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Preservation panel approves coach house changes at 1423 Elmwood Avenue, notes one opposition

Evanston Preservation Commission · March 12, 2026
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Summary

The Evanston Preservation Commission granted a certificate of appropriateness for alterations to the landmarked coach house at 1423 Elmwood Avenue to add a garage, second‑floor deck and matching cladding; the motion passed with one commissioner recorded in opposition (exact tally not specified).

The Evanston Preservation Commission voted to approve a certificate of appropriateness for 1423 Elmwood Avenue, allowing alterations to the existing detached coach house and ADU that include a one‑car garage, a small second‑floor exercise room and deck, and a one‑story side addition.

Natalia Silyarska, project manager at Studio Taller Architecture and the applicant’s representative, told the commission the project’s primary goal “is to introduce a garage since there’s no…

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