Title/Name/Summary
Franklin E. Loebe Recreation Center - Certificate of Appropriateness
History
QUICKFACTS
Project
Franklin E. Loebe Recreation Center - 2013-0079
Petitioner
Village of Orland Park
Purpose
The purpose of this petition for the Franklin E. Loebe Recreation Center is to rehabilitate the existing Orland Park Landmark building and make it more functional for day to day operations by constructing a new 1,260 square foot entrance and reception office.
Requested Actions: Certificate of Appropriateness
Project Attributes
Address: 14650 Ravinia Avenue
Size: 1,260 square feet
Comprehensive Land Designation: Community Intensity Commercial Office
Existing Zoning: Village Center District and Open Land District
Existing Land Use: Government
Surrounding Land Use:
North: OL Open Land District - Humphrey Woods
South: VC Village Center District - Village Center Campus
East: VC Village Center District - Recreation Administration Building
West: OL Open Land District - Humphrey Sports Complex
OVERVIEW AND BACKGROUND
The Franklin E. Loebe Recreation Center (FLC) is a local Orland Park Landmark according to the Local Register of Significant Places in Section 5-110 Landmarks Designation of the Land Development Code. It is one of the buildings in the “Orland Park Village Center” campus.
The campus was designed and built by Ralph Johnson of Perkins & Will, a renowned and award winning architect and architectural firm. In 1990, the Village Center Campus was nationally recognized by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) with an AIA Certificate of Merit for Good Design. The campus is also considered an excellent example of modernist architecture in the Chicagoland area. It was modeled after the Town Hall of Hilversum, Netherlands (c. 1930s, a famous Dutch town known for its architecture and planning) by the famous Dutch architect Willem Marinus Dudok, who was influenced by the work of Frank Lloyd Wright and the Chicago Prairie style. As a result...
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