Title
Village of Orland Park Hostert Cabin Restoration - 14701 West Avenue - Certificate of Appropriateness
History
QUICKFACTS
Project: 2024-0359, COA-24-00428
Petitioner: Greg Bruggeman, Assistant Director of Recreation and Parks
Purpose: The purpose of this petition is to perform minor work on the Jacob and Bernard Hostert Cabins. The minor work includes repair to the chinking, replacing the roof on the Jacob Hostert cabin, replacement of rotted logs, cleaning and staining, application of borates to the wood, and re-chinking on all logs.
Project Attributes
Location: 14701 West Avenue
P.I.N.(s).: 27-09-218-025-0000
Parcel Size: 429192.2 sf
Requested Approvals: The petitioner is seeking approval of a Certificate of Appropriateness for minor work on a landmark structure.
Please see attached Staff Report and supporting documents for more information.
SUMMARY & BACKGROUND
Jacob and Bernard Hostert settled in the Homer/Orland area in 1850 from Luxemburg. The original Hostert cabin home was a two-story log cabin found in disrepair at 143rd Street and Wolf Road. In 1977, the cabin was dismantled with the intent to reassemble the cabin on D135 property, however the logs were discarded. The Orland Historical Society Commissioned a replica cabin.
The Village agreed to allow the cabins to reside along West Avenue. In 1987, the Village helped fund a second Hostert cabin, a replica of Bernard Hostert’s cabin to be erected next to the Jacob Hostert cabin. The cabins are reflective of homes of the settlers in the 1840’s -1850’s.
The Hostert cabins were designated landmark status to preserve the Village’s cultural heritage and character. The cabins have had restorative work throughout the years. This petition seeks to do the same to ensure the cabins remain intact. The surrounding area will remain untouched, and all work is to be performed on the cabins only. Future work will be to replace the roof on the cabin without the chimney. The proposed restoration aligns ...
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