The following are services we provide: Help owners of income producing landmark buildings receive a 20% Federal Income Tax Credit for rehabilitating their industrial or rental properties following preservation guidelines. Write Local Landmark nominations for historic houses, often to be eligible for the State of Illinois property tax assessment freeze. Prepare Historic Resource Assessments for municipalities, not for profits. Team with planners, architects, attorneys and other consultants on preservation projects. Lecture to organizations on a variety of topics relating to Chicago and North Shore architecture, landscape history and preservation issues. Write articles, books and informational material; appear on local and national TV programs.
Benjamin Historic Certifications, is a consulting firm specializing in historic preservation. With a focus on documenting and preserving the special character of both historic buildings and landscapes, architectural historian Susan Benjamin and her associates work on projects that ensure economic viability and the adaptability of historic buildings to modern living. Clients include homeowners, real estate developers, municipalities, local historical societies and other not-for-profit organizations in the Chicago metropolitan area. Help landmark homeowners receive their Property Tax Assessment Freeze when they rehabilitate their historic home in accordance with preservation guidelines.
Write National Register nominations for individual historic houses, commercial buildings, landscapes and historic districts, frequently to take advantage of tax incentives and easement donations.
