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Preservation commission approves rear‑addition changes at 1140 Hinman Avenue, 8‑1 with two abstentions
Summary
The Preservation Commission approved a certificate of appropriateness to remove a second‑floor sleeping porch, reconfigure rear fenestration and build a new covered rear porch and deck at a contributing Lakeshore Historic District house; vote was 8 yes, 1 no, 2 abstentions.
The Evanston Preservation Commission on Tuesday approved a certificate of appropriateness for exterior alterations at 1140 Hinman Avenue, a contributing property in the Lakeshore Historic District.
Applicant Stuart Cohen of Cohen and Hacker Architects presented plans to remove a non‑original second‑floor sleeping porch and several later additions at the rear of the Charles Ayers–designed brick house, reconstruct a new covered rear entry and raised deck, alter rear fenestration with new French doors and double‑hung windows, and apply stucco and new trim details to simplify and unify the rear elevation.
Why it matters: The house is a contributing structure in the Lakeshore Historic District; commission members weighed the loss of the sleeping porch against the proposal’s effort to simplify the building’s rear, restore compositional balance and continue prominent dentil trim and…
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