Department of Planning and Development
city of chicago
September 26, 2016
The Honorable Susana Mendoza City Clerk City of Chicago Room 107, City Hall 121 North LaSalle Street Chicago, IL 60602
RE: Recommendation for the designation of the Elizabeth Palmer Peabody School as a Chicago Landmark, 1438-1454 W. Augusta Blvd.
Dear Clerk Mendoza:
We are filing with your office for introduction at the October 5, 2016, City Council meeting as a transmittal to the Mayor and City Council of Chicago the recommendation of the Commission on Chicago Landmarks that the Elizabeth Palmer Peabody School be designated as a Chicago Landmark.
The material being submitted to you for this proposal includes the:
1. Recommendation of the Commission on Chicago Landmarks; and «jj
2.
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 Brian Hopkins, 2n Ward (via email without enclosure)
121 NORTH LASALLE STREET, ROOM 1000. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS G0602
ORDINANCE
Elizabeth Palmer Peabody School Building 1438-1454 W. Augusta Blvd. (evens)
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 Graeme Stewart Public School Building (the "Building"), located at 4505-4545 N. Kenmore 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) ofthe 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 ofthe most important responsibilities of Chicago government, and publ...
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