Historic Commission

Tuesday, September 18, 2018 Held at City Hall, Wheaton, Illinois I. Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 7 pm. Present: Barbara Dutton (Vice Chair), Nancy Flannery (Chair), Emelie Engling, Maureen Fogerty, Steph McGrath (Secretary), Bob Purdy, Andrew Welker Absent: Meaghan Jorgensen, Tom Kay II. Public Comments None III. Approval of Minutes The minutes of the July 17, 2018 meeting were approved as amended on a motion by Bob, seconded by Maureen and passed unanimously. IV. Old Business A. Historic site marker. No update on railroad station marker B. WW1 bike tour next weekend C. Golf sites map will be made available online thru city. Nancy is working with the City GIS officer. It is not known if a printed version will be available yet. It was agreed that there is a need to update the map of Wheaton Register of Historic Places and/or significant historic sites. Nancy will look into different designations assigned by the Historic Commission to Wheaton locations. D. Nancy and Steph attended the Adams Park planning meeting. The DuPage County Historical Museum did find the paper Adams files. Nancy has sent away for a copy of the Katharine Adams Wells’ will. V. New Business None VI. Commissioner Comments Emelie: She has learned that there was a Mark Twain swimming camp here; Nancy has a postcard that might relate to this and will send Emelie a jpg of the postcard. Bob: He passed out the summer issue of Preservation Magazine. Bob commented that the cover article on theaters reminds him of Wheaton’s historic theater. Bob also took a tour of Union Station last month and shared handouts. Steph: She brought to the Commission’s attention that the old house at the SW corner of West & Prairie is being rehabbed and expanded, not torn down. Andrew: Since there are more candidates for Wheaton’s mayoral race now, he would like to get some questions together re their views on preservation and invite them to a meeting. Maureen: She is looking for an asbestos removal company and asked for suggestions. Barbara: She recently went to the Illinois State Fair and several local historic sites. Nancy: She gave an update on the Wheaton Historic Preservation Council. VII. Adjournment Emelie moved to adjourn, Barb seconded, and the motion passed unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 8:15 pm.