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Misinformation about the Preservation Foundation and McKinley Road Development Lawsuit
In a local podcast at the beginning of the long Fourth of July holiday weekend, a former Lake Forest official made a statement about the Lake Forest Preservation Foundation, which was untrue and needs correction.

2023 Summer Newsletter
Preservation teaches that the enemy of good is not always evil. Sometimes the enemy of good is better.

Carry Playhouse, 1298 N. Green Bay Road
The Carry Playhouse small theater and the one-act play were aspects of a sub-movement of the Chicago Literary Renaissance.

Response to June 14, 2023 Plan Commission Meeting
The Lake Forest Preservation Foundation expresses concerns about the Revised Draft Comprehensive Plan for Lake Forest’s Central Business District, highlighting ambiguities that could threaten the area’s historic character.

Response to June 14, 2023 Plan Commission Meeting
See the LFPF’s response to the City’s Draft Update of the Comprehensive Plan.

LFHS Essay Award Winners Spring 2023
Mary Bernadette Petty advocates for the preservation of historical architecture, specifically the estate “Stonebridge,” emphasizing its cultural significance and beauty.

Thoughts About Lake Forest’s CBD
This paper will offer questions about the CBD Study Area, show examples of aesthetics that other cities possess that could relate to those in Lake Forest, explain features of a traditional city, and question why the consultant used the examples that do not relate to Lake Forest.

570 N. Sheridan Road Annual Meeting Host 2023
Chicago lumber merchant Devillo R. Holt, a prominent Presbyterian, and married to a relation of Chicago founder Gurdon S. Hubbard, Ellen Hubbard Holt who arrived in Chicago in 1836, had this house built in 1860.

Oakwood Behind Deerpath
In 1979, domino rezoning in the Vine-Oakwood Historic District razed an important small historic house, repeated recently at 334 E. Westminster with the Quinlan coach house.

2023 Spring Newsletter
The Preservation Foundation honors special places in Lake Forest which have demonstrated a commitment to excellence in the preservation of Lake Forest’s architectural heritage and historic character.

Arthur Miller: Architectural Lake Forest
The Lake Forest Preservation Foundation, in partnership with the History Center of Lake Forest & Lake Bluff, presented Arthur Miller: Architectural Lake Forest—a program exploring

The Lake Forest Preservation Foundation’s submission regarding the modified plans for Phase 3 of the McKinley Rd. development
The Lake Forest Preservation Foundation opposes the modified plans for Phase 3 of the McKinley Rd. Development, citing non-compliance with historic preservation standards.