Related Links
For additional information on federal preservation programs administered by the National Park Service: http://www.nps.gov/history/preservation.htm For additional information on tax incentive programs administered by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency and the National Park Service: http://www.nps.gov/history/tax.htm For additional material on programs administered by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency: http://www.illinoishistory.gov For façade recommendations from B-W Consultants, a historic preservation, restoration and design consulting firm in Springfield, Illinois: http://www.bwpreservation.com For community planning, partnership development, sustainable heritage conservation, and funding solutions from C. Anderson Consulting, a community resource firm located in Golconda, Illinois: http://www.candersonconsulting.com The preservation guidelines that are followed when building owners apply for the Property Tax Assessment freeze Program or the Federal Income Tax Credit: The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation. http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/tps/tax/rehabstandards.htm For information on City of Chicago Landmarks and Historic Districts: http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Landmarks/index.html For information on Cook County Historic Districts: http://www.historicdistricts.com/IL/Cook/districts.html For information on Lake County Historic Districts: http://www.historicdistricts.com/IL/LAKE/districts.html For news from Landmarks Illinois, a not-for-profit preservation advocacy organization and the programs they offer, including their easement program and their endangered property grant program: http://www.landmarks.org Some of the communities where we regularly work include the following: Berwyn http://www.berwyn-il.gov Chicago http://www.ci.chi.il.us/landmarks Evanston http://cityofevanston.org Glencoe http://www.goglencoe.com Glen Ellyn http://www.glenellyn.org Highland Park http://www.cityhpil.com Hinsdale http://www.villageofhinsdale.org Lake Bluff http://www.lakebluff.org Lake Forest http://www.cityoflakeforest.com Naperville http://www.naperville.il.us Oak Park http://www.oprf.com River Forest http://www.river-forest.us Rockford http://www.ci.rockford.il.us/ Wilmette http://wilmette.com Winnetka http://www.villageofwinnetka.org The following are other interesting sites, many with great links Blogs: Architecture Chicago Plus http://arcchicago.blogspot.com Preserve the Modern http://preservethemodern.blogspot.com Preservation Nation http://blogs.nationaltrust.org/preservationnation Blair Kamin http://featureblog.chicagotribune.com/theskyline Historical Societies: Evanston Historical Society http://evanstonhistorycenter.org Glencoe Historical Society http://www.glencoehistoricalsociety.org Highland Park Historical Society http://www.highlandparkhistory.com Kenilworth Historical Society http://www.kenilworthhistory.org Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Historical Society http://www.lflbhistory.org Waukegan Historical Society Hanes Museum http://www.waukeganhistorical.org Wilmette Historical Museum http://www.wilmettehistory.org Winnetka Historical Society http://www.winnetkahistory.org House Museums: Clarke House Museum http://www.clarkehousemuseum.org Farnsworth House http://www.farnsworthhouse.org Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust http://www.wrightplus.org Glessner House Museum http://glessnerhouse.org Hull House http://www.hullhouse.org Preservation Related Organizations: Chicago Architecture Foundation http://www.architecture.org Chicago Bauhaus and Beyond http://www.chicagobauhausbeyond.org Chicago Chapter, American Institute of Architects http://www.aiachicago.org Cultural Heritage Tourism http://culturalheritagetourism.org Historic Chicago Bungalow Initiative http://www.chicagobungalow.org International Council on Monuments and Sites http://www.international.icomos.org Lake Forest Preservation Foundation http://www.lfpf.org Landmarks Illinois http://landmarks.org National Trust for Historic Preservation http://www.nationaltrust.org Preservation Chicago http://www.preservationchicago.org Richard H. Driehaus Foundation http://www.driehausfoundation.org Society of Architectural Historians http://www.sah.org Unesco World Heritage Sites http://whc.unesco.org Recent Past: Documenting and Preservation Modern Movement Architecture http://www.docomomo-us.org Mid-Twentieth Century Preservation http://www.illinoishistory.gov/ps/midcentury.htm Modcom http://www.modcom.org/ Recent Past Initiative http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/tps/recentpast/index.htm Research Resources: Art Institute of Chicago, Burnham and Ryerson Libraries http://www.artic.edu/aic/libraries Chicago Historical Society http://www.chicagohistory.org Encyclopedia of Chicago http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org Harold Washington Library Special Collections http://www.chipublib.org/branch/details/library/harold-washington Lake County Forest Preserve District (Lake County Discovery Museum, Ryerson Woods Visitor's Center) http://www.lcfpd.org Lake Forest College, Donnelley and Lee Library http://library.lakeforest.edu Newberry Library http://www.newberry.org Sulzer Regional Library http://www.chipublib.org/branch/details/library/sulzer-regional Special Interest Chicago Art Deco Society http://www.chicagoartdecosociety.com Victorian Society http://www.victoriansociety.org/chapters.html |