Historic Preservation Commission
Regular MeetingWinnetka, IL · April 6, 2026
Minutes
Adopted on May 4, 2026
1 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
2 APRIL 6, 2026 MEETING MINUTES
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4 Members Present: Jack Coladarci, Chairman
5 Beth Ann Papoutsis
6 Joseph Stuart
7 Patti Van Cleave
8 Paul Weaver
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10 Members Absent: Chris Enck
11 Anna Wisniewski
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13 Non-Voting Members Present: Scott Myers
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15 Junior Commissioner Present: Louis Zaransky
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17 Village Staff: Christopher Marx, Associate Planner
18 Scott Mangum, Community Development Director
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20 Call to Order & Roll Call:
21 Chairman Coladarci called the meeting to order at 7:07 p.m. Roll call was taken of the Commission Members
22 present.
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24 Public Comment:
25 No public comment was made at this time. Mr. Marx confirmed no additional comments were received.
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27 Approval of Minutes:
28 Chairman Coladarci asked if there were any comments or corrections or for a motion to approve the March 2,
29 2026 meeting minutes. A motion to approve the March 2, 2026 minutes was made by Mr. Weaver and seconded
30 by Ms. Van Cleave. A vote was taken and the motion unanimously passed, 5 to 0:
31 AYES: Coladarci, Papoutsis, Stuart, Van Cleave, Weaver
32 NAYS: None
33 NON-VOTING: Myers, Zaransky
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35 Alterations to Locally Designated Landmarks:
36 a. Case No. 25-11-HPC - 419 Sheridan Road: Advisory review of proposed alterations to 419 Sheridan
37 Road, a locally designated landmark. This item was continued from the March 2, 2026 Historic Preservation
38 Commission meeting. The Applicant is requesting this item be continued to the May 4, 2026 Historic
39 Preservation Commission meeting.
40 Mr. Marx informed the Commission that the applicant requested another continuation of the item.
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42 Demolition Permit Applications:
43 a. Case No. 26-06-HPC - 512 Chestnut Street: Review of the Demolition permit application submitted for
44 the Post Office building at 512 Chestnut Street.
45 Mr. Marx identified the Village as the property owner, the property’s location, size and zoning classification with a
46 construction date of 1958 and subsequent alterations. He stated the property does not appear on the Illinois
47 Historic Structures Listing. Mr. Marx stated the Historical Society indicated that the property did not have
48 architectural and historical significance and no public comments were received. He noted the Village has not
49 submitted a permit for the post demolition site with the Village’s Assistant Engineer, Obaid Khalid, providing
50 additional information relating to post demolition plans. Mr. Marx then asked if there were any questions.
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52 Chairman Coladarci also asked if there were any questions. No questions were raised at this time. Obaid Khalid,
53 Assistant Village Engineer, summarized the request which included several options for the site and noted the
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1 existing building had environmental issues. He stated it was determined it would be best to demolish the building
2 and temporarily restore the site with a grass island and while the Village determines what to ultimately do with the
3 site. Mr. Khalid described the items which would be included on the temporary site restoration and estimated the
4 timeline for demolition, site restoration, and sod installation to occur by the summer.
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6 Chairman Coladarci asked if there were any other questions. Mr. Stuart questioned parking previously used by post
7 office employees. Mr. Khalid responded parking and the parking lot would remain unimpacted. No additional
8 questions were raised at this time.
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10 Chairman Coladarci asked for public comment. No comments were made at this time.
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12 Susan Benjamin was in attendance and questioned whether the property had any historical background. Chairman
13 Coladarci confirmed that the preliminary review did provide some history and community importance of the site.
14 Ms. Benjamin then described the 1950’s modern building which was part of an organization of structures including
15 the Village Hall. She commented the grouping is important and suggested an HAIS be done to document the
16 building and site. Mr. Weaver confirmed limited information was received in that the government specifications
17 for the post office dictated a lot of the building’s architecture and that it may not be worth looking into it more.
18 Ms. Benjamin responded that there was sufficient reason to further document the site and the structure. Mr. Marx
19 referred to the Historical Society’s findings on page nos. 15 and 16 which summarized their conclusions. Ms.
20 Benjamin provided additional information with regard to the decision to build the post office on this site in the
21 1950’s.
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23 Chairman Coladarci stated the documentation on the site appeared to be complete. Ms. Van Cleave agreed with
24 Chairman Coladarci’s comments. No additional questions were raised and no additional public comment was made
25 at this time. Chairman Coladarci called the matter in for discussion.
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27 Chairman Coladarci asked the Commission Members if they felt an HAIS is necessary. Ms. Papoutsis stated a
28 comprehensive report should be considered. Mr. Myers described the building as a warehouse on a slab and if
29 there is a desire to have a study done, it should be separate from the demolition request so as not to delay the
30 process. Chairman Coladarci stated the building’s history has been picked up by other means. The Commission
31 Members discussed various aspects of the building and site. Ms. Van Cleave stated it would not benefit the Village
32 for the process to be delayed and whether the community would benefit from a study is for the Commission to
33 decide. Mr. Marx informed the Commission that the Historical Society asked about availability in terms of
34 accessing the building and stated interior photos can be provided to them.
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36 Chairman Coladarci asked for a motion to request an HAIS. Ms. Papoutsis asked if the Commission could specify for
37 an HAIS to be done without delaying the demolition. Mr. Marx stated that while this issue came up before, the
38 code is not written to provide for that. Mr. Myers suggested the Commission ask the Historical Society to provide
39 additional documentation of the site to be kept in their records. Mr. Marx advised the Commission of the cost of a
40 preliminary review and stated he would discuss whether additional information can be obtained from Megan
41 McChesney. He also clarified the Commission’s request.
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43 Chairman Coladarci asked for a motion to request a formal HAIS. No motion was made. Mr. Marx stated the
44 Commission has to allow for the demolition to proceed without delay with additional information to be obtained.
45 Chairman Coladarci then asked for a motion to approve the demolition permit without delay. A motion as stated
46 by Chairman Coladarci was made, Mr. Weaver moved Ms. Van Cleave second. A vote was taken and the motion
47 unanimously passed, 5 to 0:
48 AYES: Coladarci, Papoutsis, Stuart, Van Cleave, Weaver
49 NAYS: None
50 NON-VOTING: Myers, Zaransky
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52 Historical Architectural Impact Studies (HAIS)
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1 a. Case No 2026-02-HPC - 1161 Pine Street: Review of the Historic Architectural Impact Study (HAIS)
2 attached to the Demolition permit for the single-family residence at 1161 Pine Street.
3 Mr. Marx stated an HAIS was received from Benjamin Historic Certifications and summarized the Commission’s
4 previous consideration of the matter. He noted one additional public comment was received and included in the
5 agenda packet. Mr. Marx stated the Historical Society’s findings determined that the HAIS is thorough and
6 complete and the property has historical significance. He then asked if there were any questions. No questions
7 were raised at this time.
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9 Susan Benjamin identified the property’s location, photos and site plan. She described the landscape as
10 complimentary to the home. Ms. Benjamin provided information on William Brooks Molten and summarized his
11 contributions to the Village. She went on to summarize the report’s findings in detail including the home’s
12 occupants, the home’s interior and exterior detailing. Ms. Benjamin concluded it was a very pleasant home for
13 many families who made contributions to the Village and Chicago for which they should be celebrated.
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15 Chairman Coladarci asked if there were any questions and described the report as fascinating. He then asked for
16 the applicant’s presentation. Mark Gent, the property owner, asked the Commission Members if they had any
17 questions. No questions were raised at this time.
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19 Chairman Coladarci referred to the findings and asked the Commission Members if they found the HAIS complete.
20 The Commission Members found the HAIS to be complete. Chairman Coladarci then asked for a motion to find the
21 HAIS complete. A motion was made by Ms. Van Cleave to find the HAIS for 1161 Pine Street complete. Ms.
22 Papoutsis seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion unanimously passed, 5 to 0:
23 AYES: Coladarci, Papoutsis, Stuart, Van Cleave, Weaver
24 NAYS: None
25 NON-VOTING: Myers, Zaransky
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27 Chairman Coladarci read additional findings with regard to the building’s architectural or historical significance or
28 to delay demolition. He asked for a motion to delay demolition. No motion was made. Chairman Coladarci then
29 asked for a motion to find the building does not have sufficient architectural or historical significance and to grant
30 demolition without delay. A motion as stated by Chairman Coladarci was made by Ms. Van Cleave. Ms. Papoutsis
31 referred to the Historical Society’s findings that the home is significant. Ms. Van Cleave provided additional
32 commentary on the home which she described as being in good shape and that she would be sorry to see the
33 home torn down. Mr. Weaver stated there have been other homes that were deemed more significant and
34 warranted a demolition delay. Chairman Coladarci stated a demolition delay would not change the outcome. Mr.
35 Weaver then seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion unanimously passed, 5 to 0:
36 AYES: Coladarci, Papoutsis, Stuart, Van Cleave, Weaver
37 NAYS: None
38 NON-VOTING: Myers, Zaransky
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40 b. Case No. 26-05-HPC - 555 Walnut Street: Review of the Historic and Architectural Impact Study (HAIS)
41 attached to the Historically and Architecturally Significant Maximum Building Size Bonus application submitted
42 for the single-family residence at 555 Walnut Street.
43 Mr. Marx summarized the historical and architecturally significant maximum GFA bonus application submitted by
44 the property owners. He identified the property’s location, size and zoning classification with a construction date
45 of 1923 and subsequent alterations which he described. Mr. Marx stated the property does not appear on the
46 Illinois Historic Structures Listing with the Historical Society finding that the property has architectural and
47 historical significance as indicated on the findings included as Attachment B. He summarized the maximum GFA
48 allowed if the bonus is allowed. Mr. Marx stated no building permit has been submitted and no public comments
49 were received. He then asked if there were any questions.
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51 Ms. Van Cleave asked how often similar applications have come before the Commission. Mr. Marx and the
52 Commission Members stated there have been four similar applications. No additional questions were raised at this
53 time.
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2 Jeanne Sylvester of Benjamin Historic Certifications summarized the HAIS for the Commission including identifying
3 the property ownership history, modifications, the architect, internal and external photos. She concluded by
4 describing the home as lovely, stately and beautifully maintained. Ms. Sylvester and the Commission Members
5 commented on the architect with whom they are not familiar. Ms. Van Cleave clarified the Winnetka
6 Congregational Church was founded in 1874.
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8 Chairman Coladarci read the findings with regard to the maximum building size GFA bonus. He then asked for a
9 motion to find the HAIS complete. A motion to find the HAIS complete was made by Ms. Van Cleave and seconded
10 by Mr. Stuart. A vote was taken and the motion unanimously passed, 5 to 0:
11 AYES: Coladarci, Papoutsis, Stuart, Van Cleave, Weaver
12 NAYS: None
13 NON-VOTING: Myers, Zaransky
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15 Chairman Coladarci read additional findings with regard to the building’s architectural or historical significance and
16 the standards. He then referred to standards (a), (b), and (c) as found in the memo that the Commission Members
17 considered. Mr. Marx provided additional information with regard to the suggestions in the memo for features
18 identified as the home’s critical features in terms of the GFA bonus approval, and how they would affect future
19 modifications to the home. He also provided examples of the features which were identified in the previous GFA
20 bonus approvals. The Commission Members stated it would be helpful for the Commission to determine what the
21 applicants are attempting to do with their project.
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23 Daniel O’Brien, the property owner, informed the Commission they are attempting to preserve the visual and
24 structural integrity of the central unit and keep with the Georgian Revival aesthetic. Mr. Marx referred to page 304
25 and the plat-of-survey as well as a photo of the front of the home in the HAIS report. Jeff Harting, the architect,
26 referred to an image and an area which would be stepped back and having matching French doors, as well as other
27 features he identified. He also described several other details of the work to be done to the home including the
28 home definitely having red brick.
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30 The Commission Members discussed the features they deemed to be critical in detail. The Commission Members
31 determined the home’s critical features to be as follows in terms of limits on modifications: (1) side-gabled roof of
32 the typical Colonial-Georgian style house; (2) front entrance typical of the traditional Colonial-Georgian Revival
33 style house; and (3) red brick exterior façade.
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35 Chairman Coladarci asked for a motion to approve the one-time bonus GFA application. A motion was made by Mr.
36 Stuart to approve the bonus application and seconded by Ms. Van Cleave. A vote was taken and the motion
37 unanimously passed, 5 to 0:
38 AYES: Coladarci, Papoutsis, Stuart, Van Cleave, Weaver
39 NAYS: None
40 NON-VOTING: Myers, Zaransky
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42 Other Business:
43 a. May 4, 2026 Meeting – Quorum Check.
44 The Commission Members discussed their availability. Mr. Marx confirmed there would be two demolition permits
45 on the agenda.
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47 b. 2025 Preservation Awards – Award Plaque Update.
48 Ms. Van Cleave stated she did not have an update at this time and she is still waiting on an updated template.
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50 c. Monthly Communications for Historic Preservation Commission - Discussion and Content Decision.
51 Mr. Marx provided an update on the article regarding Crow Island School to be published in the quarterly report
52 which may be done by the May deadline. He asked if there were any items the Commission Members want to
53 include in the next quarterly report. Ms. Papoutsis suggested the 1207 Whitebridge Hill landmark nomination be
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1 included. Mr. Marx stated it may have been written about two years ago and the homeowner may have sought the
2 available tax freeze. He confirmed he would check with Josie with regard to publishing an update. Ms. Papoutsis
3 referred to mentioning homes which were restored by restoration architects. Mr. Marx asked Ms. Papoutsis to
4 provide a draft before the next meeting agenda is published.
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6 d. HPC Programming Discussion.
7 Ms. Van Cleave provided an update on possible trolley tours and the centennial time capsule opening. She stated
8 there are walking tours planned which she suggested the Commission help promote.
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10 Adjournment:
11 Chairman Coladarci asked for a motion to adjourn. A motion to adjourn was made by Mr. Weaver and seconded by
12 Ms. Van Cleave. A vote was taken and the motion unanimously passed, 5 to 0:
13 AYES: Coladarci, Papoutsis, Stuart, Van Cleave, Weaver
14 NAYS: None
15 NON-VOTING: Myers, Zaransky
16 The meeting adjourned at 9:40 p.m.
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18 Respectfully submitted,
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20 Antionette Johnson
21 Recording Secretary
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Agenda
Village of Winnetka
Historic Preservation Commission Regular Meeting
April 6, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Winnetka Village Hall - 510 Green Bay Road
AGENDA
1. Call to Order
2. Public Comments
3. Approval of Minutes
a. Approval of March 2, 2026, Regular Meeting Minutes
4. Alterations to Locally Designated Landmarks
a. Case No. 25-11-HPC - 419 Sheridan Road: Advisory review of proposed
alterations to 419 Sheridan Road, a locally designated landmark. This item was
continued from the March 2, 2026, Historic Preservation Commission meeting.
The Applicant is requesting this item be continued to the May 4, 2026,
Historic Preservation Commission meeting.
5. Demolition Permit Applications
a. Case No. 26-06-HPC - 512 Chestnut Street: Review of the demolition permit
application submitted for the Post Office building at 512 Chestnut Street.
6. Historical Architectural Impact Studies (HAIS)
a. Case No 2026-02-HPC - 1161 Pine Street: Review of the Historic Architectural
Impact Study (HAIS) attached to the demolition permit for the single-family
residence at 1161 Pine Street.
b. Case No. 26-05-HPC - 555 Walnut Street: Review of the Historic and
Architectural Impact Study (HAIS) attached to the Historically and Architecturally
Significant Maximum Building Size Bonus application submitted for the single-
family residence at 555 Walnut Street.
7. Other Business
a. May 4, 2026, Regular Meeting Quorum Check
b. 2025 Preservation Awards - Award Plaque Update
NOTICE
Public comment is permitted on all agenda items at the meeting. If you wish to provide testimony or comments
prior to the meeting, you may provide them one of two ways: (1) by sending an email to planning@winnetka.org; or
by sending a letter to Community Development, Village of Winnetka, 510 Green Bay Road, Winnetka, IL 60093. All
agenda materials are available at www.villageofwinnetka.org/agendacenter.
The Village of Winnetka, in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, requests that persons with
disabilities, who require certain accommodations to allow them to observe and/or participate in this meeting or have
questions about the accessibility of the meeting or facilities contact the Village ADA Coordinator at 510 Green Bay
Road, Winnetka, Illinois 60093, (Telephone (847) 716-3543; T.D.D. (847) 501-6041).
c. Monthly Communications For HPC - Discussion and Content Decision
d. HPC Programming Discussion
8. Adjournment
Village of Winnetka Historic Preservation Commission - April 6, 2026
Packet
Village of Winnetka
Historic Preservation Commission Regular Meeting
April 6, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Winnetka Village Hall - 510 Green Bay Road
AGENDA
1. Call to Order
2. Public Comments
3. Approval of Minutes
a. Approval of March 2, 2026, Regular Meeting Minutes
4. Alterations to Locally Designated Landmarks
a. Case No. 25-11-HPC - 419 Sheridan Road: Advisory review of proposed
alterations to 419 Sheridan Road, a locally designated landmark. This item was
continued from the March 2, 2026, Historic Preservation Commission meeting.
The Applicant is requesting this item be continued to the May 4, 2026,
Historic Preservation Commission meeting.
5. Demolition Permit Applications
a. Case No. 26-06-HPC - 512 Chestnut Street: Review of the demolition permit
application submitted for the Post Office building at 512 Chestnut Street.
6. Historical Architectural Impact Studies (HAIS)
a. Case No 2026-02-HPC - 1161 Pine Street: Review of the Historic Architectural
Impact Study (HAIS) attached to the demolition permit for the single-family
residence at 1161 Pine Street.
b. Case No. 26-05-HPC - 555 Walnut Street: Review of the Historic and
Architectural Impact Study (HAIS) attached to the Historically and Architecturally
Significant Maximum Building Size Bonus application submitted for the single-
family residence at 555 Walnut Street.
7. Other Business
a. May 4, 2026, Regular Meeting Quorum Check
b. 2025 Preservation Awards - Award Plaque Update
NOTICE
Public comment is permitted on all agenda items at the meeting. If you wish to provide testimony or comments
prior to the meeting, you may provide them one of two ways: (1) by sending an email to planning@winnetka.org; or
by sending a letter to Community Development, Village of Winnetka, 510 Green Bay Road, Winnetka, IL 60093. All
agenda materials are available at www.villageofwinnetka.org/agendacenter.
The Village of Winnetka, in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, requests that persons with
disabilities, who require certain accommodations to allow them to observe and/or participate in this meeting or have
questions about the accessibility of the meeting or facilities contact the Village ADA Coordinator at 510 Green Bay
Road, Winnetka, Illinois 60093, (Telephone (847) 716-3543; T.D.D. (847) 501-6041).
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c. Monthly Communications For HPC - Discussion and Content Decision
d. HPC Programming Discussion
8. Adjournment
Village of Winnetka Historic Preservation Commission - April 6, 2026
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1 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
2 MARCH 2, 2026 MEETING MINUTES
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4 Members Present: Jack Coladarci, Chairman
5 Chris Enck
6 Beth Ann Papoutsis
7 Joseph Stuart
8 Patti Van Cleave
9 Paul Weaver
10 Anna Wisniewski
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12 Members Absent: None
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14 Non-Voting Members Present: Scott Myers
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16 Junior Commissioner Present: Louis Zaransky
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18 Village Staff: Christopher Marx, Associate Planner
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20 Call to Order & Roll Call:
21 Roll call was taken of the Commission Members present. Chairman Coladarci called the meeting to order at 7:04
22 p.m.
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24 Public Comment:
25 No public comment was made at this time. Mr. Marx confirmed one written comment was received.
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27 Approval of Minutes:
28 Chairman Coladarci asked if there were any comments or corrections or for a motion to approve the February 2,
29 2026 meeting minutes. A motion to approve the February 2, 2026 minutes was made by Ms. Van Cleave and
30 seconded by Ms. Papoutsis. A vote was taken and the motion unanimously passed, 7 to 0:
31 AYES: Coladarci, Enck, Papoutsis, Stuart, Van Cleave, Weaver, Wisniewski
32 NAYS: None
33 NON-VOTING: Myers, Zaranski
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35 Alterations to Locally Designated Landmarks:
36 a. Case No. 25-11-HPC - 419 Sheridan Road: Advisory review of proposed alterations to 419 Sheridan
37 Road, a locally designated landmark. This item was continued from the February 2, 2026, Historic Preservation
38 Commission meeting. The Applicant is requesting this item be continued to the April 6, 2026, Historic
39 Preservation Commission meeting.
40 Chairman Coladarci asked for a motion to continue the item to the April 6, 2026 meeting. A motion was not made
41 and a vote was taken which unanimously passed, 7 to 0:
42 AYES: Coladarci, Enck, Papoutsis, Stuart, Van Cleave, Weaver, Wisniewski
43 NAYS: None
44 NON-VOTING: Myers, Zaranski
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46 The Commission took no action on this item.
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48 Demolition Permit Applications:
49 a. Case No. 26-04-HPC - 795 Pine Street: Review of the demolition permit application submitted for the
50 single-family residence at 795 Pine Street.
51 Chairman Coladarci noted an email was received on this item and provided to the Commission. Mr. Marx identified
52 the property owners along with its location, size and zoning classification with a construction date of 1928 with
53 subsequent alterations he identified. He stated the property does not appear on the Illinois Historic Structures
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1 Listing and the Historical Society indicated that the property has architectural significance with one public
2 correspondence received after the agenda packet was published. He confirmed there are no other demolition
3 permits on this side of the block and asked if there were any questions.
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5 Chairman Coladarci referred to page 9 and stated the property address should be corrected. Mr. Marx confirmed
6 the correction. No additional comments were made at this time.
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8 Chairman Coladarci asked for the applicant’s presentation. Alan McNea, the property owner, described the
9 features of the older brick home which he did not consider to have historical value with regard to its materials. He
10 stated the home cannot be rehabbed and it is located on a slab and has small square footage. Mr. McNea
11 described the outdated interior and the garage’s condition and noted the home has been unoccupied for a while.
12 Chairman Coladarci asked Mr. McNea if he was aware of the home’s architect and if the home was listed on the
13 MLS. Mr. McNea responded he did not and the previous owners owned the home for a long time. He stated the
14 new home would be a spec home which would measure 3,400-3,800 square feet. Mr. McNea stated he did not
15 know the current home’s square footage and noted the homes to the west are newer homes.
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17 Chairman Coladarci asked if there were any other questions. Ms. Papoutsis asked if the new home would have a
18 similar footprint. Mr. McNea responded it would not. Mr. Stuart asked if the garage would be separate. Mr. McNea
19 responded the home would have an attached garage and described the chopped up nature of the home’s interior.
20 No additional questions were raised at this time.
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22 Chairman Coladarci called the matter in for discussion and asked the Commission Members if they felt an HAIS was
23 necessary. Ms. Van Cleave referred to the information obtained on the impressive architect, George Nimmons,
24 from the Historical Society. Chairman Coladarci referred to the three homes Mr. Nimmons constructed in the
25 Village and the amount of information available on him online, the Sears homes he constructed and the home’s
26 prior owners. Mr. Enck referred to the Historical Society’s comments that additional research may be warranted.
27 The Commission Members discussed whether a Historical Society member could visit the home. The Commission
28 Members then discussed at length whether the home warranted an HAIS and determined the home did not. Ms.
29 Papoutsis then acknowledged the public comment received from the neighbor and commented on the home’s
30 history. No additional comments were made at this time.
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32 Chairman Coladarci then asked for a motion for an HAIS. No motion was made. He then asked for a motion to
33 approve the demolition without delay for 795 Pine Street. A motion to approve the demolition was made by Ms.
34 Van Cleave and seconded by Mr. Enck with a request to ask the Historical Society to obtain photos from the MLS to
35 add to the home file. A vote was taken and the motion unanimously passed, 7 to 0:
36 AYES: Coladarci, Enck, Papoutsis, Stuart, Van Cleave, Weaver, Wisniewski
37 NAYS: None
38 NON-VOTING: Myers, Zaranski
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40 Other Business:
41 a. April 6, 2026 Meeting – Quorum Check.
42 The Commission Members discussed their availability. Mr. Marx informed the Commission Members of the April
43 2026 agenda items.
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45 b. 2025 Preservation Awards.
46 Ms. Van Cleave provided two plaque samples to the Commission for their review. The Commission Members
47 discussed possible alterations in detail and the manufacturer’s contract in terms of rights to the design. Mr. Marx
48 referred to the Commission’s previous discussion to not include the year on the plaques so that they can be used
49 in upcoming years. The Commission Members confirmed they would prefer the plaques have a matte finish with
50 the color to match at the manufacturer’s discretion. Mr. Marx confirmed he would clarify the contract’s language.
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52 Mr. Marx provided an update with regard to the preservation awards and referred to the previous discussion with
53 regard to modifying the categories, adding a category for stewardship and adjustments/clarifications to the new
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1 construction category. He also stated if modifications are to be made, the discussions would have to take place
2 relatively soon to apply to the next presentation year. Mr. Marx referred to the home which received the GFA
3 bonus and noted interior renovations are not considered. He asked the Commission Members to solicit whether
4 they are aware of any projects worth submitting. Mr. Marx stated he would prefer for the language for the
5 category amendments to come from the Commission Members. Mr. Enck suggested the discussion include
6 amendments for next year’s awards and that the categories did not need to be tweaked for this year’s awards. Mr.
7 Marx referred to possible upcoming demolition permit applications. He asked the Commission Members to think
8 about the criteria for the stewardship category and the language to be articulated in the nomination form.
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10 c. Monthly Communications For Historic Preservation Commission - Discussion and Content Decision.
11 Mr. Marx provided an update with regard to restarting the trolley tours. He asked the Commission Members to
12 consider another time of year for the tour other than May. Mr. Marx also stated he would discuss scheduling with
13 the Historical Society. The Commission Members discussed charging a small amount to cover the cost of the tour.
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15 Mr. Marx referred to the Crow Island article prepared by Ms. Van Cleave and asked if there were any other
16 contributions to be made for future publications. Chairman Coladarci suggested conducting a survey to consider
17 having the Commission Members operate the trolley tour in the fall. Mr. Marx responded he would have to
18 coordinate with Josie. Ms. Van Cleave suggested the Commission Members consider the tour content.
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20 Ms. Papoutsis stated she would like to note for the record for her comment to reflect that she would have voted
21 no, after further thought, for the motion to allow the demolition of 795 Pine to proceed without delay. The vote
22 was not be retaken.
23
24 Adjournment:
25 Chairman Coladarci asked for a motion to adjourn. A motion to adjourn was made by Mr. Enck and seconded by
26 Mr. Weaver. A vote was taken and the motion unanimously passed, 7 to 0:
27 AYES: Coladarci, Enck, Papoutsis, Stuart, Van Cleave, Weaver, Wisniewski
28 NAYS: None
29 NON-VOTING: Myers, Zaranski
30 The meeting adjourned at 8:12 p.m.
31
32 Respectfully submitted,
33
34 Antionette Johnson
35 Recording Secretary
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MEMORANDUM
VILLAGE OF WINNETKA
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
TO: HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
FROM: CHRISTOPHER, MARX, AICP, ASSOCIATE PLANNER
DATE: APRIL 2, 2026
SUBJECT: 512 CHESTNUT STREET - DEMOLITION PERMIT (CASE NO. 26-06-HPC)
INTRODUCTION
Meeting Date April 6, 2026
Commission Action Preliminary historic and architectural review to
determine if a Historic Architectural Impact Study (HAIS)
is necessary or if demolition may proceed without delay.
Property Address 512 Chestnut Street (See Attachment A – Aerial Map)
Property Owner Village of Winnetka
Application Submitted by Village of Winnetka, represented by James Behrnal
Mail Notice to Property Owners within 250 Completed
feet
Public Comments as of Date of Memo As of the date of this memo, staff has not received any
written comments from the public for this application.
PROPERTY DESCRIPTION
Size 1.68 acres
Location West side of Chestnut Street between Oak Street and Elm
Street
Improvements One-story building formerly used as the local Post Office
Zoning C-2 General Retail Commercial
Surrounding Zoning C-2 General Retail Commercial to the north, south, and
east, R-5 Single Family Residential to the west
PROPERTY HISTORY See Attachment B, Preliminary Property History Study;
Attachment C, Winnetka Historical Society (WHS)
Research
Constructed 1958
Additional Construction Activity None
Illinois Historic Structure Survey Listing No
Winnetka Historical Society (WHS) WHS research indicates that the property is not
historically or architecturally significant. (See Attachment
C - Historical Society Research)
ADJACENT CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY
Other Permits for New Primary Structures None
on Same Block (either side of Pine Street)
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Director’s 60-Day Delay - Construction Delay is not necessary to prevent undue congestion and
Activity noise impacts in the neighborhood.
New Construction or Site Restoration Plans No building permit application has been submitted for a
Submitted new single-family home or site restoration at this time.
DEMOLITION AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION
The Commission may order the issuance of a demolition delay of a historic or architecturally significant
structure for up to but not exceeding 270 days from the date the Commission determines that an HAIS
submission from the applicant is required for the structure that is applied to be demolished. Should the
HPC request an HAIS for the subject property at the April 6, 2026, meeting, and after reviewing the HAIS
at a future meeting, the HPC determines the structure is significant and issues a delay, the Commission
may issue a demolition delay up to but not exceeding 270 days from April 6, 2026.
COMMISSION REVIEW
The Commission may consider the following motions: (1) Historical Architectural Impact Study Required
or (2) Building and/or Property is Not Historic or Architecturally Significant.
Historical Architectural Impact Study Required
The Commission finds that based upon (1) the preliminary property history study, (2) the Winnetka
Historical Society comments, and (3) other information, comments, or evidence received by the HPC
during its preliminary review that the building and/or property is of sufficient historic or architectural
merit to warrant conducting a Historical Architectural Impact Study (HAIS) prior to issuance of the
demolition permit. The Commission reached its conclusion based upon the property meeting the
following criteria: [The Commission must note which of the following criteria is met]
1. The property or structures have sufficient architectural or historical merit to warrant a full HAIS
prior to issuance of a demolition permit;
2. The property or structures have been designated a landmark pursuant to Chapter 15.64 of the
Village Code; (Subject Property is not a landmark)
3. The property or structures have been included in the most recent Illinois Historic Structure Survey
conducted under the auspices of the Illinois Department of Conservation; and (Subject Property is
not on the state survey)
4. The property or structures have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places or the Illinois
Register of Historic Places. (Subject Property is not listed on either register)
Building and/or Property Lacks Historic or Architectural Significance
The Commission has determined, in accordance with Section 15.52.040 of the Village Code, that the
building and/or property is not of sufficient historic or architectural merit to warrant a Historic
Architectural Impact Study, and the demolition of the structure may proceed without delay.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A: GIS Aerial Map
Attachment B: Preliminary Property History Study
Attachment C: Historical Society Research
Attachment D: Application Materials
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ATTACHMENT A
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Disclaimer: The GIS Consortium and MGP Inc. are not liable for any use, misuse, modification or disclosure of any map provided under applicable law. This map is for general information purposes only. Although the
information is believed to be generally accurate, errors may exist and the user should independently confirm for accuracy. The map does not constitute a regulatory determination and is not a base for engineering
design. A Registered Land Surveyor should be consulted to determine precise location boundaries on the ground.
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ATTACHMENT B
MEMORANDUM
VILLAGE OF WINNETKA
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
TO: WINNETKA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
FROM: CHRISTOPHER MARX, ASSOCIATE PLANNER
DATE: MARCH 11, 2026
SUBJECT: CASE NO. 26-06-HPC: 512 CHESTNUT STREET
INTRODUCTION
On April 6, 2026, the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) is scheduled to consider a request to
demolish the former United States Postal Service building at 512 Chestnut Street. Please return any
available information regarding the architectural and historical significance of the structure to Christopher
Marx by the end of the day on Friday, March 27, 2026. If you have any questions, please feel free to
contact me at cmarx@winnetka.org or (847) 716-3587.
PRELIMINARY PROPERTY HISTORY STUDY/VILLAGE HALL RECORDS
Building Permits
Date Type Owner Architect
11-4-1958 Construct one-story post office Adlin Realty Co. Stanton & Rockwell
building
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ATTACHMENT C
PROPERTY RESEARCH
COVERSHEET
Address: 512 Chestnut
Construction Details:
Original construction date: 1958
Construction type: Concrete and brick masonry
Style: Undetermined
OWNERSHIP HISTORY:
OWNER/RESIDENT DATES INFORMATION SIGNIFICANCE
NAME OCCUPIED ATTACHED
Adlin Realty Co. 1958 Building permit
application
Village of Winnetka1 By 2007 – 2026 Winnetka Talk articles,
WHS Post Office files
materials
ARCHITECTS:
ARCHITECT NAME DATE AND INFORMATION
DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED
PROJECT
Stanton & Rockwell 1958 – construct post office Select WHS materials on
building Stanton & Rockwell
RESEARCH SOURCES USED: Winnetka Talk, Cook County Assessor records, Cook County
Recorder records, historic phone books, WHS property files, WHS digital files, Ancestry.com,
Chicago Tribune
Findings:
Our research does not indicate that 512 Chestnut maintains architectural or historical
significance. 512 Chestnut was the long-time home Winnetka’s Post Office and therefore is
notable as the headquarters of a significant village service. It is not the original Post Office
building, however. It was built between 1958 and 1960 to replace the previous Post Office on
Elm Street whose location was deemed problematic due to space, parking, and traffic concerns.
The architects, Stanton & Rockwell, were both Winnetka residents with accomplished careers.
Stanton was born and raised in Winnetka and began his career as a draftsman for Holabird &
Root. He later worked in the office of Edwin Clark, who designed Winnetka’s Village Hall. He
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formed a partnership with Chicago-born architect Matthew Rockwell in 1948, which lasted until
1964. According to research conducted for the HAIS for 101 Thorntree Lane, Stanton &
Rockwell primarily worked on alterations to existing homes and designed modern ranch single-
family homes.
This building was constructed specifically to function as a US Post Office and therefore was
designed in compliance with Post Office standards. According to a May 28, 1959 article of the
Winnetka Talk, “The building itself was designed according to Post Office Department
specifications but incorporates modifications proposed by Francis Stanton, Winnetka architect
retained by the village to work on the project.” Correspondence between Stanton & Rockwell
and Winnetka’s Department of Public Works shows that the architects had to work closely with
several parties on the design. As such, the design of the Post Office does not seem to be
particularly representative of the architects’ work.
As the local Post Office for many years, the building is notable. We did not find any information
about it, however, that necessitates further research. We recommend that the Winnetka Historical
Society be able to document the building before its demolition and have the opportunity to
possibly add any notable features to the archives.
Date of Research: 3/26/2026
Submitted by:
Meagan McChesney, PhD
Curator, Winnetka Historical Society
Mary Trieschmann, MS Ed
Executive Director, Winnetka Historical Society
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ATTACHMENT D
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Post Office Demolition and Site Restoration
Tentative Schedule for the Project
The project is structured to ensure site restoration is completed prior to the start of
summer (target completion before June 15). The tentative schedule is as follows:
• Site Protection and Fencing – March 16–20
• Fire and Police Training Opportunity – March 23–April 3
• Utility Disconnections – April 6–10
• Environmental Remediation, Demolition, and Site Leveling – April 13–24
• Underground Electrical Work (Water & Electric) – April 27–May 1
• Site Restoration Work – May 4–15
• Installation of Light Poles (Water & Electric) – May 18–22
• Sod Installation (Weather Dependent) – May 25–30
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MEMORANDUM
VILLAGE OF WINNETKA
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
TO: HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
FROM: CHRISTOPHER MARX, AICP, ASSOCIATE PLANNER
DATE: APRIL 6, 2026
SUBJECT: 1161 PINE STREET - HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL IMPACT
STUDY (CASE NO. 26-02-HPC)
INTRODUCTION
Meeting Date April 6, 2026
Commission Action Determine (1) whether the HAIS is complete; (2) whether
the proposed demolition will have a significant negative
architectural or historical impact on either the Village as a
whole or on the immediate neighborhood; and (3) whether
demolition should be delayed in order to explore
alternatives to total demolition.
Historic and Architectural Impact Study Prepared by Benjamin Historic Certifications (the
(HAIS) “Consultant”) and dated March 3, 2026. The Consultant’s
conclusions regarding their evaluation of the structure’s
historic and architectural significance can be found on pages
20-21 of the HAIS report. (See Attachment A)
Preliminary Historical and Architectural February 2, 2026, by a vote of 7-0, required submittal of HAIS.
Review
Property Address 1161 Pine Street (See Attachment C – Aerial Map)
Property Owner Mark Gent and Jennifer Gonzalez
Application Submitted by Mark Gent and Jennifer Gonzalez
Mail Notice Sent to Property Owners within Completed
250 feet
Newspaper Notice The meeting was properly noticed in the Winnetka Talk on
March 19, 2026.
Public Comments as of Date of Memo As of the date of this memo, staff has received one public
comment regarding this application. (See Attachment G)
Winnetka Historical Society (WHS) WHS reviewed the HAIS and determined that the report is
Comments on HAIS thorough and complete. They agree with the report’s findings
that the house has historical significance but not architectural
significance. (See Attachment B)
PROPERTY DESCRIPTION
Size 0.85 acres
Location Northeast corner of the intersection of Pine Lane and Pine
Street
Improvements Single-family residence with attached garage
Zoning R-2 Single Family Residential
Surrounding Zoning R-2 Single Family Residential
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PROPERTY HISTORY See Attachment D, Preliminary Property History
See Attachment E, WHS Research
Constructed 1920
Additional Construction Activity 1948 - Construct a one-story two-car garage, alterations to a
single-family dwelling; 1986 - Construct two-story addition
plus attic space to a single-family residence; 2017 –
Residential; 2019 – Reroofing; 2023 - Replace roof at dormers
with metal roofs.
Illinois Historic Structure Survey Listing No
Winnetka Historical Society (WHS) WHS research indicates that the property has historic and
architectural significance. (See Attachment C - Historical
Society Research)
NEIGHBORHOOD CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY
Other Permits for New Primary Structures on None
Same Block (either side of the right-of-way
block face and/or along the alley)
Director’s 60-Day Delay Due to Construction Delay is not necessary to prevent undue congestion and noise
Activity impacts in the neighborhood.
New Construction or Site Restoration Plans No building permit application has been submitted for a new
Submitted single-family home or site restoration at this time.
DEMOLITION AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION
The Commission may order the issuance of a demolition delay of a historic or architecturally
significant structure for up to but not exceeding 270 days from the date the Commission determines
that an applicant is required to submit an HAIS for the structure the applicant wishes to demolish.
If after reviewing the HAIS the HPC determines the home is significant and a delay should be issued,
at that time the Commission may issue a demolition delay up to but not exceeding 270 days from
February 2, 2026.
COMMISSION REVIEW
In making its determination regarding the historical and architectural impact of the subject property,
the Landmark Preservation Commission shall consider the following:
a. the historic and architectural impact study prepared pursuant to the foregoing Section
15.52.050;
b. the preliminary property history study prepared pursuant to Section 15.52.040;
c. comments of the Winnetka Historical Society on the application and study; and
d. any other information, comment or evidence received by the Commission at the impact
determination meeting or at the preliminary review meeting.
Prior to making a determination, the Commission must first determine if it finds the Historical
Architectural Impact Study (HAIS) complete. If the HPC determines that the HAIS filed by the
Applicant is incomplete or otherwise insufficient to enable the HPC to make a determination as to the
impact of the proposed demolition, the HPC may direct the Applicant to complete, amend or
supplement the report and may continue the impact determination meeting pending the Applicant’s
filing of a complete application.
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If the Commission does find the HAIS complete, a Commission member may make one of the two
following motions (a) the Building and/or Property Lacks Sufficient Historic or Architectural
Significance or (b) Delay of Demolition:
Building and/or Property Lacks Sufficient Historic or Architectural Significance
The Commission finds that the Historical Architectural Impact Study (HAIS) for 1161 Pine Street Lane
prepared by Benjamin Historic Certifications is complete and that the proposed demolition will not
have a significant negative architectural or historical impact on either the Village as a whole or on the
immediate neighborhood. Based upon these findings, the demolition may proceed without a delay.
Delay of Demolition
The Commission finds that the Historical Architectural Impact Study (HAIS) for 1161 Pine Street
prepared by Benjamin Historic Certifications is complete and that the building or structure is
considered to be historically or architecturally significant as it meets one or more of the following
standards [Commission member should note which standards to be included in the motion]:
(1) the structure exhibits a high quality of architectural design without regard to the time built or
historic associations;
(2) the structure exhibits a high quality of architectural design that is not the result of a change or a
series of changes in the original structure;
(3) the structure exemplifies an architectural style, construction technique or building type once
common in the Village;
(4) the structure exhibits an unusual, distinctive or eccentric design or construction technique that
contributes to the architectural interest of its environs as an accent or counterpart; or
(5) that the property has been designated a landmark pursuant to Chapter 15.64 of the Village Code,
has been included in the most recent Illinois Historic Structure Survey conducted under the
auspices of the Illinois Department of Conservation, or has been listed on the National Register of
Historic Places or the Illinois Register of Historic Places
The Commission finds that the proposed demolition will have a significant negative architectural or
historical impact on either the Village as a whole or on the immediate neighborhood due to the
following architecturally or historically significant aspects of the structure:
1. [Commission member to fill in]
2. __________________________________________________________________
Preservation alternatives to the demolition of the structure include:
1. [Commission member to fill in].
2. __________________________________________________________________
Based upon these findings, the demolition must be delayed for a period of up to 270 days from
February 2, 2026, in order to explore alternatives to total demolition. Demolition of the
structure may not occur prior to October 30, 2026.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A: HAIS prepared by Benjamin Historic Certifications
Attachment B: Historical Society HAIS Comments
Attachment C: GIS Aerial Map
Attachment D: Preliminary Property History Study
Attachment E: Historical Society Research
Attachment F: Application Materials
Attachment G: Public Correspondence
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ATTACHMENT A
HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL IMPACT STUDY (HAIS)
1161 Pine Street
The William and Alice Moulton House
Susan Benjamin and Jeanne Sylvester
BENJAMIN HISTORIC CERTIFICATIONS
711 Marion Avenue
Highland Park, IL 60035
Submitted to the Village on March 3, 2026
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Susan Benjamin is an architectural historian, with over 40 years of experience, who has prepared
hundreds of local and National Register nominations and property tax freeze and federal income tax
credit applications. Susan regularly teams with The Lakota Group on architectural surveys for Highland
Park, Kenilworth and Wilmette. She is also working with them on a preservation plan for the Village of
Wilmette. She regularly writes Historic and Architectural Impact Studies in Winnetka. Susan’s BA is in
Art History from Brown University, and her MA is from the University of Minnesota. Susan served as the
first chairman of the Highland Park Historic Preservation Commission. She frequently consults on
historic preservation projects, lectures, and has written several articles and books on Chicago
architecture. She and architect Stuart Cohen are the authors of Great Houses of Chicago: 1871–1921
(2008) and North Shore Chicago: Houses of the Lakefront Suburbs: 1890–1940 (2004), published by
Acanthus Press, New York. Susan has most recently co-authored Modern in the Middle: Chicago Houses
1929–1975 (2020). This book traces the history and development of the modern house in the Chicago
area. She is currently writing a monthly column on architecture with historian Bob Sideman for Record
North Shore. Susan is a resident of Highland Park.
Jeanne Sylvester joined Benjamin Historic Certifications after receiving her MS in Historic Preservation
from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has completed several architectural surveys, Historic
and Architectural Impact Studies, Historic Resource Evaluations, and property tax freeze applications, as
well as researched and drafted National Register of Historic Places nominations. Jeanne earned a BA in
history from Northwestern University and a JD from DePaul University College of Law where she was a
member of the Law Review. She is the author of “The ‘Beaux-Arts Boys’ of Chicago: An Architectural
Genealogy, 1890–1930” published by the journal Classicist. Jeanne recently moved to a historic house in
Evanston. She previously was a resident of Long Grove, where she served as chairperson of the Historic
Preservation and the Architectural commissions.
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1161 Pine Street
Constructed in 1920
Designed by Clark and Walcott
Property Index Number: 05-17-312-021-0000
Ownership History of the Land Parcel
The legal description of the property is:
Lot 20 in Skokie View. A subdivision of that part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter,
lying west of and adjoining the center line of Rosewood Avenue (formerly Oak Ridge Avenue) and the
east 15 acres of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 17, Township 42 North,
Range 13, East of the Third Principal Meridian in Cook County Illinois.
Commonly known as 1161 Pine, Winnetka, Illinois
Lot 20 in Skokie View was one of three parcels platted on Pine Street west of Ardsley Road: Lots 18,19
and 20 on Pine Street. Each is a one-acre plot. Lot 20 is 184’ North-South X 200’ East West. 1
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The Sidwell Company. 17E. Book located at Department of Community Development, Village of Winnetka.
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History of the Land Parcel
Lot 20 was part of the Skokie View Subdivision of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of
Section 17, west of Rosewood Avenue, into Lots 1-20. The plat was filed February 4, 1920. 2 Prior to that
time, there were many transactions.
3
The first time the parcel of land containing the house was identified in the Cook County of Deeds’ ledger
books took place on October 2, 1868. Edgar F. Brown conveyed the Southwest Quarter to Artemis
Carter. The next transfer took place September 12, 1873. It was between Carter and his wife to Simon
Mears, et al. The transaction in the Tract Book is described as “Post Mears Sub here”. Mears was an
important landowner prior to the Skokie View Subdivision. From the early 1870s up until the mid 1880s
Mears and his family members sold of parcels of land and held mortgages to many people who
purchased property in the Section. 4
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This is described in Vols 246D, P. 87, Cook County Recorder of Deeds, January 3, 1920. It was recorded in the
Book of Plats, No. 158, p. 33. Document 6729197, February 4, 1920.
3
The Sidwell Company, 17E.
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The first transaction for Lot 20 was filed March 11, 1920. It was between Chicago Title and Trust and
William B. Moulton and wf Allice jtly (jointly). The Moultons applied for a building permit on October 11,
2020, for a brick and frame residence in the Skokie View Subdivision. It was to be a 27’6” x 45’6” home
at a projected total cost of $15,000. Clark & Walcott were the architects. R. J. Wieder was the builder;
Wieder signed the permit. 5
Historic Owners of the Land Parcel at 1161 Pine Street
The house is significant for its association with William B. Moulton. Moulton brought the property jointly
with his wife Alice on March 11, 1920. 6 It was announced in the Winnetka Weekly Talk, April 9, 1921,
that the Moultons were moving into their new home at 1161 Pine Street from 1376 Asbury in Hubbard
Woods. 7
5
Application for a Building Permit, The Village of Winnetka, Department of Public Works. House file, 1161 Pine
Street, 10/11/1920, Department of Community Development, Village of Winnetka.
6
Cook County Recorder of Deeds Tract Book Lots 18-20, “Skokie View”, A Sub of that part of SE ¼ of SW1/4. Sec/
17-42-13..
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“Moultons,” Winnetka Weekly Talk, Saturday, April 9, 1921, 3.
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William Brooks Moulton
William B. Moulton was born in Bloomington, Illinois on March 28, 1871. After his education there at the
normal school, he attended Stanford University in California for three years and transferred to Harvard
University where he received his B. A. and law degrees. Moulton practiced law in Chicago for over 50
years. He was a member of both the Chicago and the American Bar Associations and the Union League
Club. He also was a member of the first Civil Service Commission in Illinois and served on the National
Committee for many years. During World War I, Moulton was a Minute Man for some time and from the
inception of the League of Nations association he was secretary-treasurer as long as it was operative.
In 1914 William Moulton married Alice DeCourcy O’Grady. Three years later, in 1917, they moved to
Winnetka, where he resided with his wife and family, until his death at age 77. In 1929, Moulton was
nominated for Village President after serving a year as a Village trustee. In that capacity he was
chairman of the Judiciary Committee and member of the Finance and Plats and Zoning committees. 8
Moulton served 14 years as Village President.
While he served as Village President, in the mid-1930s, Moulton negotiated with the Federal
Government and the Chicago & North Western Railway to promote separation of the railroad tracks
from grade level. 9 After deaths at rail crossings caused by a train crashing into an automobile,
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“Heads Ticket,” Winnetka Talk, March 23, 1929.
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“Moulton Summons to Conference on Grade Separation,” Winnetka Talk, May 16, 1935.
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momentum picked up to promote grade separation. In 1937, the Hubbard Woods Improvement
Association lent its support to the campaign to move forward on either track elevation or depression. 10
Moulton wrote a long article noting that grade separation had been discussed as early as 1919, in the
Village Plan, which recommended grade separation and that delaying separation would lead to further
accidents. He wrote “I trust in the near future in securing the accomplishment of the project, the further
delay of which must inevitably take its tole in human life”. 11 In his obituary in the Winnetka Talk,
Moulton is credited for the grade separation. “The grade separation project was started in 1938, and it
was largely due to his leadership that this very important and difficult public improvement was
undertaken and carried to a successful conclusion. 12
Moulton’s wife Alice O’Grady was a native of Pennsylvania. Before their marriage, she assisted Jane
Addams at Hull House and was a pioneer in primary school education. She also taught classes in
citizenship for immigrants. In Winnetka, Alice Moulton was a member of the school district Board of
Education from 1923 to 1933. She was also active in the Parent-Teacher Association and the Winnetka
Woman’s Club. 13
The Moultons had one daughter, Nancy Brooks Moulton, who was born in 1918. In April, 1943, she
married William Owens from St. Paul Minnesota. He was in the insurance business. They married at
Christ Church in Winnetka. After Wlliam Moulton died in 1948, Alice sold 1161 Pine Street to her
daughter Nancy Owens. Alice continued to live in the house with her daughter and family until Alice’s
death in November, 1954. 14
According to the tract book at the Cook County Recorder of Deeds, in 1955 the Owens sold the Pine
Street house to Karen Eckstein Wilson, who lived there with her husband until she sold the property in
1963. 15 Karen was married to Leon Wilson, who was born in Chicago on December 22, 1895. He lived in
Evanston before moving to Winnetka in 1956. According to Leon Wilson’s obituary, he was the owner of
Wilson Garage in Evanston. 16 When he died September 23, 1963, he was survived by his wife, Karen
Eckstorm Wilson, and a sister who lived in Evanston.
The next residents of the house were James and Julia Hall. J. Parker Hall III and his wife Julia purchased
1161 Pine on July 19, 1963. 17
J. Parker Hall III was born in New York City in 1933 and grew up on Long Island until, after college, he
moved to Highland Park, Illinois, where his parents lived in the 1940s. He attended the University of
Chicago for two years and then transferred to Swarthmore College, where he met his future wife, Julia
Alice Lange. She was also born in 1933. They married in 1956. Hall graduated from Swarthmore in 1955
and received an MBA from Harvard University in 1957. After receiving his MBA, Hall held various
positions in finance and investments, including a stint at Harris Bank, before joining Lincoln Capital
10
“Hubbard Woods Group Backs Village Stand on Grad Separation,” Winnetka Talk, November 4, 1937.
11
William B. Moulton in article, “Grade Separation Held Solution to Problem.” Ibid.
12
“William Brooks Moulton, Village Leader Succumbs: Gave Fine Record of Service as President; Pushed Grade
Separation,” Winnetka Talk, July 29, 1948.
13
“Alice Moulton,” Winnetka Talk, November 11, 1954.
14
“Alice O’Grady Owens, 1950 U.S. Federal Census, Ancestry.com.
15
The chain of title is taken from the Cook County Recorder of Deeds Tract Book.
16
“Leon Wilson” Obituaries of the Week, Winnetka Talk, September 27,1963.
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Cook County Recorder of Deeds Tract Book.
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Management Company as an investment banker in 1971. He served as president with the company for
nearly 30 years. During that time the firm’s assets under management grew from less than $50 million
to over $80 billion. 18 Hall retired in 2001.
Although he never graduated from the University of Chicago, he was the third generation of James
Parker Halls to serve the University of Chicago. His grandfather, James P. Hall, was the first permanent
Dean of the Law School, serving from 1904 until his death in 1928. His father, J. Parker Hall, Jr., a
graduate of the University, was University Treasurer from 1946 until his retirement in 1969.
In 1983, James Parker Hall III and his wife Julia established the James Parker Hall Distinguished Service
Professorship in Law at the University of Chicago. In addition, the couple established the Julia and Parker
Hall Endowment for Jazz and American Popular music and funded jazz concerts, lectures, research and
other events. Hall had loved to play and listen to jazz piano and he had set up his own jazz band, “Hall’s
Heavenly Half Dozen”, when he was in college. In later years he hosted jazz greats, including Dick
Hyman, and held recitals at his home. Hall was elected to the University of Chicago Board of Trustees in
1988, became a Life Trustee in 2004 and a Trustee Emeritus in 1997. The Halls contributed to the Parker
Hall Botanic Garden at the university and helped renew Botany Pond. Their gifts also supported the
Division of the Humanities and the Laboratory Schools. He served on the investment committee at the
University of Chicago, Swarthmore College, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Ravinia Festival and the
YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago.
Hall was also a trustee of the Nature Conservancy of Illinois, a board member of the LaSalle Street Fund
and an advisor to the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation. Hall and his wife were honored for their
long service and philanthropy, together receiving the University of Chicago’s Medal of Honor, the ACLU’s
Roger Baldwin Award and North
Shore Country Day School’s Foster Hannaford Recognition.
In his obituary it was noted that Hall was a prolific writer on a wide range of investment topics, many of
which were published in the Financial Analysts Journal. In 2000, he received the first Hortense Friedman
Award from the Investment Analysts Society of Chicago. 19
An avid tennis player, Hall at one time ranked in the Chicago metropolitan
area as No. 1 in both the 35- and 45-year-old categories. Over the years he played in four
national men’s tournaments and two national father-son tournaments with his son, Kerry.
Julia Hall was significant in her own right. She was a progressive leader who dedicated her life to
education. Julie held various teaching and administrative positions at North Shore Country Day School
before becoming the first female Head of School in 1992. Her obituary in Legacy stated that she led the
school “with wisdom, heart and a profound and visionary commitment to educating children. While
under her assured guidance, the school enjoyed a significant improvement in enrollment, endowment
and community spirit. After 23 years at North Shore, she retired in 2000. She also served on the Board of
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J. Parker Hall, III “J Parker Hall, III, Life and Emeritus Trustee,” https://news.uchicago.edu/story/j-
parker-hall-iii-life-and-emeritus-trustee-1933-2011.
J. Parker Hall, III “J Parker Hall, III, Life and Emeritus Trustee,” A large amount of the biographical
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Trustees at Swarthmore College and the University of Chicago Lab School. With her husband Parker, the
couple lent their time and support to a variety of causes including the Ravinia Festival, the Chicago
Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Planned Parenthood, the ACLU and the Nature
Conservancy. Julie and Parker together received the University of Chicago’s Medal of Honor, the ACLU’s
Roger Baldwin Award, and North Shore Country Day School’s Foster Hannaford Recognition. 20
J. Parker Hall died on September 22, 1911. He was survived by his wife and three children Martha (Sam
Bousfield), Kerry (Shauna Scott), Alison (Brad Gann), and eight grandchildren, Lindsey Connor, Russell
Bousfield and Whitney Yun-Bousfield, Marissa and Riley Hall, Cole, Jameson, and Silas Gann, and by his
two younger brothers, Ferris (Nancy) and Bronson (Michele).Burial was at the family farm in Vicksburg,
Miss. Julia continued to live in the house on Pine until shortly before her death in 2016. She lived in their
home for 53 years. The house was then sold by her son Parker Hall IV to AC Properties Corp LLC. In
2025, it was purchased by Mark Gent.
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obituary?id=2732148.
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Physical Description of the House
South (front) and East (side) Facades
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East Facade and North Façade of house, showing garage and rear additions
West and South Facades
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West Facade
Exterior:
The 1920 house at 1161 Pine Street is reached by a long driveway located to the east of the house. It
extends to the garage at the rear. The house was designed in the Tudor Revival style. It stands two
stories and is faced in brick with weeping mortar. Cross gable roofs top the L-shaped house. Generally,
the house has minimal ornament, but the front entrance is arched and flanked by two sculptures
resembling grotesques. Some windows are double hung; some are casements. There are bays with
wood muntin bars in a diamond pattern.
The house has two additions. The first was a garage. The second consisted of a two story addition with a
mudroom, bath, laundry and a master bedroom suite on the second floor. The exterior of the additions
was sheathed in stucco.
There is a family room that is located to the rear of the living room with glass doors opening west onto a
patio and the expansive west landscaped yard. This space appears to have been remodeled.
The two-car garage was added in 1948. It was a frame building that was constructed in 1948; William
Owens signed off on the permit. It was projected to cost $6,000. The builder was Kings Court
Construction Company. In 1986, there was a more substantial addition. It was constructed at a projected
cost of $68,000 by the design-build firm of Benvenuti & Stein; the architect of record was M. Saluddin.
The addition was 20’7” X 17’7” by 29’ high. It is wood frame sheathed in stucco.
The house is located in the northeast corner of the lot. To the west is a large, designed landscape with a
pond.
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In 2019, reroofing took place at a cost of $21,660. It was done when AC Property Group owned the 1161
Pine Street.
Interior
The front entrance, which is accessed by a stone path from the driveway, opens into a stairhall. Next to
the entrance is a closet. To the west is a large living room. It has book cases on the east wall. A fireplace
with a wood mantel and stone hearth is located on the south wall. To the east of the stairhall is the
dining room, which has no decorative detailing. North of the dining room is a large eat-in kitchen. There
is wood strip flooring in the living and dining rooms. The house has a family room that is located north of
the living room. It has a quarry tile floor and is two steps down from the living room. There are sliding
doors along the west wall facing a patio and the landscaped yard. This room may have been built out
during the 1980s remodeling. That remodeling included the addition of a laundry, powder room and
large mudroom that is accessed from a small hall west of the kitchen. The garage is accessed at the
north end of the mudroom.
The staircase to the second floor is located opposite the front door. At the east side is a turned newel
post supporting a graceful curving railing on one side and a handrail on the other. At the top of the stairs
are two newel posts and small sections of railing. The staircase has painted risers and wood treads. At
the top of the stairs is an L-shaped hallway. The second floor contains four bedrooms and two
bathrooms. The primary bedroom in the northwest corner was added.
On the top floor is a large attic space accessed from the staircase that opens into a stairhall. In addition
to storage, it contains a large playroom. The house has a large basement.
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Architecture of 1161 Pine Street
The Tudor Revival Style
The Tudor Revival style was popular on the North Shore from the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition
through the 1930s. A considerable number of Tudor Revival houses were built in the 1920s, when
Winnetka and the other North Shore suburbs enjoyed a significant growth in population. For several
reasons English Tudor architecture often inspired the design of America's suburban houses. Sometimes
the style was favored for large country estates; more often it inspired the design for their suburban
counterparts. Mark Alan Hewitt, author of The Architect and the American Country House, 1890-1940,
points out that the Tudor house was an “esteemed model” and was a close second to the Colonial in
popularity. Those seeking ancestral and historical pedigrees were immediately attracted to the image of
leisure and wealth of England’s landed aristocracy. Clive Aslit, author of The American Country House,
noted that with their common language and sometimes common heritage, Americans were likely to feel
more comfortable living with influences from England than from other European nations.
While named after the early 16th century rulers of England, the characteristics of this style do not imitate
buildings from that time, but rather are loosely based on Medieval English prototypes, from thatch-
roofed folk cottages to immense manor houses. When constructed in America, the various features of
Tudor Revival houses were creatively assembled in one design. The American eclectic versions of Tudor
Revival tend to use steeply pitched roofs often dominated by one or more cross gables. Other common
features include decorative half-timbering and tall narrow windows in groupings of casements that have
multiple panes, brick or stone masonry or masonry-veneered walls with patterned brickwork and
massive chimneys with chimney pots.
The William and Alice Moulton House at 1161 Pine Street displays several characteristics of the Tudor
Revival styles. It has steep gable roofs with a front facing gable with windows that have multiple panes.
Several are located in groups. The bay windows that have diagonal muntin bars resemble diamond
leading that is characteristically found on Tudor buildings. The grotesque features (like those on
Medieval cathedrals) flanking the front door are unusual features recalling the Middle Ages, when Tudor
manor houses were constructed.
Architects of 1161 Pine Street: Clark & Walcott
Clark & Walcott were the architects who designed the house at 1161 Pine Street. They were prominent
local architects who practiced together between ca. 1919 and 1924. Charles Askins, who did a
considerable amount of research on the work and life of Ewin Hill Clark, some of which is located at the
Winnetka Historical Society, compiled lists of Clark’s work. He noted that fourteen buildings were
designed by the firm in Winnetka during those years. Not all have addresses. One was the William B.
Moulton House. Another was located at 1127 Sheridan Road. Three were built on Oak Street but have
no addresses. The firm also designed a service station for the Winnetka Tire Company (1920) and a gym
for North Shore Country Day School at 310 Green Bay Road. 21 In 2006, the Winnetka Historical Society
Gazette published an article on the Henry T. Stanton House, 698 Blackthorn Lane, designed by the firm.
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List of Clark’s work is in the collection of the Winnetka Historical Society.
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In October, 1922, Western Architects published an article on Clark & Walcott. They were described in it
as “younger members of the profession who have established an enviable reputation for work of
excellence and distinctions.” Further, the article notes that “certain districts of Winnetka, notably that in
the vicinity of (Indian) Hill Country Club, bear the stamp of excellence of this firm’s work.” Photos of the
Stanton House accompany this article. The house was also featured in the October, 1922, issue of House
& Garden. 22 The reviewers in Western Architect wrote that “in the work of Clark and Walcott we find a
distinctly refreshing originality, the expression of which has been made in terms well known to us all—
historic precedent, if you please. This is indeed progress.” 23
Edwin Hill Clark (1878-1967)
Architect Edwin Hill Clark was born and educated in Chicago, the son of Alson and Sarah (Skinner) Clark.
His father was a successful businessman--an early member of the Chicago Board of Trade, then owner of
Wadsworth-Howland, a paint manufacturing company. The well-to-do family resided at 2229 Calumet
Avenue, just one block east of fashionable Prairie Avenue.
Edwin graduated from Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts in 1896 and from Yale University in
1900. He married Katharine Bayley of Chicago in 1903 and the couple had two children: Robert and
Alice. Clark and his wife resided in the Clark family’s Calumet Avenue home until 1911 when they moved
to Winnetka.
Clark worked as an assistant superintendent for his father’s nearby paint company until 1907, when he
took a job with Chicago architect William Otis as a beginning draftsman. Clark received his architect’s
license in 1907. They then formed a partnership, and the firm became Otis & Clark. They had offices at
105 S. Dearborn Street in Chicago. In 1914, he became a member of the American Institute of Architects.
Otis and Clark remained together until ca. 1920, when Clark opened an office with Chester Walcott,
establishing the firm of Clark and Walcott that specialized in residential architecture. Their practice was
to last until 1924. When Clark was practicing with the firm of Clark & Walcott, in 1920, the firm designed
a French Eclectic house with steep roofs and half timbering, in the French Norman tradition, at 698
Blackthorn Lane in Winnetka.
After leaving his practice with Walcott, Clark had a few brief stints with other partners before practicing
on his own at an office at Eight East Huron, Chicago. He had formed two partnerships, Clark & Banse
(1937-1939) and Clark and Stanton (1939-1940). He was a sole practitioner between 1940 and 1953. 24
Clark died in 1967 at age 89.
During his lifetime Clark and his wife Katherine owned two houses in Winnetka that Clark designed. In
1927, he built 909 Pleasant. In 1938 he lived at 251 White Oak Lane. After his wife Katherine passed
away, he sold their White Oak Lane home and moved into The Homestead in Evanston. He lived there
until his death. The Clarks are buried at Rose Hill Cemetery.
22
The information on Clark & Walcott that was described in Western Architect was published in the Gazette. Susan
Curry. ”The Henry T. Stanton House,” Gazette, Spring/Summer 2006.
23
Ibid.
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“Edwin H. Clark” [obit.], Chicago Sun-Times, January 22, 1967.
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Edwin Hill Clark was a highly-regarded architect, noteworthy for having designed many distinguished
commercial, municipal and institutional buildings in Chicago and its suburbs. In addition to designing the
Winnetka Village Hall (1925-26) and Plaza del Lago in Wilmette (1926), his portfolio of work throughout
the years included the Italian-inspired Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium on a 160-acre site at Pulaski
and Bryn Mawr Avenue on Chicago’s northwest side (as a partner with Otis & Clark, 1915), the
Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Illinois, inspired by Classical, Italian and Art Deco architecture (1934) and
several structures for the Chicago Park District. He also designed the stately Georgian Revival Hinsdale
Municipal Building (1925) and laid out the plan for North Shore Country Day School in the early 1920s,
designing four buildings on the campus. Although most were historical revival incorporating Classical
design features, in 1939 he designed a Moderne building for the Lower School.
Because Clark’s public buildings were so high profile, generally less attention has been paid to his
residential work. That said, his high-style houses are widely admired and have been illustrated in
architectural publications. He designed many homes in a variety of revival styles including Colonial
Revival, Tudor Revival, Spanish Revival, Italian Renaissance and French Eclectic. In May, 1915, The
Architectural Record published an article by Herbert Croly on Otis & Clark’s residential work. The homes
showcased included Colonial Revival houses for Frederick H. Scott in Hubbard Woods, for Charles M.
Rankin in Terre Haute, Indiana, and William S. Mason in Evanston; the Georgian Revival House of James
Fentress in Hubbard Woods; the Spanish Revival House of Walter R. Kirk in Lake Forest; the Tudor
Revival House of John A. Jameson in Hubbard Woods, and the imposing French Eclectic house of James
W. Thorne in Lake Forest. Herbert Croly wrote, “the cleverness of architects who can handle so many
different styles with so much taste and with such a nice sense of the idiom of each particular style is
incontestable.” 25 The houses Clark designed throughout his career were historical revival homes, which
were immensely popular during the years he practiced. They met the needs of sophisticated clients who
valued the comfort and respectability associated with traditional houses. Most of Clark’s work on the
North Shore was residential. A list of Clark’s commissions on file at the Winnetka Historical Society,
believed to have been assembled by Charles Askins, who had undertaken considerable research on
Clark, indicates that at least 63 of his numerous residential projects were built in Winnetka. 26
Chester Howe Walcott (1883-1947)
Chester Walcott was born and attended school in Chicago. He was educated at Princeton University,
where he received a B. S. in Architecture in 1903. During the following three years he studied in Italy and
at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. After returning to Chicago in 1910, he entered into a partnership
with Arthur Brown, forming the firm of Brown & Walcott. 27 On June 27, 1912, Walcott married Julie
Cummins of Winnetka. In 1916, he opened his own office, practicing alone until ca. 1919-20 when he
established the partnership of Clark & Walcott that lasted until 1924. Subsequently he practiced on his
own. Walcott died at his home at 770 Sheridan Road in Lake Forest in 1947.
Although he specialized in residential architecture, he was credited in his obituary for having designed
St. Chrysostomes church in Chicago, where his funeral was held, and a number of YMCA buildings. 28. In
25
Herbert Croly, “Examples of the Work of Otis & Clark,” The Architectural Record, Vol. XXXVII (May 1915, 409).
26
List of Clark Commissions at the Winnetka Historical Society.
27
“Chester H. Walcott,” Henry F. Withey, AIA and Elsie Rathburn Withey, Biographical Dictionary of American
Architects (Deceased), (Los Angeles: Hennessey & Ingalls, Inc., 1970, 1996 Edition): 623
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1929, the Evanston Art Commission selected the Y.M.C.A. building at Grove and Maple Streets as one of
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Landmark Status of the Property
The building 1161 Pine Street at not a local landmark in Winnetka.
Evaluation of Historic Significance
The house is historically significant because of its connection to William B. and Alice Moulton and to J.
Parker III and Julia Hall. Moulton served the Village on the Village Board and is often credited with the
railroad track separation. The Halls were, as a couple, philanthropic to numerous charities, especially
those related to the University of Chicago. Julia Hall was an admired Headmistress of North Shore
County Day School and the first woman to serve in that capacity.
Evaluation of Architectural Significance
The house at 1161 Pine Street is a gracious and homey Tudor Style home designed by a team of very
talented architects. Its arched entrance flanked by witty gargoyle-like figures is the home’s most
interesting feature. The house also has bay windows with diagonal muntin bars. Generally the design of
the house is understated, with few features that characterize Tudor Revival architecture. It has no half
timbering or ironwork, which is often found on high style Tudor-inspired houses. On the interior, the
only noteworthy features are the curving railing of the staircase and the simple wood fireplace mantel
that is not characteristically Tudor. The garage and two-story addition at the rear of the house are
sheathed in stucco that is not compatible with the brick walls of the house. The house is generally
handsome but not particularly significant. The house is not particularly significant as an example of
Tudor Revival architecture.
Comparable Houses in Winnetka
Winnetka is a community that has numerous buildings inspired by Tudor architecture. Some are large
manor houses like 698 Blackthorn Lane. Others are smaller homes, suburban in scale. Several fit
comfortably along into their setting on the 1100 block of Ash Street. Although the house at 1161 Pine
Street is relatively modest in scale, comparable to those Tudor Revival home located north of Willow
Street between Hibbard Road and Glendale Avenue. 1161 Pine is sited on a large landscape with a pond
that is typical of settings for larger somewhat more elaborate homes.
Evaluation of Neighborhood Impact
The south-facing home at 1161 Pine Street is visible from few neighboring historic houses. It is set at
the north end of its lot. The large, landscaped portion of the lot is located to the west of the house, east
of Pine Lane, and the homes along Pine Lane generally have no view of 1161 Pine Street. The house at
1201 Pine Street has a garage facing Pine Lane and is visible from the west yard of 1161 Pine. The home
to the east of 1161 Pine Street is not historic. Across Pine Street there is one handsome Arts & Crafts
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stucco house that is historic. Removal of the house at 1161 Pine Street would have no particular impact
on the neighborhood. To maintain neighborhood character it would be desirable to build a new house
that is comparable in scale and quality to the historic houses along Pine Street and to the north along
Pelham.
Summary Opinion
The house is historically significant because of the importance of two distinguished families who lived
there: the Moultons and the Halls. Architecturally, the house has a handsome street presence but is not
architecturally significant. Discussing the important role the two families had in Winnetka history, as told
in this HAIS, will be available to historians and the public. That is important to anyone wanting to learn
about the many Winnetka residents who have played an important role in making the community and
the City of Chicago a better place.
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APPENDIX
Attachment A. Bibliography
1161 Pine Street, Winnetka. Plat of Survey.
“Alice Moulton:” Winnetka Talk, November 11, 1954.
“Alice O’Grady Owens.” 1950 Census. Ancestry.com.
Application for a Building Permit, The Village of Winnetka, Department of Public Works. House file, 1161
Pine Street, 10/11/20, Department of Community Development, Village of Winnetka.
Application for a Building Permit, The Village of Winnetka, Department of Public Works. House file, 1161
Pine Street, November 1, 1948. To construct a 1-story garage.
Application for a Building Permit, The Village of Winnetka, Department of Public Works. House file, 1161
Pine Street, To construct a 2-story addition and attic space to a single family house.
“Architects of 101 Thorntree Lane, Edwin Hill Clark”.
“Architects of 101 Thorntree” Lane, Edwin Hill Clark. Historic and Architectural Impact Study (HAIS)
Village of Winnetka. 101 Thorntree Lane. Collection of Winnetka Historical Society.
Askins, Charles. Edwin Hill Clark 1878-1967; Professional Architect 1907-1953. Unpublished. Collection
of Winnetka Historical Society.
Building Permit Application, The Village of Winnetka, Department of Public Works. House file, 1161 Pine
Street, Reroofing. ND.
“C. H. Walcott, 64, Lake Forest Architect, Dies”. Chicago Daily News, October 27, 1947.61.
“Chosen as Best Remodeled Building; Medal for Best Remodeling is Given to Church. Architects
Unanimous for St. Chrysostom’s.” Clipping in Collection of Winnetka Historical Society.
“Clark, Edwin Hill 1878-1967; Professional Architect 1907-1953. ” Information compiled by Charles
Askins/2001. Collection of the Winnetka Historical Society.
Clark, Edwin H. A. N. Marquis. Who’s Who in Chicago and Vicinity. Chicago: A. N. Marquis Co. 1931.
Cook County Recorder of Deeds Tract Book Lots 18-20, “Skokie View”, A Sub of that part of SE ¼ of
SW1/4. Sec/ 17-42-13.Books 244A, 246D.
Croly, Herbert. “Examples of the Work of Otis & Clark” The Architectural Record, Vol. XXXVII, May 1915.
Curry, Susan. ”The Henry T. Stanton House” Gazette, Spring/Summer 2006.
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“Evanston Picks its Four Finest 1929 Buildings.” Clipping in Collection of Winnetka Historical Society.
“Heads Ticket”. Winnetka Talk. March 23, 1929.
“Hubbard Woods Group Backs Village Stand on Grad Separation.” Winnetka Talk, November 4, 1937.
J. Parker Hall, III. “J Parker Hall, III, Life and Emeritus Trustee, https://news.uchicago.edu/story/j-parker-
hall-iii-life-and-emeritus-trustee-1933-2011.
Julia Hall Obituary. “Legacy”. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/chicagotribune/name/julia-hall-
obituary?id=2732148
“Leon Wilson”. Obituaries of the Week, Winnetka Talk. September 27,1963.
Moultons. Winnetka Weekly Talk, Saturday, April 9, 1921.
“Moulton Summons to Conference on Grad Separation”, Winnetka Talk, May 16, 1935.
“Edwin H. Clark {obit.].” Chicago Sun-Times, January 22, 1967.
Sanborn Map of Cook County, 1938. Image 65.
Sidwell Company. Book 17E. Department of Community Development, Village of Winnetka.
“Walcott, Chester H.” Henry F. Withey, AIA and Elsie Rathburn Withey. Biographical Dictionary of
American Architects (Deceased) Los Angeles: Hennessey & Ingalls, Inc., 1970, 1996 Edition.
“U. S. Hires 10 Architects for Slum Clearance”. N.D. Article in Collection of Winnetka Historical Society.
Walcott—Chester. Obituary, Article in Collection of Winnetka Historical Society
“William Brooks Moulton, Village Leader Succumbs: Gave Fine Record of Service as President; Pushed
Grade Separation.” Winnetka Talk. July 29, 1948.
“Winnetka Residences Designed and/or modified by Edwin H. Clark.” Unpublished. Collection of
Winnetka Historical Society.
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Attachment B. Site Plan and Exterior Photos of 1161 Pine Lane
North
Footprint of the house
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Exterior Photographs
South (Front) Façade
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Front Entrance Hall Door Knocker
Grotesques on Either Side of Front Entrance Surround
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View west toward garage and 2-story addition Path next to garage, View West
North façade of house, additions, View South West facades of garage addition and house
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Southeast corner of house: South and West facades East Façade, View N toward house, additions
West lawn, showing pond. View West toward garage of 1201 Pine Street facing Pine Lane
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Interior
Foyer/Stair Hall, View South toward front door Foyer/Stair Hall, View West into living room
Living Room, South Wall Living Room fireplace
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Living Room looking North into family room
Family Room, View South into Living Room Family room, View West into yard
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Living Room looking toward Dining Room Dining Room
Kitchen
Mud Room
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Powder Room Laundry
View up staircase View to basement down staircase from 1st floor
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Second Floor hall, Looking East Second Floor hall looking South
Primary Bedroom Second Floor Bedroom
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Stairs to Attic Attic Hall looking North
Attic looking West
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Mudroom; door to Garage Garage
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Attachment D. 1938 Sanborn Map of Property
1938 Sanborn Map
Attachment E. Surrounding Houses
1153 Pine Street
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1154 Pine Street
1176 Pine Street
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1201 Pine Street -Garage facing East toward Pine Lane
624 Pine Lane
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1150 Pelham Road
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Attachment F. Select Research
GIS Consortium Map
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1938 Sanborn Map of Neighborhood with updating
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Real Estate Listings:
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Photos from Real Estate Listings
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Information on Homeowners:
William Brooks and Alice O’Grady Moulton
April 9, 1921, photo of William B. Moulton
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William B. Moulton Obituary
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Leon Wilson
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James Parker Hall III and Julia Lange Hall
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J. Parker Hall III, longtime president of Lincoln Capital Management and an Emeritus
Trustee of the University of Chicago, died Sept. 22. Hall, 78, was a resident of Winnetka.
He was the third generation of James Parker Halls to serve the University. His grandfather,
James P. Hall, was the first permanent Dean of the Law School, serving from 1904 until his
death in 1928. His father, J. Parker Hall, a graduate of the University, was University
Treasurer from 1946 until his retirement in 1969.
J. Parker Hall III attended the University of Chicago for two years, before transferring to
Swarthmore College, where he met his future wife, Julie. He graduated from Swarthmore in
1955, and received an MBA from Harvard University in 1957. He was elected to the
University of Chicago Board of Trustees in 1988. Hall became a Life Trustee in 2004 and a
Trustee Emeritus in 2007.
In 1983, Hall and his wife, Julie established the James Parker Hall Distinguished Service
Professorship in Law, currently held by Richard Epstein, in honor of J. Parker Hall III’s
grandfather.
The couple also established the Julie and Parker Hall Endowment for Jazz and American
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In addition, they contributed the Julie and Parker Hall Botanic Garden Endowment Fund
helped renew Botany Pond. The Halls' gifts also have supported the Division of the
Humanities and the Laboratory Schools.
Hall was born in New York City and lived on Long Island until the family moved to Highland
Park in 1947.
After receiving his MBA, Hall held four positions in finance and investments before joining
Lincoln Capital Management Company in 1971. He remained there as president for nearly
30 years, a period when the firm’s assets under management grew from less than $50
million to over $80 billion.
Hall was a prolific writer on a wide range of investment topics, many of which were
published in the Financial Analysts Journal. In 2000, he received the first Hortense
Friedman Award from the Investment Analysts Society of Chicago.
He served as trustee and chairman of the investment committees of the University of
Chicago, Swarthmore College, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Ravinia Festival, and the
YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago.
He was also a trustee of the Nature Conservancy of Illinois, a board member of the LaSalle
Street Fund and an advisor to the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation.
Hall and his wife were honored for their long service and philanthropy, together receiving
the University of Chicago’s Medal of Honor, the ACLU’s Roger Baldwin Award, and North
Shore Country Day School’s Foster Hannaford Recognition.
An avid tennis player, Hall at one time ranked simultaneously in the Chicago metropolitan
area as No. 1 in both the 35- and 45-year-old categories. Over the years he played in four
national men’s tournaments and two national father-son tournaments with his son, Kerry.
The family also enjoyed many camping, canoeing and fishing trips.
He loved to play and listen to jazz piano, and he established his own dance band in college,
Hall’s Heavenly Half Dozen. In later years, Hall was honored to host Dick Hyman, among
the finest living jazz pianists, to perform in a recital in his home.
In addition to his wife, Parker is survived by their three children, Martha (Sam Bousfield),
Kerry (Shauna Scott), Alison (Brad Gann), and eight grandchildren, Lindsey Connor, Russell
Bousfield and Whitney Yun-Bousfield, Marissa and Riley Hall, Cole, Jameson, and Silas
Gann, and by his two younger brothers, Ferris (Nancy) and Bronson (Michele).
Burial was at the family farm in Vicksburg, Miss. Memorial contributions may be made to
the Nature Conservancy, 8 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 900, Chicago, IL 60603 or the Roger
Baldwin Foundation of the ACLU, 180 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 2300, Chicago, IL 60601.
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heart and a profound and visionary commitment to
educating children. While under her assured guidance, the
school enjoyed a significant improvement in enrollment,
endowment and community spirit. After 23 years at North
Shore, she retired in 2000. Julie's support of the school
endured, with grandchildren and North Shore graduates
Marissa and Riley Hall most fondly remembering her
encouraging presence at innumerable sporting events and
theater performances. Julie treasured the outdoors and
was an avid traveler. She and husband Parker camped and
canoed with the family at every available opportunity,
from nearby Door County, Wisconsin to locations further
afield, including Colorado, the Quetico, and hikes in
Western Canada. Family gatherings in Maine and
Mississippi were traditions that brought her great
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Architects: Clark & Walcott
Edwin Hill Clark
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Cover Page of Article on Otis & Clark, Predecessor firm to Clark & Walcott, in The Architectural Record,
May 1915
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Disclaimer: The GIS Consortium and MGP Inc. are not liable for any use, misuse, modification or disclosure of any map provided under applicable law. This map is for general information purposes only. Although the
information is believed to be generally accurate, errors may exist and the user should independently confirm for accuracy. The map does not constitute a regulatory determination and is not a base for engineering
design. A Registered Land Surveyor should be consulted to determine precise location boundaries on the ground.
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ATTACHMENT D
MEMORANDUM
VILLAGE OF WINNETKA
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
TO: WINNETKA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
FROM: CHRISTOPHER MARX, ASSOCIATE PLANNER
DATE: JANUARY 9, 2026
SUBJECT: CASE NO. 26-03-HPC: 1161 PINE STREET
INTRODUCTION
On February 2, 2026, the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) is scheduled to consider a request to
demolish the residence at 1161 Pine Street. Please return any available information regarding the
architectural and historical significance of the structure to Christopher Marx by the end of the day on
Monday, January 27, 2026. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at
cmarx@winnetka.org or (847) 716-3587.
PRELIMINARY PROPERTY HISTORY STUDY/VILLAGE HALL RECORDS
Building Permits
Date Type Owner Architect
10-11-1920 Build a two-story brick and frame William B. Moulton Clark and Walcott
residence.
11-1-1948 Construct a one-story two-car William W. Owens Not listed
garage, alterations to a single-family
dwelling.
3-17-1986 Construct two-story addition plus Mr. and Mrs. Parker Hall M. Salahuddin
attic space to a single-family
residence.
11-6-2017 Residential. Jonathan and Sarah Not listed
Graham
8-23-2019 Reroofing. AC Property Group, LLC Not listed
3-23-2023 Replace roof at dormers with metal AC Property Group, LLC Not listed
roofs.
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Drafted By : SH Field Work : DH/CR
PLAT OF SURVEY N Date
LOT 20 IN SKOKIE VIEW, A SUBDIVISION OF THAT PART OF
THE SOUTH EAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTH WEST
QUARTER LYING WEST OF AND ADJOINING THE CENTER
LINE OF ROSEWOOD AVENUE (FORMERLY OAK
RIDGE AVENUE) AND THE EAST 15 ACRES OF THE SOUTH
REVISION
Scale: 1'' = 40'
Drawing Revisions
WEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTH WEST QUARTER
Lot 4
OF SECTION 17, TOWNSHIP 42 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST
Lot 3
OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK
COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
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11-3-2025 11-5-2025
0 Lot 19 1161 Pine Street
Rec. Lot 2
Site Address:
Date:
N 02°45'30" W 184.80
Field Work Completed:
Rec.
Lot 4
S 02°45'30" E 184.80
Winnetka, Illinois
Scale: 1" = 40'
Land Surveying Services, Inc.
Pine Lane
Lot 3
Surveyor Notes:
1. Field Work Completed on 11-3-2025
2. Prepared for Sarah Graham, homeowner. .
S 87°32'00" W 200.00 Rec
3. Site Address: 1161 Pine St., Winnetka, IL
4. Pin No.: 05-17-312-021
5. The easements shown hereon are provided from the current title
and the use of the recorded subdivision plat.
Pine Street
6. This plat was prepared with the aid of the current title commitment
issued by Chicago Title Insurance Company No. CCHI2504796LD, State of Illinois)
dated September 23, 2025. SS)
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on this plat and report any discrepancies to the surveyor at once. Job Number
We, Land Surveying Services, Inc. do hereby state that we have surveyed the above described LS251520
8. Auto Cad Files will not be released under this contract. OFof Isaid
property and that this is the Plat that represents the conditions found at the time L Lsurvey.
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Given under my hand and seal this 5th day of November, A.D. 2025 in Lake Zurich, Illinois.
observations only. ST A GLORIA OI PLAT OF
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ATTACHMENT E
PROPERTY RESEARCH
COVERSHEET
Address: 1161 Pine
Construction Details:
Original construction date: 1920
Construction type: Brick
Style: Tudor Revival
OWNERSHIP HISTORY:
OWNER/RESIDENT DATES INFORMATION SIGNIFICANCE
NAME OCCUPIED ATTACHED
Moulton/Owens family 1920 – 1955 Building permit William Moulton
application, 1954 served as Winnetka
William Brooks and Alice directory, real estate Village President for
Moulton; William W. and listing slip, Winnetka 13 years (1929-1942),
Nancy Owens (formerly Talk articles and during which the
Moulton, daughter of obituaries grade separation
William Moulton) project occurred.
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Wilson 1956 – at least Winnetka Talk article
1961 and obituary
James Parker Hall, Julia By 1965 – 2017 Winnetka Talk article,
Hall, Julia Hall Trust Cook County
Recorder records,
University of Chicago
obituary, Chicago
Tribune obituary,
Ancestry.com records
Jonathan and Sarah 2017 Building permit
Graham1 application
AC Property LLC 2017 – 2025 Building permit
application. Cook
County Recorder
records
Mark Gent and Gonzalez 2025 – present Cook County
Recorder records
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ARCHITECTS:
ARCHITECT NAME DATE AND INFORMATION
DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED
PROJECT
Clark and Walcott 1920 – build a two-story Select WHS materials on
brick and frame residence Edwin Clark and Chester
Walcott.
M. Salahuddin 1986 – construct two-story
addition plus attic space to a
single-family residence
RESEARCH SOURCES USED: Winnetka Talk, Cook County Assessor records, Cook County
Recorder records, historic phone books, WHS property files, WHS digital files, Ancestry.com,
Chicago Tribune
Findings:
Our research indicates that this property maintains architectural and historical significance as a
Tudor Revival design by Clark & Walcott and as the long-time home of William B. Moulton.
The architects, Edwin Clark and Chester Walcott, were both prominent local architects who
designed several notable structures during their partnership (c. 1920-1924), on their own, and
during other partnerships.
Clark was a prolific Winnetka-based architect who designed many historic Winnetka homes,
including 280 White Oak Lane, 76 Locust, 687 Blackthorn, and 909 Mt. Pleasant, to name a few.
Notably, Clark also designed famed filmmaker and photographer John Nash Ott Jr.’s home at 40
Woodley. While Clark primarily designed single-family homes on the North Shore, he is perhaps
best-known for some of his public buildings, including the Chicago Zoological Park, the
Brookfield Zoo, the Hinsdale Memorial Building, and Winnetka’s Village Hall, which is a Local
Designated Landmark. Clark formed a partnership with prominent local architect William Otis in
1908, which lasted until 1920 (when his partnership with Walcott began).2
Walcott also designed several notable buildings in the Chicagoland area during his partnership
with Arthur Brown (1910-1916), with Clark, and on his own. His notable designs include the
YMCA buildings in Evanston and Kenosha, WI, St. Chrysostom’s Church and Parish House in
Chicago, Lake Forest Academy, and, in Winnetka, 1066 Oak and 722 Prospect.
Together, Clark & Walcott designed the homes at 520 Oak and 480 Rosewood, as well as the
Lincoln Park Aquarium. They designed the home at 1161 Pine in 1920. As a Tudor Revival
design by noted architects, potential significant stylistic elements warrant further evaluation by
an architectural historian.
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During their partnership, Otis and Clark designed 760 and 777 Bryant, 485 Cherry, 565 Willow, 1127 Sheridan, 12
Indian Hill (now 13 Indian Hill), and the Indian Hill Club’s clubhouse, to name a few.
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In addition, this property is significant locally as the long-time home of former Village President
William B. Moulton. Moulton was an accomplished attorney who moved to Winnetka in 1917.
He was very active in village life and was elected to be a village trustee in 1928. A year later, he
was elected president of the village, a position he served in until 1942. Significantly, the grade
separation project that lowered the train tracks below street level occurred during his tenure as
president. According to the Winnetka Talk, “it was largely due to his leadership that this very
important and difficult public improvement was undertaken and carried to a successful
conclusion.” The project drastically changed Winnetka’s physical landscape and has made the
village safer for residents since its completion.
Alice Moulton was also very active in the community. Notably, she taught classes at the
Community House for many years and held leadership positions in Winnetka’s League of
Women Voters.
Date of Research: 1/13/2026
Submitted by:
Meagan McChesney, PhD
Curator, Winnetka Historical Society
Mary Trieschmann, MS Ed
Executive Director, Winnetka Historical Society
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Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) · Thu, Oct 13, 2011 · Page 2-6
Downloaded on Jan 12, 2026
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1961 directory
Ancestry.com
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C. H. WALCOTT, 64, LAKE FOREST ARCHITECT, DIES
Chicago Daily Tribune (1923-1963); Oct 27, 1947; ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Chicago Tribune
pg. 61
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J. Parker Hall III, Life and Emeritus Trustee, 1933 — 2011
Oct 20, 2011
J. Parker Hall III, longtime president of Lincoln Capital Management and an Emeritus
Trustee of the University of Chicago, died Sept. 22. Hall, 78, was a resident of Winnetka.
He was the third generation of James Parker Halls to serve the University. His grandfather,
James P. Hall, was the first permanent Dean of the Law School, serving from 1904 until his
death in 1928. His father, J. Parker Hall, a graduate of the University, was University
Treasurer from 1946 until his retirement in 1969.
J. Parker Hall III attended the University of Chicago for two years, before transferring to
Swarthmore College, where he met his future wife, Julie. He graduated from Swarthmore in
1955, and received an MBA from Harvard University in 1957. He was elected to the
University of Chicago Board of Trustees in 1988. Hall became a Life Trustee in 2004 and a
Trustee Emeritus in 2007.
In 1983, Hall and his wife, Julie established the James Parker Hall Distinguished Service
Professorship in Law, currently held by Richard Epstein, in honor of J. Parker Hall III’s
grandfather.
The couple also established the Julie and Parker Hall Endowment for Jazz and American
Popular Music has funded jazz concerts, lectures, research and other events.
In addition, they contributed the Julie and Parker Hall Botanic Garden Endowment Fund
helped renew Botany Pond. The Halls' gifts also have supported the Division of the
Humanities and the Laboratory Schools.
Hall was born in New York City and lived on Long Island until the family moved to Highland
Park in 1947.
After receiving his MBA, Hall held four positions in finance and investments before joining
Lincoln Capital Management Company in 1971. He remained there as president for nearly
30 years, a period when the firm’s assets under management grew from less than $50
million to over $80 billion.
Hall was a prolific writer on a wide range of investment topics, many of which were
published in the Financial Analysts Journal. In 2000, he received the first Hortense
Friedman Award from the Investment Analysts Society of Chicago.
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He served as trustee and chairman of the investment committees of the University of
Chicago, Swarthmore College, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Ravinia Festival, and the
YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago.
He was also a trustee of the Nature Conservancy of Illinois, a board member of the LaSalle
Street Fund and an advisor to the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation.
Hall and his wife were honored for their long service and philanthropy, together receiving
the University of Chicago’s Medal of Honor, the ACLU’s Roger Baldwin Award, and North
Shore Country Day School’s Foster Hannaford Recognition.
An avid tennis player, Hall at one time ranked simultaneously in the Chicago metropolitan
area as No. 1 in both the 35- and 45-year-old categories. Over the years he played in four
national men’s tournaments and two national father-son tournaments with his son, Kerry.
The family also enjoyed many camping, canoeing and fishing trips.
He loved to play and listen to jazz piano, and he established his own dance band in college,
Hall’s Heavenly Half Dozen. In later years, Hall was honored to host Dick Hyman, among
the finest living jazz pianists, to perform in a recital in his home.
In addition to his wife, Parker is survived by their three children, Martha (Sam Bousfield),
Kerry (Shauna Scott), Alison (Brad Gann), and eight grandchildren, Lindsey Connor, Russell
Bousfield and Whitney Yun-Bousfield, Marissa and Riley Hall, Cole, Jameson, and Silas
Gann, and by his two younger brothers, Ferris (Nancy) and Bronson (Michele).
Burial was at the family farm in Vicksburg, Miss. Memorial contributions may be made to
the Nature Conservancy, 8 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 900, Chicago, IL 60603 or the Roger
Baldwin Foundation of the ACLU, 180 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 2300, Chicago, IL 60601.
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PROJECT:
1161 Pine St
Winnetka, IL 60093
Week 1 = Week of April 6, 2026
WEEK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51
DEMO & EXCAVATION X
CONCRETE FOOTINGS X X
FOUNDATION WALLS FORM & POUR X X X X X X X
DAMPROOFING, DRAINTILE X
UNDERGROUND PLUMBING X
BACKFILL X
STRUCTURAL STEEL X
FRAMING STRUCTURE X X X X X X X
ICE & WATERSHIELD AT ROOF X
INSTALL WINDOWS X
MASONRY / EXTERIOR TRIM X X X X X X
HVAC ROUGH-IN X X X
PLUMBING ROUGH-IN X X X
ELEC ROUGH-IN X X X
LOW VOLTAGE ROUGH-IN X X
SLATE INSTALL X X X X
INSULATION X
DRYWALL X X X X X
PRIME DRYWALL AND TRIM X
INTERIOR TRIM INSTALL X X X
TILE INSTALL X X X X
HARDWOOD FLOORS INSTALL X X
CABINETRY INSTALL X X X X
STAIRS INSTALL X
COUNTERTOPS INSTALL X X
PAINTING X X X X X X
ELECTRICAL TRIM X X X X
PLUMBING TRIM X X X X
GLASS & MIRRORS X X X
EXTERIOR HARDSCAPING X X X X
LANDSCAPING & SPRINKLERS X X X X X X X X X X X
FINAL INSPECTIONS X X
FINAL CLEANING X
DELIVERY X
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ATTACHMENT G
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MEMORANDUM
VILLAGE OF WINNETKA
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
TO: HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
FROM: CHRISTOPHER, MARX, AICP, ASSOCIATE PLANNER
DATE: APRIL 2, 2026
SUBJECT: 555 WALNUT STREET - HISTORIC AND ARCHITECTURALLY
SIGNIFICANT MAXIMUM BUILDING SIZE BONUS APPLICATION
(CASE NO. 26-04-HPC)
INTRODUCTION
Meeting Date April 6, 2026
Commission Action Historic and architectural review to determine whether the
property is historic or architecturally significant and
therefore entitled to a one-time maximum building size
bonus of 20%.
Property Address 555 Walnut Street
Property Owner Rebecca O’Brien (the “Applicant”)
Application Submitted by Rebecca O’Brien
Mail Notice Sent to Property Owners within Completed
250 feet
Public Comments as of Date of Memo As of the date of this memo, staff has not received any
written comments from the public regarding this application.
PROPERTY DESCRIPTION
Size 0.21 acres
Location Northeast corner of the intersection of Elm Street and Walnut
Street
Improvements Single-family home with detached garage
Zoning R-4 Single Family Residential
Surrounding Zoning R-4 Single Family Residential
PROPERTY HISTORY See Attachment A, HAIS and Attachment B, Winnetka
Historical Society (WHS) Research
Constructed 1923
Additional Construction Activity 1923 - Build a one-story frame and brick veneer garage, 1985
- Construct a deck with a removable awning and wood screen
area, 1987 - Remodel third floor area, 1998 - Reconstruct rear
entrance, remodel kitchen, and new windows, 2006 -
Construct screen porch on residence
Illinois Historic Structure Survey Listing No
Winnetka Historical Society (WHS) WHS research indicates that the property has historical
significance. See attached report from the WHS provided in
Attachment B for details.
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MAXIMUM BUILDING SIZE BONUS
Gross Floor Area (GFA) Bonus 735.68 square feet (20% of maximum permitted GFA of
3,678.41 square feet)
OTHER PERMITS OR APPROVALS
Building Permit Building permits were issued for minor improvements seuch
as impervious or fence installations over the residence’s
lifespan.
HISTORIC AND ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE FOR MAXIMUM BUILDING SIZE BONUS
The Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) may consider the granting of a bonus for maximum
building size with the establishment of historical or architectural significance of the principal
structure, based on evidence and findings from the HAIS submitted by the Applicant.
COMMISSION REVIEW
In making its determination regarding the historical and architectural significance of the subject
property, the Landmark Preservation Commission shall consider the following:
a. the Historic and Architectural Impact Study prepared pursuant to the foregoing Section
15.52.050;
b. the preliminary property history study prepared pursuant to Section 15.52.040;
c. comments of the Winnetka Historical Society on the application and study; and
d. any other information, comment, or evidence received by the Commission at the meeting.
Prior to making a determination, the Commission must first determine if it finds the Historical
Architectural Impact Study (HAIS) complete. If the HPC determines that the HAIS filed by the
Applicant is incomplete or otherwise insufficient to enable the HPC to make a determination of
historical or architectural significance, the HPC may direct the Applicant to complete, amend or
supplement the report and may continue the consideration at another meeting pending the
Applicant’s filing of a complete application.
If the Commission does find the HAIS complete, a Commission member may make one of the
following two motions (a) Granting of Historic or Architectural Significance for purposes of a
maximum building size bonus of 20 percent or (b) the Building and/or Property Lacks Sufficient
Historic or Architectural Significance:
Historic or Architectural Significance
If the Commission does find the HAIS complete, the Commission must consider the historic or
architectural significance from the following standards:
a. the structure exhibits a high quality of architectural design without regard to the time built or
historic associations;
b. the structure exhibits a high quality of architectural design that is not the result of a change
or a series of changes in the original structure;
c. the structure exemplifies an architectural style, construction technique or building type once
common in the Village;
d. the structure exhibits an unusual, distinctive or eccentric design or construction technique
that contributes to the architectural interest of its environs as an accent or counterpart; or
e. that the property has been designated a landmark pursuant to Chapter 15.64 of the Village
Municipal Code, has been included in the most recent Illinois Historic Structures Survey
conducted under the auspices of the Illinois Department of Conservation, or has been listed
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on the National Register of Historic Places or the Illinois Register of Historic Places. (Subject
Property is not a local landmark, on the National Register, or listed on the State survey)
The Commission finds the structure to have historic or architectural significance, with the Critical
Exterior Historical or Architectural Features that warrant preservation possibly being, but not
limited to, the following:
1. Side-gabled roof of the typical Georgian house (example);
2. Front entrance typical of the traditional Colonial-Georgian style house (example);
3. Red brick exterior façade (example);
4. ___________________________________________________________________
5. ___________________________________________________________________
[Commission members may identify more features if necessary]
Based upon these findings, the property is granted a one-time maximum building size bonus of
20%. Any future alterations to the structure will be subject to review by the Director for the
determination of their effect on the identified Critical Exterior Historical or Architectural Features.
Building and/or Property Lacks Sufficient Historic or Architectural Significance
The Commission finds that the Historical Architectural Impact Study (HAIS) submitted by the Applicant
is complete and that the property does not have historic or architectural significance due to the
findings that:
a. the structure does not exhibit a high quality of architectural design without regard to the time
built or historic associations;
b. the structure does not exhibit a high quality of architectural design that is not the result of a
change or a series of changes in the original structure;
c. the structure does not exemplify an architectural style, construction technique or building
type once common in the Village;
d. the structure does not exhibit an unusual, distinctive or eccentric design or construction
technique that contributes to the architectural interest of its environs as an accent or
counterpart; or
e. that the property has not been designated a landmark pursuant to Chapter 15.64 of the
Village Municipal Code, has not been included in the most recent Illinois Historic Structures
Survey conducted under the auspices of the Illinois Department of Conservation, or has not
been listed on the National Register of Historic Places or the Illinois Register of Historic Places.
Based upon these findings, the Commission finds that the property does not qualify for a maximum
building size bonus.
The owner may appeal the decision to the Village Council with a detailed request in writing to the
Director within seven days after the determination by the Commission.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A: HAIS prepared by Benjamin Historic Certifications, LLC
Attachment B: Historical Society Research Attachment C: Application Materials
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ATTACHMENT A
HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTRUAL IMPACT STUDY (HAIS)
THE WILLIAM R. AND EMMA HOWE HOUSE
555 WALNUT STREET, WINNETKA
Susan Benjamin and Jeanne Sylvester
Benjamin Historic Certifications, LLC
711 Marion Avenue
Highland Park, IL 60035
Submitted to the Village of Winnetka on March 6, 2026
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Historical and Architectural Impact Study (HAIS)
Village of Winnetka: 555 Walnut Street
Susan Benjamin and Jeanne Sylvester of Benjamin Historic Certifications have prepared this Historic and
Architectural Impact Study (HAIS) for 555 Walnut Street in Winnetka, Illinois. Our qualifications are as
follows:
Susan Benjamin is an architectural historian with over 40 years of experience, who has prepared hundreds
of local and National Register nominations and property tax freeze and federal income tax credit
applications. Susan regularly teams with The Lakota Group on architectural surveys for Highland Park,
Kenilworth and Wilmette. She is also working with them on a preservation plan for the Village of Wilmette.
She regularly writes Historic and Architectural Impact Studies in Winnetka. Susan’s B.A. is in Art History
from Brown University, and her M.A. is from the University of Minnesota. Susan served as the first
chairman of the Highland Park Historic Preservation Commission. She frequently consults on historic
preservation projects, lectures, and has written several articles and books on Chicago and North Shore
architecture. She and architect Stuart Cohen are the authors of Great Houses of Chicago: 1871–1921 (2008)
and North Shore Chicago: Houses of the Lakefront Suburbs: 1890–1940 (2004), published by Acanthus
Press, New York, and she has most recently co-authored another book, entitled Modern in the Middle:
Chicago Houses 1929–1975 (2020). Susan is a resident of Highland Park.
Jeanne Sylvester joined Benjamin Historic Certifications in 2018. She has completed numerous
architectural surveys and Illinois Historic Property Tax Freeze applications, as well as researched and
drafted Historic Resource Evaluations and National Register of Historic Places and local landmark
nominations. She has prepared many Historic and Architectural Impact Studies in Winnetka. Jeanne earned
a B.A. in history from Northwestern University, a J.D. from DePaul University College of Law, where she
was a member of the Law Review, and an M.S. in Historic Preservation from the School of the Art Institute
of Chicago. She is the author of “The ‘Beaux-Arts Boys of Chicago: An Architectural Genealogy, 1890–
1930” published by the journal Classicist. Jeanne was a member of, and chairperson, of both the Historic
Preservation and the Architectural commissions in Long Grove. She currently resides in Evanston.
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555 Walnut Street
Constructed in 1923
With exterior alterations in 1923, 1985, 1998, 2006
Originally designed by Ralph O. Yeager
Property Index Number:
05-21-106-013-0000
Ownership History of the Land Parcel
The legal description for the property at 555 Walnut Street is:
That part of Block 17 in Winnetka in the Northwest ¼ of Section 21, Township 42 North, Range 13, East
of the Third Principal Meridian, described as follows:
Beginning at a point in the center line of Walnut Street and 214.68 feet southerly of the intersection of
Walnut and Spruce Streets, thence Easterly along a line parallel to the center line of Spruce Street, a distance
of 95 feet; thence southerly along a line parallel to the center line of Walnut Street, a distance of 190 feet
to the center line of Elm Street; thence westerly along the center line of Elm Street to the intersection of the
center lines of Elm Street and Walnut Street; thence northerly along the center line of Walnut Street to the
place of beginning (except streets and highways) in Cook County, Illinois.
COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 555 Walnut Street, Winnetka, Illinois.
The house at 555 Walnut Street is not scheduled for demolition; it is being evaluated for its historical
and architectural contributions to the neighborhood.
NAMES DATES OF OWNERSHIP
The Sherlock Family Prior to 1871 - 1923
William Rogers Howe and Emma Jeannette 1923 - 1938
LaRue Howe
Presbyterian Theological Seminary 1938 - 1943
Leighton B. and Gwendolyn McLaughlin 1943 - 1953
Robert W. and Dorothy Jorgensen 1953 - 1983
Rod and Julie Parker 1983 -1990
Joyce and Timothy McCarron 1990 - 1990
Suzanne B. and Theodore H. Butz 1990 - 1996
Lawrence A. Herst and Susan Herst 1996 - 2001
Douglas C. and Rose Barnard 2001 - 2009
Todd N. Wartchow and Erika J. Schmitt 2009 - 2017
Rebecca and Daniel F. O’Brien 2017 - present
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History and Ownership of the property
Subdivision of the land and ownership of the property were researched at the Cook County Clerk’s Office
Recordings Division and through that office’s online database. The property at 555 Walnut Street is part of
the original Winnetka Subdivision, an ante-fire subdivision of the Village (pre-Chicago Fire of 1871). The
original plan of Winnetka was surveyed and platted in 1855. A subdivision of the property, resulting in the
creation of Block 17, occurred either in 1871 or before that time. Records are not available for the years
preceding the 1871 Chicago Fire.
A building boom took place in the early 1920s that transformed this area of Winnetka, one of the oldest
developed sections in the town. In 1922 the Chicago Tribune stated that “McGuire & Orr report that activity
in Winnetka has broken out in a new place, or rather, in an old place over again, the ‘old central east side’
and the auto gateway to the town. According to Mr. Bell, manager of the company’s local office, this section
will shortly take on an entirely new appearance, due to the number of new and remodeled homes.”1
Construction in the area included the complete renovation of 615 Elm Street by J.C. Cobb beginning in
1921, followed by the renovations of 603 Elm Street by Eugene Krebs and 608 Elm Street by Joseph E.
Otis in 1922, the construction of 595 Elm Street by Ingo Esch, the remodeling of 577 Oak Street by Albert
Smith, the demolition and new construction at 576 Elm Street by E.T. Rutherford, and new construction of
549 Elm Street by P.E. Conner. 2 By June of 1923, however, construction had slowed down and on June 16,
1923, the Winnetka Weekly Talk reported that “[t]he continuation of the building lull in Winnetka was
apparent this week when the village authorities reported only four permits issued in the past seven days,”
notably including 555 Walnut Avenue. 3
On May 25, 1923, J. P. Sherlock and wife sold a section of Block 17 to William R. Howe and wife Emma,
who built the house. On October 24, 1938, Gardner W. Howe, et.al., sold the house to the Presbyterian
Theological Seminary, which owned the building until April 6, 1943, when it was sold it to Leighton B.
and Gwendolyn McLaughlin. The McLaughlins owned the house until they divorced and Gwendolyn sold
it to Robert E. and Dorothy Jorgensen on September 16, 1953. The Jorgensens owned the building until
they deeded it in trust to the Glenview State Bank in 1980, which then sold it to Rod and Julie Parker on
March 5, 1982. The Parkers owned the house until January 29, 1990, when they sold it to Joyce A R
McCarron, who, a little less than eight months later, sold it to Suzanne and Theodore Butz on September
28, 1990. The Butzes owned the house until July 26, 1996 when Theodore H. Butz sold it to Lawrence
Herst. Lawrence Herst sold the house to Douglas C. Barnard on March 5, 2001. On December 4, 2009,
Douglas Barnard gave a warranty deed to the property to Todd N. Wartchow. Finally, Todd Wartchow sold
the property to Rebecca O’Brien on August 12, 2017. Rebecca and Daniel O’Brien have owned the house
since 2017, and are the current owners of the house as of the date of this report. 4
1
“Realty Active in Winnetka’s Old East Side,” Chicago Tribune, October 8, 1922, 35.
2
Id.
3
$19,500 Residence Leads Slow Week in the Permits,” Winnetka Weekly Talk, June 16, 1923, 1.
4
Cook County Clerk’s Office Recordings Division, Plat Book 249A, and online database.
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Historic Owners of the building located at 555 Walnut Street
The Sherlock Family
The area surrounding 555 Walnut Street was included in the original plan of Winnetka, surveyed in 1855
and recorded in 1858. The subdivision consisted of the northwest quarter of Section 21 and nearly all of the
northeast quarter of Section 20, an area of about 300 acres.5 The Sherlock family were among the earliest
settlers of Winnetka following Charles and Sarah Peck, who first settled and built their home northwest of
Elm and Maple Streets. 6
Joseph and Martha Sherlock built a house at 603 Elm Street ca. 1871 (demolished, ca. 2007). 7 The original
elm trees that were planted on each side of Elm Street, from Maple Street to Lake Michigan, as a gift of
Charles Peck, were either planted by, or under the direction of, Joseph Sherlock. 8 Sherlock was an elected
member of the Winnetka Board of Education that was organized in 1892. James Sherlock helped rescue the
drowning victims and care for the survivors of the Lady Elgin sinking in 1860. 9 The Sherlock family was
an important founding family of the earliest days of the Village of Winnetka. On May 25, 1923, J. P.
Sherlock and his wife sold a section of Block 17 to William R. Howe and his wife Emma, who built the
house at 555 Walnut Street.
William Rogers Howe and Emma Jeannette Larue Howe – built and owned the home from 1923 - 1938
William Rogers Howe was born on February 6, 1871 in South Deerfield, Massachusetts to parents Gardner
Sherman Howe and Mary Rogers. 10 William’s father Gardner was a dry goods merchant. William Howe
married Emma Jeannette Larue Howe on December 30, 1896 in Kings County, New York. In 1900 the
couple was living in New York and Howe was working as a merchant; by 1910 they had moved to Chicago
and he was working as a traveling salesman in the dry goods industry. The couple had a daughter named
Mildred (also Miriam), and a son named Gardner Wardell Howe. 11 In 1920, the family was living in
Chicago. William was president of the eponymous firm of W.H. Rogers and Company in Chicago, a
manufacturer of women’s lingerie. He was a Mason, a member of the Illinois Athletic Club, a charter
member of Birchwood Lodge No. 1012 A.F. and A.M., and in Winnetka, Howe was secretary and member
of the advisory committee of the Winnetka Playfield Association. Before building the house at 555 Walnut
5
Document 558, Cook County Clerk’s Office Plat Book 249A, page 93.
6
“The Story of Winnetka,”
https://archive.org/stream/storyofwinnetka00dick/storyofwinnetka00dick_djvu.txt, 169.
7
Anecdotally, the original Sherlock house was built using timbers from the wreck of the Lady Elgin, a
schooner that had been involved in a collision and sank off the coast of Lake Michigan in Winnetka.
8
Ibid., 54, 170 - 171.
9
“The Story of Winnetka,” 64.
10
Illinois, U.S., Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916 – 1947, Ancestry.com.
11
1880, 1900, 1910, U.S. Federal Census, Ancestry.com; 1900 U.S. Federal Census,
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Street, William and Emma lived at rental properties, including in Rogers Park, for almost 25 years. William
died on June 12, 1930. 12
Emma Jeannette Larue Howe was born on June 7, 1875 in Dayville, Connecticut to parents Francis W. and
Emma Larue. She died on October 21, 1937 at 624 Judson Avenue in Evanston. After William Howe died,
the family retained ownership of the building and rented it to a series of tenants, including, among others,
Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Worm, Mrs. Charles R. Jacobs and her son Charles, and Mr. and Mrs. Leslie M.
Gooder. 13 In 1938, according to the Cook County Recorder’s Office Plat Book, Gardner W. Howe sold the
house to the Presbyterian Theological Seminary, which owned it until 1943, when it was sold it to Leighton
B. and Gwendolyn McLaughlin. 14
Leighton B. McLaughlin and Gwendolyn L. McLaughlin O’Brien - owned the home from 1943 - 1953
Leighton Bates McLaughlin was born on February 26, 1901 in Charlotte, Michigan. He grew up in
Michigan and graduated from Olivet College. McLaughlin was one of the first public accountants to be
certified in the state of Michigan before he joined Arthur Young & Co. in Chicago as a CPA and one of the
first 30 partners of the company. 15 He was also a director, secretary-treasurer and chairman of a committee
on technical meetings of the Illinois Society of CPAs. McLaughlin was instrumental in computerizing the
accounting functions of the Midwest Stock Exchange in Chicago, making it the first computerized exchange
in the nation. He was a founding member of the Winnetka Congregational Church, and he belonged to the
Mid-day Club, the Skokie Country Club, and the Union League Club. He was also president of the
governing board of Rancho Santa Fe, California, where he died on January 24, 1988. 16
McLaughlin married Gwendolyn Markle in 1929. 17 In 1940, Leighton was living with wife Gwendolyn,
son Leighton and daughter Sandra in Evanston. The 1950 U.S. Federal Census shows the family, without
Leighton Jr., living at 555 Walnut in Winnetka. 18 The couple divorced in 1952 and Leighton married a
12
Illinois, U.S., Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916 – 1947, Ancestry.com; New York, New York, U.S.,
Extracted Marriage Index, 1866 – 1937, Ancestry.com; 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920 U.S. Federal Census, Ancestry.com;
“L.M. Stoddard Heads Winnetka Playfield,” Winnetka Talk, May 28, 1927, 1; “Howe” [obit.], Chicago Tribune,
June 14, 1930, 18; “William Rogers Howe is Taken by Death June 12,” Winnetka Talk, June 20, 1930.
13
“North Shore Motor News,” Winnetka Weekly Talk, April 17, 1931, 56; “Lease House for Year,”
Winnetka Weekly Talk, September 24, 1936, 13; Winnetka Weekly Talk, November 25, 1937, 52; and
“To be Away for Summer,” Winnetka Weekly Talk, May 20, 1937, 10.
14
No information was found about the Presbyterian Theological Seminary’s ownership of the house at 555
Walnut.
15
“Leighton McLaughlin” [obit.], Chicago Tribune, January 28, 1988, 27.
16
“Leighton McLaughlin” [obit.]; “Name Official of State C.P.A. Society,” Winnetka Weekly Talk, April
5, 1951, 7; “Winnetkan is Re-elected as Sec.-Tres. Of CPA Society,” Winnetka Weekly Talk, March 27, 1952, 23;
“McLaughlin-Smith,” Chicago Tribune, May 9, 1952, 24; “Lt. McLaughlin Will Spend Leave Here,” Winnetka
Weekly Talk, November 26, 1953, 13; “Leighton Bates McLaughlin,” U.S., Find a Grave Index, Ancestry.com.
17
“Leighton Bates McLaughlin,” U.S. World War II Draft Cards, Ancestry.com.
18
“Leighton McLaughlin,” U.S. Federal Census Report, 1950.
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woman named Leila Smith that same year. Leighton and Leila built a new home in Winnetka at 660 Hill
Road. 19 They moved to Rancho Santa Fe, California, in 1963. 20
Gwendolyn was born in South Carolina on July 13, 1908. Following her divorce from Leighton, Gwendolyn
married William V. O’Brien, in or around 1952. 21 She and her new husband owned and operated O’Brien’s
Art Emporium of Scottsdale and Phoenix. 22 Gwendolyn died on February 23, 2002. 23 The McLaughlins
sold the house to Robert and Dorothy Jorgensen on September 16, 1953.
Robert W. Jorgensen and Dorothy Jorgensen - owned the home from 1953 – 1983
Robert Westengaard Jorgensen was born on August 3, 1907 in
Chicago. He graduated from Cornell University with a degree in
mechanical engineering in 1929. In 1960, the Winnetka Weekly
Talk reported that Robert W. Jorgensen was hired as a manager of
marketing development for the Hallicrafters Company, an
electronics firm in Chicago. In 1964, the newspaper reported that
Jorgensen was hired as a partner in the management consulting
firm of Trice and Associates. At the time he had moved up the
ranks to serve as vice-president for marketing and corporate
planning of the Hallicrafters Company. Winnetka Weekly Talk
November 19, 1964
Prior to working for Hallicrafters, Jorgensen worked in the Chicago office of Booz, Allen and Hamilton, a
national management consulting firm. He had been chairman of the laminated products section of the
National Electrical Manufacturers Association, and was a member of the American Management
Association, American Marketing Association, Cornell Society of Engineers, the Armed Forces
Communications and Electronics Association, the Executives Club of Chicago and the Illinois State
Chamber of Commerce. Robert Jorgensen passed away on January 4, 2005. 24
19
“Move into New Home,” Winnetka Weekly Talk, November 27, 1952, 23.
20
“The McLaughlins,” Coast Dispatch, October 24, 1963, 10.
21
“Travel to Hawaii,” Winnetka Weekly Talk, December 4, 1952.
22
O’Brien’s Art Emporium was Chicago’s first art gallery and one of the oldest family owned and operated
galleries in the United States. It opened in 1855 as a frame shop, and continued in Chicago until 1941. After the war,
the business opened in Scottsdale, Arizona in the 1950s. Three generations of O’Briens ran the gallery before it
moved to Arizona. According to the Frick Collection Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America,
O’Brien’s Art Emporium was “a vital factor in shaping art collections and attitudes in the city; it supported and sold
work by conservative, academic painters, developing and reflecting the taste of the majority of Chicagoans.”
“Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America,” The Frick Collection,
https://research.frick.org/directory/detail/3325 (accessed February 20, 2026).
23
“Gwendolyn L. Markle O’Brien,” Find a Grave, Ancestry.com.
24
“Heads Section,” Winnetka Weekly Talk, January 2, 1958, 63; “Jorgensen Joins Hallicrafters Co.,”
Winnetka Weekly Talk, November 3, 1960, 137; “3 Area Men Join Firms in Chicago,” Winnetka Weekly Talk,
November 19, 1964, 18; “Jorgensen” [obit.], Chicbiago Tribune, June 30, 2005, 11.
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It is not clear when Jorgensen married his wife Dorothy, but in the 1940s they were living in Chicago and
he was working at Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co. as a sales engineer. By 1950, Robert, Dorothy and their
children Brian, Jill and Deidre were living at 352 Linden in Winnetka. 25 Three years later, the Jorgensens
purchased 555 Walnut Street.
Dorothy Jorgensen was born around 1917. She was an alumna of Rosary College. Dorothy was active with
philanthropy and the arts; she served as president of the Junior Auxiliary Winnetka Woman’s Club, a
fundraiser for Ravinia, and a member of the Mother’s Club of Sacred Heart School, where she acted in
plays. She was also an advanced lecturer in the volunteer staff assistants program of the Art Institute of
Chicago’s museum education department and, among other things, organized a guided bus tour in
celebration of the Frank Lloyd Wright Centennial for the Winnetka Associates of the Woman’s Board of
the Art Institute of Chicago. 26 She regularly lectured about issues pertaining to art to local groups
throughout the area. 27
The Jorgensens owned the building until they deeded it in trust to the Glenview State Bank in 1980, which
then, sold it to Rod and Julie Parker on March 5, 1982. The Parkers owned the house until January 29,
1990, when they sold it to Joyce A. R. McCarron, who, a little less than eight months later, sold the house
to Suzanne and Theodore Butz on September 28, 1990.
Suzanne B. and Theodore H. Butz – owned the home from 1990 - 1996
Theodore H. Butz appears to be the son of Theodore R. and Elvira Butz, and the grandson of Herman
(sometimes Herbert) R. Butz of Winnetka. 28 The Butz family was, and remains, a prominent and
philanthropic family in Winnetka and the North Shore of Chicago. The Butzes owned the house until July
26, 1996 when Theodore H. Butz sold it to Lawrence Herst. Lawrence Herst sold the house to Douglas C.
Barnard on March 5, 2001. On December 4, 2009, Douglas Barnard gave a warranty deed to the property
to Todd N. Wartchow. Finally, Todd Wartchow sold the property to Rebecca O’Brien on August 12, 2017.
Rebecca and Daniel O’Brien are the owners of the house as of the date of this report.
25
“Robert Westengaard Jorgensen,” World War II Draft Card, 1942, 1940, 1950 U.S. Federal Census
Reports, Ancestry.com.
26
“Dorothy Jorgensen,” 1950 U.S. Federal Census Report, Ancestry.com; “Rosary College Alumnae to
Meet in Wilmette,” Winnetka Weekly Talk, September 20, 1951, 40; “Heads Talent Show,” Winnetka Weekly Talk,
November 11, 1954, 52; “Luncheon Planned by Mothers of Sacred Heart,” Winnetka Weekly Talk, October 2, 1958,
16; “Area Women to Lecture at Institute,” Winnetka Weekly Talk, August 12, 1965, 65; “Drama Unit to Present
‘Mousetrap,’” Winnetka Weekly Talk, March 31, 1966, 68; “Wright Tour Being Offered,” Winnetka Weekly Talk,
October 2, 1969, 42.
27
“Hospitality Chairman,” Winnetka Weekly Talk, September 10, 1953, 21; “Dates to Remember,”
Winnetka Weekly Talk, January 12, 1967, 83; “Art Collecting to be Subject,” Winnetka Weekly Talk, March 16,
1970, 33.
28
“Theodore Rogers Butz” [obit.], Dignity Memorial,
https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/wilmette-il/theodore-butz-10290144; “Society Personals,” Chicago
Tribune, November 3, 1929, 82; “Butz”[obit.], Chicago Tribune, November 10, 1948, 36.
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Dan and Rebecca O’Brien owners of the house since 2017
Dan O’Brien received a juris doctor degree from Loyola University School of Law in Chicago. He is
currently executive director, head of real estate lease advisory in the professional services division at Hilco
Global. 29
Narrative Description of the Property, including Alterations
Permit History
Date of Permit Owner Work Architect/Builder
Application
June 5, 1923 W.R. Howe Build frame and brick Architect: Ralph O.
residence Yeager
Builder: Richard V.
Murrison
July 7, 1923 W.R. Howe Build frame and brick Builder: Richard V.
veneer garage Murrison
March 18, 1985 Rod and Julie Parker Construct a deck with Builder: Ted Benson
removable awning and & Associates
wood screen area
October 19, 1987 R. Parker Remodel third floor Builder: Deckwerks,
area Inc.
August 11, 1998 Mr. and Mrs. Larry Construct new rear Architect: Ver Bryck
Herst entrance, remodel Architects
kitchen, new windows Builder: Pete Bordner
July 11, 2006 Douglas and Rose Construct screen porch Architect: Stuart
Barnard Shayman
A permit application to build 555 Walnut Street was filed on June 5, 1923. The proposed building would
be of frame and brick veneer and would include eight rooms and an enclosed porch. The proposed
dimensions were 52’6” x 29’6” x 28’. The owner was W.R. Howe, the architect was Ralph O. Yeager, and
the builder was Richard V. Murrison, who completed the permit application. One month later on July 30,
1923, on behalf of owner W.R. Howe, builder Richard V. Murrison applied to build a frame and brick
veneer garage on the property. There was no architect listed. The dimensions would be 22’ x 22’ x 2’.
Permits in the Village of Wilmette file for this property show a few changes to the building made in the
1980s. On March 18, 1985 builder Theodore Benson from Ted Benson & Associates, on behalf of owners
29
“Dan O’Brien,” https://hilcoglobal.com/leadership/dan-obrien/, accessed February 16, 2026.
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Rod and Julie Parker, applied to construct a deck with a removable awning and wood screens. Two years
later, the third floor was remodeled by Deckwerks, Inc. In 1998, owners Larry and Susan Herst applied to
construct a new rear entrance, remodel the kitchen, and install new windows. The architect for the project
was Ver Bryck Architects and the builder was Pete Bordner. In 2006, a screen porch was constructed for
owners Douglas and Rose Barnard. The architect was Stuart Shayman. While no builder was listed on the
permit application, contractors included Drimallat Messina as carpenter, Galassini & Ori Masonry as mason
and Cook Electric as electrician.
Other permitted work at the property included the installation of a lawn sprinkler system in 2006,
construction of a new patio and replacement of the front walk in the same year, replacement of a driveway
in 2010, construction of a fence between 2018 and 2020, and lead abatement in 2023.
Real estate listings showing historic photographs of the building illustrate a few changes to the front façade
of the building: white columns that flanked the entrance and supported the entrance portico were replaced
with brick piers, and a wood balustrade on top of the one-story sun porch (now study) on the south of the
building was replaced with a metal railing. Along the side and rear facades, two additions were constructed
and fenestration has changed. The original design and features were highly characteristic of Colonial
Revival, and in particular, Georgian Revival architecture. The front façade retains a high degree of integrity.
Physical Description
Exterior
555 Walnut Avenue is a two-story, center entry, red brick building. Bricks are laid in a running bond pattern
and the house is topped with a gable roof. There is a red brick chimney on the south façade. A screen porch
is attached to the house on the south façade and there is an open deck on the east façade.
The front façade faces west. A bluestone walkway leads from the sidewalk to two steps and a landing, then
another four steps to the front entry. A center section projects west from the main mass of the building and
is topped by a triangular pediment that intersects with the gable roof. On the first floor, the center front
entry is framed by brick piers topped with a flat roof that has a metal railing. On the second floor, there is
a pair of divided windows topped with a limestone keystone flanked by a band of bricks laid in a soldier
course. The front entry consists of a black paneled door flanked by divided sidelights and topped with a
wide fanlight that extends over the sidelights.
Fenestration on the first floor of the front façade consists of paired vertical windows that are reminiscent of
French doors – two to the north and two to the south of the front entry – with metal railings at the bottom
that appear as Juliet balconies. These windows are topped with limestone keystones flanked by bands of
bricks laid in a soldier course. Fenestration on the second floor consists of double hung 6/1 windows with
black shutters – two to the north and two to the south of the central section. The front façade of the house
is symmetrical and orderly.
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The south façade has a one-story projecting section that is brick on the west and divided casement windows
and divided screens on the east. This projecting section has a flat roof. There are two divided 6/1 windows
topped with soldier courses on the second floor and two 1/1 double hung windows on the third floor that
flank the brick chimney. A pair of French doors on the east deck leads into the mudroom.
The east façade, or rear of the house, at the north end, has a one-story section that projects east of the main
mass of the building and looks into the kitchen. On the south of the east facade is the one-story screen
porch. In between the screen porch and the one-story projection is an open deck and stairs leading to the
deck. The deck has a white painted balustrade.
The one story section that projects east of the main mass of the building and holds the kitchen is flush with
the main mass of the building on the north façade. A wythe of soldier course laid bricks at the foundation
mark the addition. A bluestone walkway leads from the driveway and garage to five brick steps and a
recessed entry to the kitchen. A row of soldier course laid bricks tops the recessed entry. The door is paneled
with divided glazing. A small black lantern-style light fixture is to the west of the recessed entry. The
fenestration on this façade consists of three divided casement windows on the east, one divided casement
window in the center and a band of two divided windows on the west. The second floor has two 6/1 divided
double hung windows that flank one divided casement window. The third floor has one 6/1 double hung
window topped by a divided pentagonal window. There are two small windows that light the basement. All
windows on the first through third floors on this façade are topped with soldier course laid bricks.
Fenestration on the first floor of the east facade of the house consists of two pairs of French doors on the
deck that open into the living room, one 3/1 double-hung window that looks into the powder room, a band
of four 2/1 windows and a single square window that look into the kitchen. On the second floor, there is a
band of three divided windows that look into the second floor stair landing, flanked by two 6/1 double hung
windows on the north and two on the south. Windows in the main mass, or original section of the house,
are topped with bricks set in a soldier course.
The garage is a one and a half story red brick building with a gable roof. Two white painted garage doors
face west and there is a painted paneled door and a band of three divided windows on the south façade. An
asphalt driveway leads from the house to the sidewalk and street.
Interior
The front door opens into to a small entry vestibule that accesses, through a divided glass door, the front
hall. The hall leads east to the stairs to the second floor and an arched opening that leads to the kitchen and
mud room. An opening on the south side of the hall opens into the living room and French doors on the
north side of the hall open into the dining room. The hall has painted baseboard, door trim, crown molding
and wainscot on the south wall and a strip wood floor. There is a hall closet on the north side of the wall
east of the dining room opening.
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The living room has painted paneling and molding on the walls, and a wood strip floor. Can lighting is on
the ceiling. The east wall has three painted built-in wood cabinets with bookshelves that surround a pair of
double doors that open to the rear porch. French doors on the south wall flank a fireplace and open to the
study. The fireplace has a painted surround and mantel with dentil molding, pilasters, and an oval shaped
medallion. The hearth is white marble.
The study has divided casement windows on the west and south walls and a pair of French doors on the
east wall that open to the screen porch. The window trim, baseboard and crown molding in this room is
varnished. There is a wood strip floor and can lighting on the ceiling. The walls have wallpaper.
The screen porch has painted brick walls, a wood strip floor and a tongue and groove ceiling. There are can
lights and a ceiling fan.
The dining room is accessed through a pair of French doors from the north side of the hall. The floor is strip
wood. There are built-in cabinets on the north wall and an opening on the east wall that leads to the kitchen.
The cabinets, window and door trim, baseboard and crown molding are painted white. The walls have
wallpaper. There is a chandelier hanging from the ceiling.
The kitchen has painted white cabinets, island, baseboard, and crown molding. The floor is strip wood and
there are can lights on the ceiling and pendants suspended over the island. A door leads to the basement.
The kitchen is attached to a mudroom with built-in cubbies and a pair of French doors that open to the rear
porch. There is a small hall that leads to a powder room and an opening on the west wall that leads to the
front hall.
The front hall stairs have varnished treads and white painted risers. The wood balustrade has a varnished
handrail and white painted balusters. Stairs rise east to a landing with windows, then turn and rise west to
the second floor hall. There is white painted wainscoting on the walls of the stairs and landing. The hall has
a varnished strip wood floor, painted walls and white painted doors, door frames, baseboard, and crown
molding. Four bedrooms open from the north and south ends of the hall and a bath opens up from the south.
There are built-in cabinets in between the bedrooms on the west. The bedrooms have strip wood floors,
wallpaper on the walls and white painted baseboard and crown molding.
Enclosed stairs lead from the east side of the hall to the third floor. Treads are varnished and risers are
painted white. The floor is strip wood; the chimney is exposed brick, and the ceiling has two skylights and
open trusses. Baseboard molding, doors and window trim are painted white. There is a closet that opens to
a bath on the west.
The basement has a finished play room, laundry room, mechanical room and storage.
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Style of Architecture
Georgian Revival
The house at 555 Walnut Street is Georgian Revival, which is a subtype of Colonial Revival. After the 1876
Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, Colonial Revival was widely celebrated and became a kind of
national style. The country’s 1876 centennial celebrations awakened an interest in America’s Colonial
architectural heritage. Even before 1876, the demolition of the celebrated John Hancock House in 1863
shocked the county. The interest in Colonial architecture was reinforced by the Classical architecture of the
1893 World’s Columbian Exposition. Colonial Revival architecture, with its Classical detailing, order and
symmetry, offered an alternative to the exuberance of the Queen Anne style. The nationalism and patriotism
that grew out of these events created a movement that had a profound effect on all aspects of American
culture through World War II and into the 1950s. This wave of nostalgia was immediately reflected in
American architecture. Colonial Revival architecture “… was the dominant style for domestic building
throughout the country during the first half of the twentieth century.” 30
Features of Colonial Revival architecture include rectangular form, symmetry, gable or hip roofs
(frequently with dormers), shingles and/or clapboard siding, double-hung windows with multipane glazing,
shutters, bay windows, paneled doors topped by transoms, fanlights or pediments and (sometimes) flanked
by sidelights. Classical elements including cornices with modillions and dentils, balustrades, columns, and
pilasters, are also common. Many Colonial Revival houses have small front porches with columns
supporting a pedimented roof or balustrade.
Georgian Revival architecture is a grander subtype of Colonial Revival architecture. Georgian Revival
homes share many common features with Colonial Revival structures, but Georgians are typically red brick
or stone masonry and almost always have a front portico – either one or two stories. Roofs are usually
hipped, and symmetrical chimneys are often prominent. Georgian Revival houses tend to be large and fairly
close to their Georgian precedents. The more stately examples have several classical elements, especially
those built after the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition.
Balance and symmetry, as visual metaphors for reason and order, are eminently desirable design elements
in symbols of authority, and they are the basis of High Georgian compositions.” 31 Typical Georgian features
include balancing sets of windows, balustrades across roofs, a balcony over the front door, cupolas and
Palladian windows. Side gabled roofs account for a large percentage of Georgian Revival houses. “To live
in a grand mansion of revived Georgian style was to proclaim wealth and power or aspirations to be.” It
was the most popular style for the very rich and the upper middle class through the 1890 – 1930 years. 32
Common features of Revival style Georgian houses built at the end of the period of popularity found in the
30
Virginia Savage McAlester, A Field Guide to American Houses (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2018):
414.
31
Alan Gowens, The Comfortable House: North American Suburban Architecture 1890 – 1910
(Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press, 1986): 144.
32
Ibid., 146.
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house at 555 Walnut include the roof pediment and entrance portico, entry with fanlight and sidelights, a
shallow roof overhang, the absence of dentils and modillions, grouped windows, and single panes of glass
in bottom sashes. 33 The house at 555 Walnut Street reflects the popularity of Colonial Revival, and
Georgian Revival houses during the 1920s.
Architects of 555 Walnut Street
Ralph O. Yeager
Ralph Oscar Yeager was born in Danville, Illinois, on August 16, 1892. He went to grade school and high
school in Danville before attending the University of Illinois School of Architecture from 1910 – 1912.
Yeager received a Bachelor of Science degree in Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania in 1915.
While at the University of Pennsylvania, he was a member of the Architectural Society and received a
Beaux Art Medal. Upon graduation, Yeager furthered his studies through extensive travels throughout
Europe under the auspices of Harvard University. From 1915 – 1917 he worked for Yeager & Sons,
Contractors in Terre Haute, Indiana, where he was Superintendent of Construction on the U.S. Post Office
Building in that city. From 1917 – 1918; during World War I he was in the U.S. Army, serving in the
construction division as Superintendent of Construction.
After the war, from 1919 – 1922 Yeager worked in architectural firms in Chicago, Terre Haute, Indiana
and Madison, Wisconsin. According to his 1956 listing in the American Institute of Architects Directory,
Yeager worked at the firm of Johnson, Miller & Miller, and, notably, Mundie & Jensen and Graham,
(Anderson), Probst & White. In 1922, he formed his own office in Chicago. He worked in Chicago for one
year and then returned to Terre Haute, Indiana where he joined Warren Miller to form the partnership called
Miller & Yeager. During World War II Yeager was employed at an Air Support Command Base in
Columbus, Indiana, as Superintendent of Materials Control in Indianapolis, Indiana, and was also involved
“building airports as architect,” according to a questionnaire he completed for the American Institute of
Architects’ Register of Architects Qualified for Federal Public Works in 1946, infra. 34
Yeager remained with Miller & Yaeger until 1946, when he formed the partnership of Vonnegut, Wright
& Yeager. 35 Principal works designed by Yeager include the Indiana State Teachers College; the United
States Post Office, City Hall, the County Infirmary and the Laboratory School of the Indiana State Teachers
33
A Field Guide to American Houses, 418 – 419.
34
A copy of the AIA Roster Yeager completed is attached to this report in the Appendix.
35
“Vonnegut, Wright and Yeager,” American Institute of Architects’ Questionnaire for Architects’ Roster
and/or Register of Architects Qualified for Federal Public Works, June 13, 1946. The AIA Directory for 1956 states
that in 1946 Yeager was working for the firm of Yeager, Architects. Yeager’s son, Ralph O. Yeager, Jr., was also an
architect, who remained with Yeager, Architects until at least 1956, the date of the directory. Later, Yeager worked
with his other son Murray. “Ralph O. Yeager,” American Architects Directory, R.R. Bowker, 1956; “Ralph O.
Yeager, Jr.,” American Architects Directory, R.R. Bowker, 1956; Ralph O. Yeager (Jr.) [obit.],
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/ralph-yeager-obituary?id=24835391.
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College in Terre Haute, Indiana. 36 In 2017 the firm Miller & Yeager was the subject of an exhibit at the
Swope Art Museum in Terre Haute, in partnership with Indiana Landmarks, entitled “The Architectural
Firm that Shaped Terre Haute.” The exhibit highlighted the firm’s designs for some of the city’s “most
prominent civic, commercial, educational and residential buildings.” 37 Yeager’s drawings and other
archival materials are held at the Ball State University Library. He died on May 9, 1960.
Mentions of Yeager in the Chicago Tribune are scant, and those regarding architecture are all from a few
months in 1923. On February 18, 1923, the Tribune reported that he moved his offices from the Steinway
Building, 64 E. Van Buren Street, to larger quarters in the Great Northern office building at 20 W. Jackson
Boulevard. In April of the same year, it was reported that Yeager was drawing plans for a three-story
building to house the national headquarters of the Benefit Association of Railway Employes Corporation
in Chicago. 38 The other articles relate to that same building. During the brief time Yeager maintained his
firm in Chicago, he designed 555 Walnut Street in Winnetka. It is not known if he had a relationship with
the original owners, or why the Howes hired him to design their house. No other residential property designs
attributed to Yeager were found, making this house distinctive.
Ver Bryck Architects
Ver Bryck Architects remodeled the kitchen, reconstructed the rear entrance and replaced the windows in
the house in 1998. H. Bradley Ver Bryck graduated with a bachelor’s degree in architecture from Case
Western University in Cleveland. He worked in New York City before he relocated to New Canaan,
Connecticut, where he worked with the firm Elliott Noyes and Associates as associate in charge of design
for Mobil Oil. Ver Bryck standardized the design of gas stations worldwide. He moved to Chicago in 1971
as vice president of the firm ISD Inc., which specialized in commercial interior design. He lived in Winnetka
and died in 1999. 39 Ver Bryck Architects is located in Northfield, and Mark Ver Bryck, H. Bradley’s son,
designed the rehabilitation of several homes in Winnetka, including 321 Linden Street and an addition to
577 Cherry Street, both which received Winnetka Preservation Awards in 2012 and 2013, respectively. 40
Stuart D. Shayman Associates, Architects
Stuart Shayman designed a screen porch on the house at 555 Walnut in 2006. The firm is located in
Northfield, Illinois. Shayman received a B.S. and M.S. in Architecture from the University of Michigan.
He worked for seven years as senior associate at Grunsfeld & Associates and four years as associate
36
“Ralph O. Yeager,” Biographies of Indiana Architects, The Federal Writers’ Project of the Works
Progress Administration of Indiana, 1938, Indiana State University.
37
“The Architectural Firm that Shaped Terre Haute,” Indiana Landmarks,
https://www.indianalandmarks.org/2017/10/miller-yeager-exhibit-terre-haute/.
38
“News of the Architects,” Chicago Tribune, February 18, 1923, 32; Al Chase, “Chicagoans Pay Millions
for Cleveland Bldg,” Chicago Daily Tribune, April 13, 1923, 26.
39
“H. Bradley Ver Bryck”[obit.], Chicago Tribune, May 13, 1999.
40
September 18, 2012 Minutes, Winnetka Village Council,
https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/winnetka/latest/winnetkaminutes_il/0-0-0-126639; “577 Cherry Street,”
https://www.winnetkahistory.org/gazette/2013-winnetka-preservation-awards/.
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architect with Shayman & Salk Company. In 1988 he founded Stuart D. Shayman Associates. He is past
board member and president of the Preservation League of Evanston. 41
Landmark Status of the Property
The building is not a local landmark in Winnetka; a form from Susan Benjamin’s 1989 Survey of Winnetka
was not found in the Village Permit files. It was not included in the Historic in the Illinois Historic Structures
Survey (IHSS), a selective architectural and historical inventory conducted from 1971 – 75 of 50,000
buildings in Illinois by the Illinois Historic Preservation Office. It is not specifically called out in the
database of the Illinois Historic Preservation Division’s Historic and Architectural Resources Geographic
Information System (HARGIS).
Evaluation of Historic Significance
The house is historically significant because it is located within the original 1862 plat of Winnetka - one of
the most historic areas of the Village - and was built during the area’s subdivision and redevelopment in
the 1920s. The house is also historically significant because of its connection to Leighton McLaughlin.
While all of the owners of the house were successful and accomplished, only Leighton McLaughlin made
a large impact and had a significant role in the history the Village, State and nation. He was a founding
member of the Winnetka Congregational Church. He was one of the youngest public accountants to be
certified in Michigan, one of the youngest founding partners in his Chicago accounting firm, and a member
or board member of numerous accounting organizations throughout Chicago and Illinois. His efforts to
computerize the accounting functions of the Midwest Stock Exchange in Chicago made it the first
computerized exchange in the nation.
Evaluation of Architectural Significance
Although modified over time, the house at 555 Walnut remains a good example of Georgian Revival
architecture. It is red brick, symmetrical on the front façade and incorporates typical Colonial details such
as double-hung windows with shutters, a paneled entrance door, and a fireplace in the living room with
classical details. It presents an imposing presence on the street, but has little ornamentation characteristic
of high style Georgian Revival architecture. It is restrained.
Evaluation of Neighborhood Impact
The house at 555 Walnut Street faces west and is located at the northeast corner of Walnut and Elm streets.
555 looks west and faces Walnut Street and, across the street, 595 Elm Street. Immediately north of 555
Walnut are the rear facades of 560 and 569 Sheridan Road. To the immediate east of 555 is 575 Elm Street.
There are only five houses on Walnut Street north of Elm Street; as such, and alterations to this house would
potentially impact only a few number of houses. Eight houses were surveyed for this report: 555 Walnut
Street (the subject of this report), 595 Elm Street, 560 Sheridan Road, 568 Sheridan Road, 575 Elm Street,
41
“About Us,” Stuart D. Shayman Associates Architects, https://www.shaymanarchitects.com/about-
us.html.
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594 Elm Street, 576 Elm Street and 568 Elm Street. Of these eight, 594 Elm Street (the Samuel Shackford
house, 1872, Winnetka’s first local landmark), kitty corner to 555, was the only property included in the
Illinois Inventory of Historic Structures; it was also included in a survey of Winnetka by Susan Benjamin
in 1989. 42 The Shackfords were early settlers in Winnetka; others who built homes in this area when the
land was subdivided in the 1920s were noteworthy individuals who contributed to the history of the Village.
This house contributes to the character of Walnut and Elm streets and the historic Village Green
neighborhood. There is a consistency of scale and design quality whether the houses were built in the late
1800s or the 20th Century. There is also a compatibility of styles at the same time that there is variety.
Nothing is jarring. There are uniform setbacks with homes nestled into spacious lots, creating a park-like
setting even on the streets not adjacent to the Village Green. All the houses contribute to the feeling of a
very pleasant historic neighborhood.
Summary Opinion
Preserving the building at 555 Walnut Street and assembling information on its historic and architectural
significance in the form of an HAIS allows for the areas of the house that perhaps are not functioning in
terms of 20th century livability to be updated. The zoning bonus available for houses that prove to be
historical or architecturally significant allows for their long term viability.
42
Illinois Historic Structures Survey Winnetka, Cook County, Interim Report, prepared by the Illinois
Historic Structures Survey, a division of the Illinois Historic Sites Survey, conducted under the auspices of the
Illinois Department of Conservation. Highland Park Public Library.
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Appendix
Attachment A: Bibliography
“About Us,” Stuart D. Shayman Associates Architects, https://www.shaymanarchitects.com/about-
us.html.
Ancestry.com; U.S. Federal Census Reports, U.S. Deaths and Stillbirths Indices, Marriage Indices, World
War I and II Draft Cards.
“Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America,” The Frick Collection,
https://research.frick.org/directory/detail/3325.
“The Architectural Firm that Shaped Terre Haute,” Indiana Landmarks,
https://www.indianalandmarks.org/2017/10/miller-yeager-exhibit-terre-haute/.
“Area Women to Lecture at Institute,” Winnetka Weekly Talk, August 12, 1965, 65.
“Art Collecting to be Subject,” Winnetka Weekly Talk, March 16, 1970, 33.
“Butz”[obit.], Chicago Tribune, November 10, 1948, 36.
Chase, Al. “Chicagoans Pay Millions for Cleveland Bldg,” Chicago Daily Tribune, April 13, 1923, 26.
Cook County Clerk’s Office Recordings Division, Plat Book 249A, and online database.
“Dan O’Brien,” https://hilcoglobal.com/leadership/dan-obrien/, accessed February 16, 2026.
“Dates to Remember,” Winnetka Weekly Talk, January 12, 1967, 83.
“Drama Unit to Present ‘Mousetrap,’” Winnetka Weekly Talk, March 31, 1966, 68.
“577 Cherry Street,” https://www.winnetkahistory.org/gazette/2013-winnetka-preservation-awards/.
Gowens, Alan. The Comfortable House: North American Suburban Architecture 1890 – 1910
(Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press, 1986): 144.
Greenough, Nan. “Village Green is Winnetka’s Spiritual Center,” Winnetka Historical Society, Summer
2004.
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“H. Bradley Ver Bryck”[obit.], Chicago Tribune, May 13, 1999.
“Heads Section,” Winnetka Weekly Talk, January 2, 1958, 63.
“Heads Talent Show,” Winnetka Weekly Talk, November 11, 1954, 52.
“Hospitality Chairman,” Winnetka Weekly Talk, September 10, 1953, 21.
“Howe” [obit.], Chicago Tribune, June 14, 1930, 18.
Illinois Historic Structures Survey Winnetka, Cook County, Interim Report, prepared by the Illinois
Historic Structures Survey, a division of the Illinois Historic Sites Survey, conducted under the
auspices of the Illinois Department of Conservation. Highland Park Public Library.
“Jorgensen” [obit.], Chicago Tribune, June 30, 2005, 11.
“Jorgensen Joins Hallicrafters Co.,” Winnetka Weekly Talk, November 3, 1960, 137.
“L.M. Stoddard Heads Winnetka Playfield,” Winnetka Talk, May 28, 1927, 1.
“Lease House for Year,” Winnetka Weekly Talk, September 24, 1936, 13.
“Leighton McLaughlin” [obit.], Chicago Tribune, January 28, 1988, 27.
“Lt. McLaughlin Will Spend Leave Here,” Winnetka Weekly Talk, November 26, 1953, 13.
“Luncheon Planned by Mothers of Sacred Heart,” Winnetka Weekly Talk, October 2, 1958, 16.
McAlester, Virginia Savage. A Field Guide to American Houses (New York: Alfred A. Kopf): 2018, 414.
“McLaughlin-Smith,” Chicago Tribune, May 9, 1952, 24.
“The McLaughlins,” Coast Dispatch, October 24, 1963, 10.
“Move into New Home,” Winnetka Weekly Talk, November 27, 1952, 23.
“Name Official of State C.P.A. Society,” Winnetka Weekly Talk, April 5, 1951, 7.
“News of the Architects,” Chicago Tribune, February 18, 1923, 32.
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$19,500 Residence Leads Slow Week in the Permits,” Winnetka Weekly Talk, June 16, 1923, 1.
“North Shore Motor News,” Winnetka Weekly Talk, April 17, 1931, 56
“Ralph O. Yeager,” American Architects Directory, R.R. Bowker, 1956
“Ralph O. Yeager, Jr.,” American Architects Directory, R.R. Bowker, 1956.
“Realty Active in Winnetka’s Old East Side,” Chicago Tribune, October 8, 1922, 35.
“Rosary College Alumnae to Meet in Wilmette,” Winnetka Weekly Talk, September 20, 1951, 40.
“Society Personals,” Chicago Tribune, November 3, 1929, 82.
“The Story of Winnetka,”
https://archive.org/stream/storyofwinnetka00dick/storyofwinnetka00dick_djvu.txt, 169.
“Theodore Rogers Butz” [obit.], Dignity Memorial,
https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/wilmette-il/theodore-butz-10290144.
“3 Area Men Join Firms in Chicago,” Winnetka Weekly Talk, November 19, 1964, 18.
“To be Away for Summer,” Winnetka Weekly Talk, May 20, 1937, 10.
“Travel to Hawaii,” Winnetka Weekly Talk, December 4, 1952, 54.
“Vonnegut, Wright and Yeager,” American Institute of Architects’ Questionnaire for Architects’ Roster
and/or Register of Architects Qualified for Federal Public Works, June 13, 1946.
“William Rogers Howe is Taken by Death June 12,” Winnetka Talk, June 20, 1930.
Winnetka Village Council, September 18, 2012 Minutes,
https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/winnetka/latest/winnetkaminutes_il/0-0-0-126639
Winnetka Weekly Talk, November 25, 1937, 52.
“Winnetkan is Re-elected as Sec.-Tres. Of CPA Society,” Winnetka Weekly Talk, March 27, 1952, 23.
“Wright Tour Being Offered,” Winnetka Weekly Talk, October 2, 1969, 42.
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Attachment B: Exterior Photographs of 555 Walnut Street
Front entry, west façade
Front (west) façade
North façade South façade
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East facade
East facade
Garage west facade
View from corner of Walnut and Elm streets
Garage south facade
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Attachment C: Interior Photographs of 555 Walnut Street
Front door looking west Front hall looking west
Front hall looking east Living room north wall
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Living room east wall Living room west wall
Study (sun porch) south wall
Living room south wall
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Study east wall Study north wall
Study west wall Screen porch north wall
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Front hall looking north Dining room looking south to front hall
Dining room west wall Dining room east wall entrance to
kitchen
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Kitchen west wall view to dining room Kitchen north wall
Kitchen south wall, mudroom on left Mudroom looking north to kitchen
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Mudroom, kitchen looking west to Kitchen hall looking south
dining room
Kitchen hall looking west to front hall Stairs to basement
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Basement Basement
Stairs to second floor looking south Second floor hall looking north
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Second floor hall looking west, Second floor east bedroom
west bedrooms
Second floor east bedroom Stairs to third floor
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Third floor stairs looking east Third floor looking west
Third floor looking east Third floor stairs to second floor
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Attachment D: Table of Information for Residences in the Surrounding Neighborhood
ADDRESS YEAR OF ARCHITECT/BUILDER STYLE ORIGINAL
PERMIT OWNER
APPLICATION
555 Walnut 1923 Ralph O. Colonial W.R. Howe
Street Yeager/Richard Revival/Georgian
Murrison
595 Elm 1922 Reed & Skinner/ Colonial Ingo Esch
Street Anderson & Nelson Revival/Georgian
575 Elm 1981 Optima Inc. /Optima Inc. Contemporary David C.
Street Hovey
594 Elm 1872 L.G. Lyman Gothic Revival Samuel
Street Shackford
576 Elm 1926 Norman W. Cook/Owner Tudor R.C. Crosby
Street Revival/Arts and
Crafts
568 Elm 1925 Norman W. Cook/Owner Tudor Revival R.C. Crosby
Street
560 Elm 1926 Dean & Dean/C. J. Gable & Wing James B.
Street Johnson Beardsville
560 Sheridan 2021 Tom Lindsay/Mizay Modern Natan Aharoui
Road Builders Farmhouse
568 Sheridan 1956 with 1988 Owner/Morrell P. Frazier Contemporary James Shields
Road Addition
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Attachment E: Photographs of Residences in the Surrounding Neighborhood
Residences on Walnut and Elm streets
555 Walnut Street 576 Elm Street
595 Elm Street 575 Elm Street
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Rear of 568 Sheridan Road (facing Walnut) 568 Sheridan Road
Rear of 560 Sheridan Road (facing Walnut) Rear of 56o Sheridan Road (facing Walnut)
594 Elm Street 560 Elm Street
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Attachment F. Select Research
1. Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps
Insurance Maps of Chicago, Illinois. Volume J. 1914
University of Illinois
555 Walnut
Street
(no building)
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Library of Congress
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2. GIS Map
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3. Plat of Survey
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4. Cook County Clerk’s Office Information – Tract Book 249A
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Winnetka Historical Society
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Chicago Tribune, May 31, 1953, 60
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7. Articles
Winnetka Weekly Talk, June 16, 1923, 1
Chicago Tribune, October 8, 1922, 35
Winnetka Weekly Talk, August 4, 1923, 5
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William R. and Emma Howe
Chicago Tribune, April 22, 1923, 92
Chicago Tribune, May 13, 1923, 92
Chicago Tribune, January 30, 1927
Chicago Tribune, June 14, 1930, 18
Chicago Tribune, October 22, 1937, 22
Winnetka Weekly Talk, July 20, 1930
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Leighton McLaughlin and Gwendolyn McLaughlin O’Brien
Winnetka Weekly Talk, Chicago Tribune,
April 5, 1951, 5 January 28, 1988, 27
1940 U.S. Federal Census Excerpt, Ancestry.com
1950 U.S. Federal Census Excerpt, Ancestry.com
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Winnetka Weekly Talk,
December 4, 1952
The Arizona Republic,
February 26, 2002, 5
Winnetka Weekly Talk,
July 18, 195
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Robert and Dorothy Jorgensen
Winnetka Weekly Talk, Winnetka Weekly Talk, Winnetka Weekly Talk,
January 2, 1958, 63 November 19, 1964, 18 November 3, 1960, 137
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1940 U.S. Federal Census Excerpt, Ancestry.com
U.S. World War II Draft Card, 1940 – 1947, Ancestry.com
1950 U.S. Federal Census Excerpt, Ancestry.com
Chicago Tribune, June 30, 2005, 11
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Ralph O. Yeager, August 12, 1938. Biographies of Indiana Architecture. Indiana Writers
Program Collection. Special Collections Department. Indiana State University Library. Terre Haute,
Indiana.
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Indiana State Library and Historical Building, Indianapolis, Indiana
Hedrich Blessing Studio
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Milo Stuart Memorial Building
Arsenal Tech High School, Indianapolis, Indiana
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Indiana Bell Telephone Building, Indianapolis, Indiana
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The Terre Haute Star, May 10, 1960, 1, 2
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Stuart D. Shayman
Stuart D. Shayman Associates Architects
https://www.shaymanarchitects.com/about-us.html
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ATTACHMENT B
PROPERTY RESEARCH
COVERSHEET
Address: 555 Walnut
Construction Details:
Original construction date: 1923
Construction type: Brick
Style: Colonial
OWNERSHIP HISTORY:
OWNER NAME DATES INFORMATION SIGNIFICANCE
OCCUPIED ATTACHED
William Rogers 1923 – 1943 Building permit application,
Howe, P. W. Howe1 real estate listing slip,
Winnetka Talk obituary and
articles
Gwendolyn and 1943 – 1953 Winnetka Talk articles,
Leighton Ancestry.com records
McLaughlin
Robert W. and 1954 – at 1954 directory, 1975 directory,
Dorothy Jorgensen least 1975 Winnetka Talk article
Rod and Julie Parker By 1985 – Building permit application,
1990 Cook County Recorder records
Joyce and Timothy 1990 Cook County Recorder records
McCarron
Theodore H. and 1990 – 1996 Cook County Recorder records
Suzanne B. Butz
Lawrence (Larry) 1996 – 2001 Building permit application,
and Susan Herst Winnetka Talk article, Cook
County Recorder records
Douglas and Rose 2001 – 2009 Building permit application,
Barnard Cook County Recorder records
Todd N. Wartchow 2009 – 2017 Cook County Recorder records
and Erika J. Schmitt
Rebecca and Daniel 2017 – Cook County Recorder records,
F. O’Brien present Hilco Global website
1
We were not able to find any records of P. W. Howe in Winnetka. It seems likely, then, that the real estate listing
slip contains a typo and that P. W. Howe refers to G. W. Howe, William Roger Howe’s son. Thus, it is likely that
the Howe family retained ownership of the house after William Roger Howe’s death in 1930 and rented it to several
tenants until it was sold in 1943.
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ARCHITECTS:
ARCHITECT NAME DATE AND INFORMATION
DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED
PROJECT
Ralph O. Yeager 1923 – build a two-story Terre Haute Star obituary,
frame and brick veneer Wikipedia.org
residence
Ver Bryck Architects 1998 – reconstruct rear
entrance, remodel kitchen,
new windows
Stuart Shayman 2006 – construct screen porch Shayman Architects “About
on residence Us” webpage
RESEARCH SOURCES USED: Winnetka Talk, Cook County Assessor records, Cook County
Recorder records, historic phone books, WHS property files, WHS digital files, Ancestry.com,
Chicago Tribune
Findings:
Our research indicates that this property maintains historical significance as a Colonial Revival
design by Ralph O. Yeager.
Yeager was a notable architect originally from Danville, IL. After working at several firms in
Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin, Yeager briefly established his own practice in Chicago in 1922.
A year later, he moved to Indiana and partnered with Ewing Miller to form the firm Miller &
Yeager. It is possible that 555 Walnut is the only structure he designed in Winnetka before
dissolving his Chicago-based firm.
As a partner at Miller & Yeager, Yeager designed several historic structures that are now listed
on the National Register of Historic Places, including the Terre Haute Post Office and Federal
Building, Woodrow Wilson Middle School, the Rocky Edge House, and the Terre Haute City
Hall (all located in Indiana). After Ewing Miller died, Yeager merged the firm with two other
architectural firms to form Vonnegut, Wright & Yeager with Kurt Vonnegut Sr. and George
Caleb Wright.2
Date of Research: 10/21/2024
Submitted by:
Meagan McChesney, PhD
Curator, Winnetka Historical Society
Mary Trieschmann, MS Ed
Executive Director, Winnetka Historical Society
2
Kurt Vonnegut Sr. was the father of famed author Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
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MEMORANDUM
VILLAGE OF WINNETKA
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
TO: WINNETKA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
FROM: CHRISTOPHER MARX, AICP, ASSOCIATE PLANNER
DATE: OCTOBER 10, 2024
SUBJECT: 555 WALNUT STREET – PRELIMINARY PROPERTY HISTORY STUDY
INTRODUCTION
The owner of the residence at 555 Walnut has required a Preliminary Property History Study for their
property. Please return any available information regarding the architectural and historical significance of
the structure to my attention by the end of the day on Friday, October 25, 2024. If you have any questions,
please feel free to contact me at cmarx@winnetka.org or (847) 716-3587.
PRELIMINARY PROPERTY HISTORY STUDY/VILLAGE HALL RECORDS
Building Permits
Date Type Owner Architect
6-9-1923 Build a two-story frame and brick W.R. Howe Ralph O. Yeager
veneer residence
8-1-1923 Build a one-story frame and brick W.R. Howe Not listed
veneer garage
3-18-1985 Construct a deck with a removable Rod and Julie Parker Not listed
awning and wood screen area
10-27-1987 Remodel third floor area Rod and Julie Parker Not listed
8-1-1998 Reconstruct rear entrance, remodel Mr. and Mrs. Larry Herst Ver Bryck
kitchen, and new windows Architects
7-11-2006 Construct screen porch on Douglase and Rose Barnard Stuart Shayman
residence
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A: Plat-of-Survey
Attachment B: GIS Aerial Map
Attachment C: 1938 Sanborn Map
Attachment D: Current Photos
Attachment E: Permit Copies
WINNETKA HISTORICAL SOCIETY RESPONSE:
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Disclaimer: The GIS Consortium and MGP Inc. are not liable for any use, misuse, modification or disclosure of any map provided under applicable law. This map is for general information purposes only. Although the
information is believed to be generally accurate, errors may exist and the user should independently confirm for accuracy. The map does not constitute a regulatory determination and is not a base for engineering
design. A Registered Land Surveyor should be consulted to determine precise location boundaries on the ground.
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1954 directory
1975 directory
Ancestry.com records
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https://hilcoglobal.com/leadership/dan-obrien/
About Dan
After starting his career as a landlord leasing professional with the industry-leader
General Growth Properties, Dan O’Brien has been with Hilco Real Estate since 2008
and provides clients with over 22 years of experience in the commercial real estate
sector. Dan focuses on broad market analysis to then develop strategies to hone
tactical planning, assess asset optimization, and maximize brick & mortar positioning
within varying marketplaces across North America.
As a team leader with Hilco Real Estate, Dan has worked complex cases for clients,
inside and outside bankruptcy, across the U.S. and Canada, assessing, managing and
repositioning real estate portfolios in order to mitigate risk and enhance sustainable
growth potential. Dan has also served as an interim head of real estate for a regional
big-box operator and previously managed 26 states for a national retailer, while those
companies were in a leadership transition phase.
Overall, Dan has assisted +100 tenants in his fourteen years with HRE, restructuring
thousands of leases and procuring billions of dollars in value for clients such as J.Crew,
Intermix, Cinemark, Godiva, Edge Fitness, BCBG, Gymboree, Janie & Jack, as well as
a host of restaurateurs including Applebee’s, Boston Market, Nando’s, Logan’s
Roadhouse, Ovation Brands, Pizza Hut, Starbucks, Landry’s, Claim Jumper, Mimi’s
Café, Sbarro and Sarku Japan. From landlords to brokers, dealmakers to CEOs, Dan
excels across all asset types at managing critical relationships while delivering marked
results. Dan received his Juris Doctor degree from Loyola University’s School of Law in
Chicago, passing the Illinois state bar in 2015. He is an active member of several
professional organizations, including ICSC, TMA, and ABI.
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https://www.shaymanarchitects.com/about-us.html
FIRM PHILOSOPHY AND OBJECTIVES
Stuart D. Shayman Associates offers complete architectural design services for custom residential
projects, both new construction and renovation. We guide our clients through the design process to
develop projects that synthesize the attributes of the site and surroundings with our clients’ program
requirements and local building and zoning requirements. The result is a project that is reflective of our
clients' personality, desires and aspirations. We believe in a user-centered design which focuses on the
needs, wants and limitations of the client.
Our philosophy has been based on the principle that good design is timeless, not based on being
traditional or contemporary, but based on our clients needs and desires, the local environment of the
project and budget. Our clients come to us with a difficult lot, budget or unusual desires. No one solution
is right for everybody.
In developing a project, our goal is to assemble the best team of design and construction people to
deliver the best quality result for the most efficient price.
Our projects range in size from 12,000 square foot estates to kitchen and bath remodeling. We have
always believed in “green” and sustainable design and are gratified to see its growth and
acceptance. We believe that all projects, no matter the size or budget, can benefit from good design
which incorporates “green” principles as well as planning and aesthetics.
We were early adopters of 3D computer-aided design and utilize it as both a design tool and a way to
allow our clients to gain a fuller understanding of their design while still in the planning stage.
EXPERIENCE
Our new homes have been both contemporary and traditional in design. A large percentage of our work
is renovation and restoration to existing homes successfully maintaining the character and scale of the
original structure with the new work.
Working with some of the top interior designers and kitchen specialists in the area, our work has been
published in numerous professional and consumer publications including Luxe, Veranda , Residential
Architect, Better Homes and Gardens as well as North Shore Magazine and the Chicago Tribune Sunday
Magazine. The firm is featured in Dream Homes Chicago.
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Stuart is a registered architect in Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan, Missouri, Colorado and California
holds National Council of Architecture Registration Boards certification. Stuart Shayman is a corporate
member of the American Institute of Architects.
PEOPLE
Stuart Shayman has over 30 years experience in the design and construction of custom homes as well
as commercial and institutional buildings. After obtaining Bachelor of Science and Master of Architecture
degrees at the University of Michigan, While at Michigan, Stuart worked for Chi Systems, a hospital
consulting firm, taught an undergraduate drawing class and worked in the office of Robert Metcalf, one of
his professors and later dean of the Architecture school. Upon graduation, Stuart worked in the planning
department for the Graduate Hospital of University of Pennsylvania hospital system before returning to
Chicago. After seven years as senior associate at Grunsfeld & Associates and four years as associate
architect with Shayman & Salk Co., Stuart established Stuart D. Shayman Associates in 1988. He is a
past board member and president of the Preservation League of Evanston. As well as practicing
architecture, Stuart is an avid painter (www.thinkshaymandesign.com) . Stuart lives in Deerfield with his
wife Linda Rubin. He currently serves on the Deerfield Plan Commission.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Oscar_Yeager
Ralph Oscar Yeager
Ralph Oscar Yeager
Born August 16, 1892
Danville, Illinois
Died May 6, 1960 (aged 67)
Nationality American
Alma mater University of Pennsylvania (1915)
Occupation Architect
Practice Miller & Yeager
Vonnegut, Wright & Yeager
Ralph Oscar Yeager, AIA, (1892 – 1960) was an American architect who worked
in Indiana.[1] He was a partner in the Terre Haute, Indiana, architectural firm of Miller &
Yeager and the Indianapolis, Indiana, architectural firm of Vonnegut, Wright & Yeager.[2]
Early life and education
[edit]
Yeager was born August 16, 1892, in Danville, Illinois, where he graduated from high
school. He then attended the School of Architecture at the University of Illinois for two
years (1911–1913) and then earned a Bachelor of Science degree in architecture for
the University of Pennsylvania, class of 1915.
Early career
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Yeager supervised construction on the U.S. Post Office Building (1915–1917)
for Yeager & Sons, Contractors, served as a second lieutenant in the army
during World War I (1917–1918), and was variously employed architectural offices
in Chicago, Terre Haute, and Madison, Wisconsin. In 1922, he established his own
practice in Chicago before returning to Terre Haute the next year (1923) to become a
partner in the firm Miller & Yeager.
Miller & Yeager
[edit]
Miller & Yeager, located at 402 Opera House Building, Terre Haute, Indiana, was
responsible for many landmarks in Indianapolis and greater Indiana, and a number have
been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
In 1946, he was the sole surviving partner of Miller & Yeager and merged the firm
with Vonnegut, Bohn & Mueller and Pierre & Wright, both of Indianapolis, Indiana.[2]
Professional organizations
[edit]
He was the president of the Indiana Society of Architects in 1937, 1945–1946, the
Indiana chapter of the American Institute of Architects in 1945-1946, member of the
Indian Society of Architects from 1923 and chapter of the AIA since 1926 (the two
merged in 1946), director of the Great Lakes District of the AIA in 1946-7.
Notable works
[edit]
Works by Miller & Yeager Architects
[edit]
Terre Haute Post Office and Federal Building
Coca-Cola Company Building, Terre Haute, Indiana, built for $200,000.[2]
Terre Haute Post Office and Federal Building, built for $450,000.[2]
Terre Haute City Hall, built for $250,000.[2]
Woodrow Wilson Junior High School (Terre Haute, Indiana) (1927), built for $750,000.[2]
First Church of Christ Scientist (Terre Haute, Indiana), built for $175,000[2]
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Young Men's Christian Association (Terre Haute, Indiana), built for approximately
$275,000[2]
Zorah Shrine (Terre Haute, Indiana), built for $300,000[2]
Union Hospital (Terre Haute, Indiana), built for $375,000[2]
Works by Vonnegut, Wright & Yeager
[edit]
Stalker Hall, Indiana State University, built in 1954 for $920,000 (renovated 2004-2006)
References
[edit]
1. ^ archINFORM Bernard Vonnegut Accessed February 27, 2010
2. ^ Jump up to:a b c d e f g h i j "Questionnaire for Architects' Roster and/or Register of
Architects Qualified for Federal Public Works "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the
original (PDF) on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2010-02-28. June 13, 1946.
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