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6 | August 31, 2017 | The lake forest leader NEWS
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Lake Forest Historic Preservation Commission
LF home receives landmark designation
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The Lake Forest Preservation
Commission unanimously
approved a request
for a local landmark designation
at the residence at
1579 Conway Road during
its meeting on Wednesday,
Aug. 23.
Scott Verschoor, a resident
of Lake Forest and
the homeowner of the
property, requested the
nomination. The house
was nominated under the
historic name “Balfour
Ames Lanza House,” recognizing
the home’s original
architect and owner.
Work was completed
on the home prior to the
nomination including a garage
addition, an addition
to the side of the home and
modifications to the driveway.
While alterations to a
home generally occur after
an owner’s request to become
a local landmark is
approved, at the time of
renovation, Verschoor had
not thought to nominate
his property.
Despite these changes
the foundation approved
the motion, stating that the
original design and integrity
of the home was not
compromised after modifications.
“I had an opportunity to
get introduced to Lanza’s
second wife and spent the
day with her,” Verschoor
said. “She gave me drawings
of the plans and said,
‘Please make sure, whatever
you do, that you’re
building within the style
and architecture that Mr.
Lanza had originally laid
out.’”
The property at Conway
Road is just one of
20 significant architectural
works within Lake Forest
and Illinois built by Balfour
Ames Lanza.
“When we were going
about bringing changes to
the board for our property,
we had an opportunity
to visit at least 15 [of the
homes],” Verschoor said.
“[We captured] pictures of
them to make sure what we
were doing was consistent
with the rest of the style.”
Kate McManus, the assistant
planner, said the
nomination was thoroughly
researched by Verschoor.
Her staff was in
support of the nomination,
as well as the Preservation
Foundation.
“The additions that were
recently completed were
approved by the Building
Review Board in 2016,”
she said.
As the board began
commenting and asking
questions, it became apparent
many of the members
felt a certain passion
toward this particular case.
Commissioner Carol Gale
mentioned she had passed
by the home earlier to observe
the changes.
“I thought the house appeared
seamless. The addition
and the older material,
I was impressed with that,”
she said. “[The house]
seems like it’s a small
jewel. It’s relatively small
compared to Lake Forest,
and yet very appealing.”
Commissioner Elizabeth
Sperry asked Verschoor
why he sought 1579 Conway
Road as a historic
designation. Among other
reasons, Verschoor said after
learning about Lanza’s
body of work, he felt the
home should display some
form of recognition.
“[Lanza’s wife] has
a room dedicated with
blueprints of every single
house he built in
Lake Forest,” he said.
“There were pictures and
stories behind it. I felt
like it was something I
should do.”
Chairman Bruce Grieve
made it clear that along
with the recognition the
home will gain, there is
responsibility Verschoor
must take on as homeowner.
“There are standards
that have been established
for this, and they are rigorous
standards,” he said.
“While we may not have
articulated our view on
every one of our feelings
about those, these comments
suggest that we
feel very comfortable that
those standards have been
met.”
Verschoor said he fully
understood the standards,
and expects the board to
“hold him to them.”
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THE WINNETKA CURRENT
Winnetka unveils
remodeled Dwyer Park
for patrons young and old
Following months of
local anticipation, families
gathered at the newly
designed Dwyer Park on
Aug. 24, celebrating the
changes that now make
the park a haven for everyone
from tiny tots to
teens and anyone in between.
According to Winnetka
Park District Board
Commissioner Teresa
Claybrook, Dwyer Park
hadn’t received a makeover
since 1999, and the
time had come to bring it
up to code while making
improvements to attract a
variety of parkgoers.
With Dwyer Park located
so close to District
36’s middle school, The
Skokie School, students
often walk right by. Those
behind the park’s renovation
wanted to give middle-schoolers
a reason to
stop instead, making for a
local hangout.
“We gathered at least
25 preteens to come test
equipment and give us
their thoughts and opinions,”
Claybrook explained.
“This information
was invaluable. I’m
proud to say we were able
to accommodate many of
their requests.”
Reporting by Alexa Burnell,
Freelance Reporter. Full
story at WinnetkaCurrent.
com.
THE GLENVIEW LANTERN
Glenview residents
continue two-year fight
for school district change
Homeowners in the
“forgotten corner” of
Glenview have banded together
in hopes of switching
from East Maine
School District 63 and
Maine Township High
School District 207 to
Glenview Public School
District 34 and Northfield
Township High School
District 225.
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