Department of Planning and Development
CITY OF CHICAGO
April 11,2018
The Honorable Anna M. Valencia
City Clerk City of Chicago Room 107, City Hall 121 North LaSalle Street Chicago, IL 60602
RE: Recommendation for the designation of the West Pullman Elementary School as a Chicago Landmark, 11917-11951 S. Parnell Avenue
Dear Clerk Valencia:
We are filing with your office for introduction at the April 18, 2018, City Council meeting as a transmittal to the Mayor and City Council of Chicago the recommendation of the Commission on Chicago Landmarks that the West Pullman Elementary School be designated as a Chicago Landmark.
The material being submitted to you for this proposal includes the:
Recommendation of the Commission on Chicago Landmarks; and
Proposed Ordinance.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Sincerely,
Eleanor Esser Gorski, AIA Deputy Commissioner
Planning, Design and Historic Preservation Division Department of Planning and Development
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Alderman Carrie M. Austin, 34th Ward (via email without enclosure) Tamra Collins, DPD (via email without enclosure)
121 NORTH LASALLE STREET, ROOM 1000, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60602
ORDINANCE
West Pullman Elementary School 11917-11951 S. Parnell Avenue
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 West Pullman Elementary School (the "Building"), located at 11917-11951 S. Parnell Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, legally described in Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein, satisfies two (2) criteria for landmark designation as set forth in Section 2-120-620 (1) and (4) of the Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, the Building exemplifies the importance of Chicago's public schools to the City's social and cultural history; and
WHEREAS, public education has historically been one of the most important responsibilities of Chicago government, ...
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