ORDINANCE
42nd Precinct / Town Hall Police Station 3600 North Halsted Street
WHEREAS, pursuant to the procedures set forth in the Municipal Code of Chicago (the "Municipal Code"), Sections 2-120-630 through -690, the Commission on Chicago Landmarks (the "Commission") has determined that the 42nd Precinct / Town Hall Police Station, located at 3600 North Halsted Street, Chicago, Illinois, as more precisely described in Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein (the "Building"), satisfies two (2) criteria for landmark designation as set forth in Sections 2-120-620 (1) and (4) of the Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, the Building exemplifies the historic importance of the Chicago Police Department and historic police station buildings to the history of Chicago's neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, the Building is one of the oldest surviving police station buildings in Chicago and is an excellent example of this building type of importance to Chicago neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, the Building is finely designed and crafted in the Classical Revival architectural style, with handsomely-carved limestone ornament and a finely-molded copper cornice; and
WHEREAS, consistent with Section 2-120-630 of the Municipal Code, the Building has a significant historic, community, architectural, or aesthetic interest or value, the integrity of which is preserved in light of its location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, and ability to express such historic, community, architectural, or aesthetic interest or value; and
WHEREAS, on June 6, 2013, the Commission adopted a resolution recommending to the City Council of the City of Chicago (the "City Council") that the Building be designated a Chicago Landmark; now, therefore,
Be It Ordained by the City Council of the City of Chicago:
SECTION 1. The above recitals are hereby adopted as the findings of the City Council.
SECTION 2. The Building is hereby designated a Chicago Landmark in accordance with Section 2-120-700 of the Municipal ...
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