Historic Preservation Commission

Meetings 7:30 PM Second Thursday of each month City Hall  1707 St. Johns Ave. Highland Park, IL 60035 For more information, please contact Andy Cross, Senior Planner at 847.926.1856 or by email at across@cityhpil.com  Local Historic Information Map of Local Historic Districts Historic Walking & Biking Tours Local Landmarks and Districts Guide to Local Landmark Designation Process Architectural Surveys Highland Park commissioned architectural and historical resource surveys for seven parts of the City. Each was completed with CLG (Certified Local Government) grants awarded by the State of Illinois. Survey boundaries are shown in this map and include the following areas: 1999 – Central East Area Survey 2000 – West Side Survey 2001 – South Central Survey 2002 – Northeast Side Survey 2004 – Braeside Survey 2006 – Bob-O-Link Area Survey 2008 – Green Bay Road Corridor Survey 2020 - Central East Area Survey Update Architectural Survey - Homes Rated Significant

Commission Meeting Resources Meeting Agendas & Minutes & packets 2021 Meeting Dates and Deadlines Historic Preservation Ordinance Certificate of Appropriateness and Landmark Designation Application Demolition Review Information Annual Historic Preservation Awards

Membership

Meghann Salamasick, Chair - Term expires 2020 Jean Sogin, Vice Chair - Term expires 2020*        Rhoda Pierce - Term expires 2020 Joe Reinstein - Term expires 2021  William B. Levy - Term expires 2023* Annie Marshall de Armas - Term expires 2023* Seth Pines - Term expires 2023* Kevin Beck, Student Commissioner through June 2021 Xinyue Zhang, Student Commissioner through June 2022 Yaneli Betancourt, Student Commissioner through June 2022

Andy Cross - Staff Liaison Mike Evans - Park District Liaison Kim Stone - City Council Liaison

*May be re-appointed to an additional four-year term.

Commission Responsibilities
It is the responsibility of the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) to make recommendations to the City Council on matters concerning historic preservation. Since its inception, the Historic Preservation Commission has actively researched local properties that may be eligible for landmark designation by the City Council. The commission's other activities include the review of proposed exterior alterations to landmarks or to contributing features in historic districts, as well as promoting community awareness of historic preservation through public education programs such as tours and lectures and sponsorship of the annual Highland Park Preservation Awards. 

If you are a Highland Park resident and would like to have your home listed as a local landmark, please fill out the landmark nomination form. City staff will perform additional research and present the nomination to the Historic Preservation Commission. 

For more information, please contact Andy Cross, AICP, Senior Planner, at 847.926.1856 or by across@cityhpil.com.