Department of Planning and Development city of chicago
July 15,2019
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The Honorable Anna M. Valencia City Clerk City of Chicago Room 107, City Hall 121 North LaSalle Street Chicago, Illinois 60602
RE: Ordinance designating the (Former) Lyman Trumbull Public School Building (5200 N. Ashland) as a Chicago Landmark
Dear Clerk Valencia:
We are filing with your office for introduction at the July 24, 2019, City Council meeting as a transmittal to the Mayor and City Council of Chicago the recommendation of the Commission on Chicago Landmarks that the (Former) Lyman Trumbull Public School 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.
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Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
Kathleen E. Dickhut Acting Bureau Chief
Bureau of Planning, Historic Preservation & Sustainability Department of Planning and Development
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cc: Alderman Vasquez, 40th Ward (via email w/ enclosure)
121 NORTH LASALLE STREET, ROOM 1000. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60602
ORDINANCE
(Former) Lyman Trumbull Public School Building 5200-5224 N. Ashland Avenue/1600-1612 W. Foster Avenue
WHEREAS, pursuant to the procedures set forth in the Municipal Code of Chicago (the "Municipal Code"), Sections 2-120-620 through -690, the Commission on Chicago Landmarks (the "Commission") has determined that the (Former) Lyman Trumbull Public School Building (the "Building"), located at 5200-5224 N. Ashland Avenue/1600-1612 W. Foster Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, legally described in Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein, satisfies three (3) criteria for landmark designation as set forth in Section 2-120-620 (1),(4) and (5) of the Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, the Building reflects the importance of Chicago's public schools to the city's social and cultural history; and
WHEREAS, public education has historically be...
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