive re-use, landscape preservation, and materials conveying age; A Conversation with Cathy Czerniak, Lake Forest Senior City Planner, discussed the Historic Preservation Commission, strengthening ordinance guidelines, outreach to realtors, Building Scale Ordinance, preventive work, education, accountability, expansion of jurisdiction, lighting guidelines, and the importance of open communication; WHAT IS THE PRESERVATION FOUNDATION? Founded in August 1976 as a tax-exempt public charity committed to preserving the City’s visual character and guiding change and growth for consistency with that character, chartered to preserve through acquisition, development, restoration, research, planning, easements, revolving funds, and related methods the cultural resources of Lake Forest, defining historic visual character through Market Square, old estates, human scale buildings, extensive landscapes, prescribed City codes, conscientious enforcement, and facing pressures of change while guiding growth, funding projects such as Historic District Survey, renovation of the North Western (Union Pacific) Station, Walden/Bluff’s Edge Bridge, maintaining a revolving fund for endangered buildings, encouraging easements and tax benefits, directors observing City meetings and offering input; Financial Statement of the Lake Forest Preservation Foundation March 31, 2000, restricted funds including Revolving Fund $117,620.48 and Walden-Bluff’s Edge Bridge Fund $3,500.00, total restricted funds $121,120.50; JOIN US! The Lake Forest Foundation for Historic Preservation, Box 813, Lake Forest, Illinois 60045, membership categories include Member $35, Contributing Member $50, Sponsor $100, Sustaining Member $250, Life Member contribution $2,500 or more to the Revolving Fund, contributions tax deductible, volunteers welcome, please enroll and help preserve the historic character of Lake Forest, the Preservation Foundation, an Illinois 501(c)(3) public foundation, open to all who share its goal of “Progress Through Preservation.”