O-79-06 11/13/2006VILLAGE OF LEMONT
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Eugene "Gene" Moore
Cook County Recorder of Oee�s
Date: 12/20/2006 11:01 AM F. 1 of 9
AN ORDINANCE DESIGNATING CERTAIN PROPERTY AS A LANDMARK:
WATERWORKS BUILDING - 43 STEPHEN STREET
ADOPTED BY THE
PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE VILLAGE OF LEMONT
This 13TH day of Novermber , 2006
Published in pamphlet form by
authority of the President and
Board of Trustees of the Village of
Lemont, Counties of Cook, Will, and
DuPage, Illinois this 13th day
of November , 2006
ORDINANCE - ?7 96
ORDINANCE DESIGNATING CERTAIN PROPERTY AS A LANDMARK:
WATERWORKS BUILDING - 43 STEPHEN STREET
WHEREAS, the Lemont Historic Preservation Commission has initiated an application to designate
the property known as the Waterworks Building, 43 Stephen Street, Lemont, IL as a landmark, as authorized
by Village of Lemont Ordinance 0 -7 -01 approved on February 12, 2001; and
WHEREAS, the Lemont Historic Preservation Commission has held a public hearing and has
reviewed the testimony regarding designation as a landmark property for the Norton Building at 43 Stephen
Street; and
WHEREAS, the Lemont Historic Preservation Commission has found that such property is of
sufficient architectural and historical significance that it is appropriate for designation as a landmark; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Village of Lemont has received the recommendation of
the Historic Preservation Commission and its findings and has considered same; and
WHEREAS, the Village Board of Trustees has made the following findings of fact:
1. The building has significant value as part of the historic, heritage or cultural characteristics of
Lemont and Cook County;
2. The building is identified with a person or persons who significantly contributed to the development
of Lemont;
3. The building is representative of the distinguishing characteristics of architecture inherently valuable
for the study of a period, type, method of construction or use of indigenous materials, especially the Lemont -
Joliet limestone known as "athens marble;"
3. The building's unique location and singular physical characteristics make it an established or familiar
visual feature including its presence in the skyline of Lemont;
4. The building is a particularly fine example of a downtown public /commercial structure with a high
level of integrity and architectural significance.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Village President and Board of Trustees of the
Village of Lemont, Cook, Will and DuPage Counties, Illinois as follows:
Section 1.
That the real estate described in Exhibit "A" hereto be and is hereby designated as a landmark
pursuant to Ordinance 0 -7 -01 of the Village of Lemont.
Section 2.
That this Ordinance shall become effective from and after its passage and approval in the manner
provided by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
VILLAGE OF LEMONT, COUNTIES OF COOK, DU PAGE AND WILL, ILLINOIS, on this 13th
day of November , 2006.
Debby Blatzer
Peter Coules
Brian Reaves
Clifford Miklos
Ronald Stapleton
Jeanette Virgilio
Attest:
SMOLLEN, Village Clerk
Approved as to Form:
Village Attorney
Date:
AYES NAYS PASSED ABSENT
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JOH F. PIAZ A, V, llae . Pr sit ent
Lemont Historic Preservation Commission
418 Main Street
Lemont, IL 60439
(630) 257 -1590
FAX (630)- 243 -0958
email: vlemont@aol.com
Date: September 1, 2006
APPLICATION FOR
LANDMARK STATUS
FOR HISTORIC STRUCTURES
Description of Designated Structure
(Legal Description and Common Street Address)
Lemont Water Works Building, 43 Stephen Street
2. P.I.N.# (s) 3. Year of Construction
22 -20- 400 -022 1891
4. Name and Address of the property owner:
Norton Associates, Inc.
Tenant: Norton Sons Roofing, 43 Stephen Street, Lemont, IL 60439
5. Significant Architectural Features:
The Waterworks Building was constructed of Lemont stone in the Romanesque Revival style in 1890 -91 to house pumping
equipment and the village well. Later it also was part of the headquarters of the Lemont Power and Light Company. The
building is simple in style, constructed of rusticated limestone with a stepped stone parapet. There is a stone frieze with a
course of alternating proiectinq and recessed stonework. Arched window and door openings with stone arched lintels and
keystones. A carved stone inscription reads "Lemont Waterworks, 1891" at the top center of the building. Windows and
doors have been replaced in original openings. Canvas canopies were added in 1989. The building is in excellent condition.
Its construction of locally quarried stone adds local historical and architectural significance.
6. Reasons in Support of Proposed Designation:
This landmark building constructed of Lemont limestone was the site of the first village water reservoir and pumping
station. Water mains were built in Lemont between 1883 and 1885 to supply the village. The business section had six -inch
pipes attached to the reservoir on North Stephen Street. In December of 1884, a petition to sell bonds to complete the
waterworks system and to lay pipe and install hydrants to make water available to all citizens in the village, was presented to
the Board. It was signed by 57 citizens. The buildinq predates construction of the Village Hall by 2 -3 years. The building is
locally historically and architecturally significant for its association with Lemont limestone and also historically significant for
its association with a very important step in Lemont history; running water. The charge for one faucet in a saloon or shop, with
the privilege of the use of the village hose, was $10 per year in the year 1885. The charge for a private house was $6 per year.
Fire protection was of great concern to the village government following the great Chicago fire of 1871 and a devastating fire
in downtown Lemont in 1881, and the waterworks system provided some measure of safety.
7. Provide Documentation that Property Owner has been Notified or Consents to this Application
Please see attached correspondence.
8. Attachments: Overall Site Plan and Photographs of (all sides) of the Proposed Landmark. The Plan may also
include front, side and rear elevation drawings.
See Attachments
The Commission shall schedule a public hearing within 60 days of receipt of this application. Public Notice shall be sent by mail to owner(s) of record,
lessees, and to the nominator(s) and adjoining property owners not less than 15 days prior to hearing date. Notice of Hearing shall be published in a
newspaper of general circulation in the Village of Lemont.
LEGAL DESCRIPTION:
Lots 4 & 5 in Block 3 in Singer and Talcott's Stone Co. Subdivision, a subdivision in the West V2 of the Southeast 1/4 of
Section 20, Township 37, Range 11, East of the Third Principal Meridian in Cook County, Illinois, recorded August 8, 1874
as Document 184242.
Permanent Real Estate Index Number: 22 -20 -400 -022
Address of Property 43 Stephen Street
Criteria for Landmark Designation.
Ordinance 0 -7 -07 sets forth criteria for consideration of landmark designation. The building at 43 Stephen Street
possesses the integrity of design, workmanship, materials, location, setting and feeling specified by the ordinance.
1. Significant value as part of the historic, heritage or cultural characteristics of Lemont, Cook County, State
of Illinois, or the United States.
The carved stone inscription reading "Lemont Waterworks, 1891" at the top center of the building, gives historical
significance to this example of the Lemont limestone architectural construction style. The building was constructed to house
pumping equipment and the village well. The building is simple in style, constructed of rusticated limestone in the
Romanesque Revival style and pre -dates construction of the Village Hall by 2 years. The building's contribution to the early
evolution of the village and the heritage of Lemont's foundation in the limestone quarrying industry add significance to the
value of this building within the historical and architectural context of the community. It is safe to speculate that revenues
generated by Smokey Row (estimated at $10,000 per year in 1888) may have helped finance construction of the building.
For many years, the "noon whistle" signaling lunch time was sounded from this building. The volunteer firemen were
summoned to fight fires with the same whistle after the bell at the Village Hall fire station was no longer in use.
2. Identification with a person or persons who significantly contributed to the development of Lemont.
The architect of this building is unknown. The specifics surrounding its construction are also sketchy due to the fact
that village records from 1886 - 1891 have been lost. There is no real information as to the elected officials of the era,
[although we know that the Mayor in 1885 was D.C. Norton, and the Mayor in 1892 was James Hennebry,]. The 1894
Sanborn map indicates that this property may have been owned by the Singer and Talcott Stone Company. Sonia Kallick
reports in "Lemont and Its People" that 57 citizens signed the petition to sell the bonds to complete the waterworks system,
a fact which may have been gleaned from a news story of the day.
3. Representative of the distinguishing characteristics of architecture inherently valuable for the study of a
period, type, method of construction or use of indigenous materials, especially the Lemont limestone known
as "athens marble."
This building is one of approximately a dozen buildings in the historic district constructed of the native limestone.
It is a fine example of this construction, simple in style but with interesting architectural features including with stepped stone
parapet and decorative frieze. The arched window and door openings and arched lintels add additional architectural interest.
The building remains in excellent condition.
4. Notable work of a master builder, designer, architect or artist whose individual work has influenced the
development of the community, county, state or country.
No information available.
5. Its unique location or singular physical characteristics that make it an established or familiar visual feature
including presence in the skyline as viewed from the northern entrance to Lemont.
Although the building does not have a dominant presence in the skyline, it makes a definite architectural statement
in the streetscape on the east side of Stephen Street.
6. Its character as a particularly fine or unique example of a utilitarian structure, including but not limited to
farmhouses or commercial structures, with a high level of integrity or architectural significance.
The building's construction as a public building housing the village well and waterworks makes it a utilitarian
structure. The building continues to have a high level of integrity and architectural significance as one of the handful of
limestone buildings in the Historic District.
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September 25, 2006
Norton Associates, Inc.
43 Stephen Street
Lemont, IL 60439
Dear Mr. Norton:
Historic Preservation Commission
418 Main Street
Lemont, IL 60439 -3788
(630) 257-1590
NOTICE OF LANDMARK NOMINATION
The Historic Preservation Commission takes great pride in announcing the nomination of two buildings
within the Lemont Historic District for local landmark status:
1. Waterworks Building
43 Stephen Street
2. Fruhauf Building
107 Stephen Street
Ordinance 0 -7 -01, the Historic Preservation Ordinance, sets forth criteria for nomination, procedures for
public hearing by the Commission and a requirement for approval by a simple majority of the Village Board.
This letter will constitute official notice to the building owner of the nomination and also notice of a public
hearing scheduled for Thursday, October 12, 2006 at 6:30 p.m. The hearing notice will be published in the
Lemont Reporter -Met according to the requirements of the ordinance.
The Commission's goal is to nominate two structures per year. Upon approval of the landmark nomination
by the Village Board, the Commission has budgeted funds to install bronze landmark plaques identifying
each landmark building.
If we can provide any additional information at this time or in the future regarding the landmark nomination
process, please attend the hearing on October 12, or call me at (630) 257 -1590.
Sincerely,
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
Barbara A. Buschman
Chairman
Village of LEMONT
ILLINOIS URBAN ARCHITECTURAL
AND HISTORICAL SURVEY
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LOCAL
SIGNIFICANCE
RATING rHS
POTENTIAL IND
NR? (Y or N)
CRITERIA
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Contributing secondary structure?
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SURVEY? 1
CATEGORY
CONDITION
INTEGRITY
STOREFRONT
SECONDARY
STRUCTURE
GENERAL INFORMATION
wilding
lexcellent
minor alterations and addition(s)
INTEGRITY 1
CURRENT FUNCTION ICommerce/Trade - business
HISTORIC FUNCTION {Industry/Processing /Extraction - waterworks
REASON for
SIGNFICANCE
Historically significant for its associations with village
water engineering. If not for window replacement, this
rusticated stone building in the Romanesque Revival style
would be locally significant for architecture.
ARCHITECTURAL
CLASSIFICATION
DETAILS
BEGINYEAR
OTHER YEAR
DATESOURCE
ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION
PLAN
NO OF STORIES
ROOF TYPE
ROOF MATERIAL
FOUNDATION
PORCH
Utility Building/waterworks
Romanesque Revival
1890 -91
ity of Lemont/Date panel
WALL MATERIAL (current)
WALL MATERIAL 2 (current)
WALL MATERIAL (original)
WALL MATERIAL 2 (original)
SIGNIFICANT
FEATURES
1Limestone
[Concrete - block
Limestone
rectangular
1
Shed
Not visible
Limestone
WINDOW MATERIAL
WINDOW MATERIAL
WINDOW TYPE
WINDOW CONFIG
metal
fixed
(1 light
Five bay facade; rusticated limestone exterior; stepped stone parapet; stone frieze with course of alternating
projecting and recessed stonework; arched window and door openings with stone arched lintels and keystones
ALTERATIONS All replacement metal windows and doors in original openings; canvas canopies over front openings; 1 story, rear
concrete block add (historic); 1974 - #C- 7405 = interior remodel; 1989- #M89017= repair /remodel