Department of Housing and Economic Development
CITY OF CHICAGO
May 3, 2013
The Honorable Susana Mendoza City Clerk City of Chicago Room 107, City Hall 121 North LaSalle Street Chicago, Illinois 60602
RE: Recommendation for the Steger Building, 28 E. Jackson Blvd.
Dear Clerk Mendoza:
We are filing with your office for introduction at the May 8, 2013, City Council meeting as a transmittal to the Mayor and City Council of Chicago the recommendation of the Commission on Chicago Landmarks that the Steger Building 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.
Eleanor Esser Gorski, AIA Assistant Commissioner Historic Preservation Division Bureau of Planning and Zoning
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Alderman Brendan Reilly, 42'K Ward (without enclosure)
121 NORTH LASALLE STREET, ROOM 1 000, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60602
ORDINANCE
Steger Building 28 East Jackson Boulevard
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 Steger Building, located at 28 East Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois, as more precisely described in Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein (the "Building"), satisfies three (3) criteria for landmark designation as set forth in Sections 2-120-620 (1), (4) and (5) of the Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, the Building, built as the headquarters of the Steger & Sons Piano Manufacturing Company, is significant in the economic history of Chicago as a building that exemplifies the city's historic importance as a national center in musical-instrument manufacturing, especially as a leader in the large-scale production of pianos. John V. Steger, the founder of Steger & Sons, was an important figure within the industry. F...
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