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Evanston preservation panel asks staff to draft landmark report for Willard School
Summary
After a presentation by the nomination’s author, the Evanston Preservation Commission voted unanimously to direct staff to prepare a landmark designation report for Willard School (2700 Heard Ave). Commissioners strongly supported architectural criteria and requested more research on the school’s naming and grounds.
Mister Weber, the nomination’s author, presented historic and architectural evidence on behalf of Willard School and asked the Evanston Preservation Commission to recommend the property for local landmark designation.
Weber emphasized the school’s namesake, Frances Willard, her national influence with the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union and Northwestern ties, and the building’s architects — Henry Wade Rader and later Childs & Smith — arguing the property satisfies multiple designation criteria. "I respectfully request that you approve the nomination and recommend landmark designation to the city council," Weber told the commission.
The commission’s deliberations focused on which criteria to include in a draft report. Several members voiced strong support for architectural criteria, saying the building is a notable example of…
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