Department of Planning and Development
CITY OF CHICAGO
March 15,2021
Chicago City Cierk -Council Diu.
2021 MAR 15am11:1£
The Honorable Anna M. Valencia City Clerk City of Chicago Room 107, City Hall 121 North LaSalle Street Chicago, IL 60602
RE: Ordinance designating The Miracle House at 2001 N. Nordica Avenue as a Chicago Landmark
Dear Clerk Valencia:
We are filing with your office for introduction at the March 24, 2021, City Council meeting as a transmittal to the Mayor and City Council of Chicago the recommendation of the Commission on Chicago Landmarks that The Miracle 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.
Sincerely,
Bureau of Citywide Systems & Historic Preservation
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Alderman Chris Taliaferro (via email w/out enclosures)
121 NORTH LASALLE STREET, ROOM 1000, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60602
ORDINANCE
The Miracle House
2001 N. Nordica 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 Miracle House (the "Building"), located at 2001 N. Nordica Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, as more precisely 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 was the result of a campaign to raise capital funds for the expansion of a Catholic parish complex that resulted in not just the construction of the Building itself, but also St. William parish a mile away, thus it reflects the important contributions religious communities made to Chicago neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, the futuristic design of the Building also reveals the cultural optimis...
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