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Historic-preservation panel ends review of 1750 Shore Acres Drive after oak damage, plans for new home
Summary
Architect Healy Rice told the Lake Bluff Historic Preservation Commission that a large oak fell on the 1937 cottage at 1750 Shore Acres Drive, accelerating plans to demolish and rebuild. The commission voted to terminate the demolition review, finding the house does not meet designation criteria.
The Lake Bluff Historic Preservation Commission voted Nov. 12 to terminate the demolition-review process for 1750 Shore Acres Drive after hearing from an architect that a large oak tree recently fell on the 1937 cottage and the owner plans a new, code-compliant house.
Healy Rice, the architect representing the homeowner, said the existing home sits only 6.8 feet from the road and that the owner proposes a lot reconfiguration with the new dwelling set to meet a 100-foot setback. “We are requesting permission to…
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