Highland Park Preservation Award Winners Announced

For Immediate Release
DATE: February 23, 2005

From: Larry Shure, Planner I
(847) 432-0867 office

HIGHLAND PARK, IL- The Highland Park Historic Preservation Commission is pleased to announce the recipients of the Fifteenth Annual Highland Park Preservation Awards. This awards program was established to publicly recognize the time and effort that Highland Park citizens have put into the preservation and maintenance of their properties. Highland Park residents were encouraged to nominate properties that they believe are architectural treasures of the city. This year, several properties were nominated in the category of rehabilitation and adaptive reuse.

In February a jury of professionals in the fields of architecture and preservation toured the nominated properties and selected three winners and three honorable mentions. This year's distinguished jury was comprised of Ed Goodale of the Glencoe Historic Preservation Commission, and Suzanne Germanne, Preservation Fund and Easement Coordinator for the Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois.

The winners of the Fifteenth Annual Highland Park Preservation Awards are:

Adaptive Reuse

240-260 Whistler Road
Drill Hall Condominiums
Architect: DIRSMITH Group.

Rehabilitation

2360 Sheridan Road
Weinberg-Lamborn Residence
Architect: T.R. Knapp Architects

1011 Sheridan Road
Guthman Residence

Honorable Mentions for Rehabilitation

408 Sheridan Road
Lambert Gate at Ravinia Festival
Architect: Biondi & Munson

160 Vine
Morgansai Residence
Engineer: Kyle Morgensai

201 Vine
Cohen Residence
Architect: Louis Natenshon

Mayor Michael Belsky and the Historic Preservation Commission will honor this year's recipients at an awards ceremony, at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 15th at the Highland Park Historical Society at 326 Central Avenue. Recipients of the Preservation Award will receive a framed certificate that recognizes their outstanding achievements. The Historical Society will also present their own awards for the hosts of their 2004 Annual House Tour. The Historic Preservation Commission congratulates this year's winners and honorable mentions!

For further information, contact Larry Shure at the City of Highland Park at (837) 432-0867.