Title/Name/Summary
Historic Marker Program Phasing Plan
History
PURPOSE:
The purpose is to establish a Historic Marker Program Phasing Plan for the timely deployment of Historic Markers to the Village’s historic buildings and sites.
ATTACHMENTS:
2008 RAI Survey Forms for the Following Properties:
9960 W 143rd Street “Orland Park School”;
9952 W 144th Street “Loebe House”;
14306-10 Union Avenue “Orland Park Hotel”;
14320-24 Beacon Avenue “Commercial Emporium”;
9917 W 143rd Street “Old Orland Park Library”;
9925 W 143rd Street “Former Residence”;
9953 W 143rd Street “Former Residence”;
14330 Beacon Avenue “Former Residence”;
14315 Beacon Avenue “Former Residence”;
14339 Beacon Avenue “Residence/ Telegraph House”;
PLANNING OVERVIEW:
Phase I of the Orland Park Historic Marker Program created historic markers for the Twin Towers Sanctuary (9967 W 144th Street), Cox House (14420 Second Avenue), and the former Christ Lutheran Church (9999 W 143rd Street). Recently the Village Board approved Phase II of the Historic Marker Program, which included the Hostert Cabins (14701 S West Avenue), Union Avenue or Loebe Brothers General Store (14314 Union Avenue), and the Orland State Bank building (14316 Beacon Avenue). The total budget for the program to date is $9,369.00, with Phase I costing $4,470.00 and Phase II estimated at $4,899.00.
Future phases of the program are unfunded at this time. However, the Village of Orland Park Development Services Department has prepared the following Phasing Plan to deploy Historic Markers to historic buildings and sites around the Village in a timely manner. The intent of the phasing plan is to assist Village officials determine appropriate funding during the budget development process, and to let private stakeholders know when their markers should be expected.
The Orland Park Historic Marker Program allows private stakeholders to privately finance the development of public historic markers in the Village. Historic markers that are privately financed by private stakeholders would be expedited despite their position in the phasing plan.
Recommended Historic Marker Program Phases
The following is the order of deployment which the Development Services Department has determined based on the historic integrity of the structure and its significance in the community (per the 2008 Residential Area Intensive Survey). Scheduled times are provided in parentheses as a general timeline. Each phase shall depend on the funds available for deployment. The dates provided are tentative target dates that may change due to funding.
Phase III (FY 2010)
14330 Beacon Avenue “Former Residence”;
9960 W 143rd Street “Orland Park School”;
9952 W 144th Street “Loebe House”;
Orland Park School and 14330 Beacon Avenue were chosen for their excellent historical and architectural integrity as Georgian Revival and Folk Victorian architecture based on the 2008 RAI Survey. They are marked in the survey with high integrity and in excellent condition. The Loebe House is a highly visible Queen Ann style building opposite the Twin Towers Church (Phase I). It is in good condition and it is currently under ongoing proper restoration efforts by the homeowner.
Phase IV (FY 2010)
14339 Beacon Avenue “Telephone House”;
9953 W 143rd Street;
9917 W 143rd Street “Orland Park Library”;
14339 Beacon Avenue is selected for Phase IV implementation due to its high integrity and excellent condition of Folk Victorian architecture per the RAI Survey. The building was the first home in Orland Park to be served with telephone communications equipment, acting as a Telephone Exchange for the Northwest Telephone Company that competed with the Chicago Telephone Company. 9953 W 143rd Street is selected also due to its high integrity and excellent condition of National style architectural with Folk Victorian details per the RAI Survey. 9917 W 143rd Street “Orland Park Library” is the final selection for Phase IV. The Tudor Revival building once belonged to the local Loebe Brothers enterprises. It was also the first public library in Orland Park. The civic character of the building contributed to its importance in Orland Park.
Phase V (FY 2011)
9925 W 143rd Street “Former Residence”;
14315 Beacon Avenue “Former Residence”;
14306-10 Union Avenue “Orland Park Hotel”;
The three structures selected for Phase V implementation include two former residences and the old Orland Park Hotel building. These buildings represent important architectural styles in the historic district (Hotel is 19th Century Storefront Italianate, 9925 is strict Italianate, and 14315 Beacon is Folk Victorian). These are currently all in good condition with medium to high historical integrity.
Phase VI (FY 2011)
14320-24 Beacon Avenue “Commercial Emporium”;
17701 S 108th Avenue “Stellwagen Farm”;
8041 W 151st Street “Boley Farm”;
The only two landmarked farms in the Village, they will be owned, operated and managed by the Village after life estates are resolved. These were chosen for their unique historical and cultural significance and for their active contribution to the community as open spaces and farmers’ markets. Both farmsteads have high historical integrity are in excellent condition. The farms contribute to the historical character and development of the area as much as Old Orland does and tell the story of life outside of the main village. The Commercial Emporium was chosen as the final marker for Phase VI because it neighbors Phase II’s Old State Bank building as a historical structure and makes a significant contribution to the Beacon Avenue historic streetscape/ street-wall. The building is in good condition with a medium integrity. It is a typical 19th Century commercial storefront.
Phase VII (FY 2012)
14700 S Ravinia Avenue “Frederick T. Owens Village Hall” and “Ara Pace Veteran’s Memorial”;
14700 S Ravinia Avenue “William R. Vogel Orland Park Civic Center and Franklin E. Loebe Recreation Center”;
14500 S Ravinia Avenue “Limestone Building” and “Humphrey Woods”;
The conclusion of the Historic Marker Program rollout in Phase VII will include the buildings in and around the Village Center Campus. Village Hall, the Civic Center, and the Recreation Center were landmarked in 2008 because of their celebrated and authentically Orland Park architectural identity. These buildings have influenced the Village’s identity more than any other. The Limestone Building, which is located north of the old Police Headquarters building, near the Village Center Campus, is a monument to the history of Orland Park with the potential to be used as a nature center or other facility. On the same marker as Village Hall will also be information about the Ara Pace Veteran’s Memorial. On the same marker as the Limestone Building will also be information about Humphrey Woods.
Approximated Cost
Each phase above is comprised of three markers. The estimated cost of each phase is approximately $4,500.00-based on Phases I and II estimates and expenditures (approximately $9,369.00).
For Phases III through VII the Historic Marker Program will cost, in addition to Phase I and II costs, approximately $22,500.00 to implement. The total program cost is estimated at $32,000.00. This total does not consider buildings and sites which may be landmarked in the future. The cost of placing historic markers on future landmarked buildings and sites will require additional funding for the program on a case by case basis. Potential future landmark sites include “Yunker School” (14299 S Wolf Road) and the Orland Park Chamber of Commerce “Former Orland Park High School” (8800 W 151st Street).
Current Landmarks not slated for Historic Markers
A publicly financed historic marker will not be provided for the Humphrey House at 9830 W 144th Place. The Humphrey House currently has an Illinois State Historical Society marker at the front of the property and so an Orland Park Landmark marker would be redundant. The Humphrey House may petition for a marker independently from the Village marker rollout.
A publicly financed historic marker will not be provided for the Maue House at 10756 Andrea Drive. In 1990 the Maue House was technically added to the Old Orland Historic District overlay via Ordinance 2047, which amended Ordinance 1517 “The Old Orland Preservation Ordinance”. The amendment essentially “placed” Maue House in “the Old Orland Historic Preservation District” and in the review jurisdiction of the HPRC. It was not technically referred to as a landmark or even conferred as a contributing structure despite the ordinance’s title “1890 Maue House - Landmark Designation”. When the Land Development Code’s Section 6-210 Old Orland Historic District was written, the historic district was given its own geographic-based zoning and the new code section set apart the contributing structures. Maue House, however, remained in R-4 Residential District zoning, essentially ending its status as being “in Old Orland”. Effectively, before the 2008 amendments to Section 5-110 of the Land Development Code, Maue House did not have a preservation status. It was presumed as a “landmark” building in 2008 due to Ord. 2047’s title. Further investigation on the historical integrity and condition of the building is required on the Maue House before a determination can be made regarding a historic marker. This may result in landmark de-designation.
Recommended Action/Motion
I move to recommend approval to the Village Board of Trustees to approve the Historic Marker Program Phasing Plan as described in this staff report titled “Historic Marker Program Phasing Plan”, prepared by the Village of Orland Park Development Services Department, dated June 16, 2009 subject to the following conditions:
1. That each phase of the program is not commenced until necessary funds are raised or appropriated by either private stakeholders or the Village Board of Trustees; and
2. That all markers funded and installed by private stakeholders under the Historic Marker Program are Village-owned.