Department of Planning and Development city of chicago
December 9, 2019
The Honorable Anna M. Valencia City Clerk City of Chicago Room 107, City Hall 121 North LaSalle Street Chicago, IL 60602
RE: Recommendation for designation of the John Nuveen House as a Chicago Landmark, 3916 N. Tripp Avenue
Dear Clerk Valencia:
We are filing with your office for introduction at the December 18, 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 John Nuveen House 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.
Kathleen E. Dickhut Bureau Chief
Bureau of Planning, Historic Preservation & Sustainability Department of Planning and Development
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Alderman Jim Gardiner, 45th Ward (via email without enclosure)
121 NORTH LASALLE STREET, ROOM 1000, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60602
ORDINANCE
John Nuveen House 3916 North Tripp 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 John Nuveen House (the "Building"), located at 3916 North Tripp 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), (3), and (4) ofthe Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, the Building, with its wide lot, large size, and picturesque Queen Anne style of architecture represents the Irving Park neighborhood's early stage of development as one of Chicago's "railroad suburbs" in the 19th century; and
WHEREAS, the construction of this large, Queen Anne-style house by young entrepreneur John Nuveen reflects both the architectural and soc...
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