LOCAL DISTRICTS

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A local historic district is a grouping of sites, properties and/or buildings reviewed by the Historic Preservation Commission and officially designated by the Village Board for its historic and/or architectural value. A district may consist of individual landmarks, contributing properties and non-contributing properties. Work on properties in a historic district may require a Certificate of Appropriateness.

Historic District Application

The Village has one historic district, the East Side Historic District, which was approved by the Village Board on November 3, 2008. This district has 35 residences on Amboy Street, Bartlett Avenue, Center Street, Division Street/IL Route 59, and Evans Street. Four of these residences are also designated individually as local landmarks, 14907 S. Bartlett Avenue, 14931 S. Bartlett Avenue, 15005 S. Bartlett Avenue, and 15022 S. Bartlett Avenue. It includes residences built in various styles including Queen Anne, Italianate, and Colonial Revival that were constructed over an approximately 100 year period, c. 1850-1950.

East Side Historic District Nomination Form (44 MB)
East Side Historic District Map