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Historic Preservation Commission

Preservation Corner

Sept 2006

Exterior of 606 North Sheridan.On June 19, 2006, the City Council designated 606 N. Sheridan Road as a landmark. The house was built for Dr. Moses Evans in 1857 in the Italianate style, and features tall arched windows and a broad open porch across the facade. Dr. Evans traveled extensively with General Grant during the Civil War and was wounded at the battle of Chattanooga. Dr. Evans sold the house soon after the close of the war and it has had six owners since that time. Randy Bowcott, the current owner and a former president of the Waukegan Historical Society, purchased the house in 1981 and has extensively restored it and returned it to single-family use.

Exterior of 424 South Ave.On August 11, the Preservation Commission held a public hearing to consider the application for landmark status for the South Side Fire Station, located at 424 South Avenue. The fire station was built in 1911 and features a prominent four-story tower in which the fire hoses could be hung inside at full length to dry. The massing of the building is reminiscent of Italian villas, but the detailing is more typical of the Craftsman style popular at the time of its construction. Since 1993 the building has served as the Staben Center, a shelter for homeless men operated by Waukegan Township and named in honor of longtime Township Supervisor Milton Staben. A recommendation to landmark the property was forwarded to the City Council for action.

The Commission meets the second Wednesday of each month at 7:00pm in the conference room of the Department of Planning & Zoning, on the third floor of City Hall. All meetings are open to the public.