There’s been some pretty interesting redevelopment going on lately. Oakwood Builders finished up a modestly sized but strikingly beautiful home on the near northeast side, and two housing redevelopments are progressing that are very appealing, very forward thinking. By now maybe everyone’s seen this one on Maple? Originally it was fairly straight up farm house style. (Folk [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Historical preservation'
Two more nice projects
May 28th, 2010 · 5 Comments · community development, Historical preservation, Neighbohoods
Tags: Development
Living in the house Messers built
January 18th, 2010 · 9 Comments · Fresh Meat, Historical preservation, humor, Neighbohoods
Messers Kerchner was not a carpenter. Oh sure, like most men of his era I’m sure necessity dictated he be a handy guy around the house — dependable repair services were likely scarce in the Thirties and I’m pretty sure Sears Hardware was closed on weekends. The simple stuff he could handle. Pet canary peck [...]
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In the meantime
March 23rd, 2009 · Comments Off · Boards and Commissions, Fire and police, Historical preservation, Public Safety, Taxes, Village Council
I’m working on a post for later today, once I’ve dispatched my column for this week’s Sun. In the meantime, check out Thoman’s site for posts on the Village Council’s upcoming discussion on a new police facility and proposed historical preservation plan, plus a rant on the governor’s plan to hike state taxes.
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That old house
October 23rd, 2008 · 2 Comments · Boards and Commissions, Historical preservation
The Gothic Revival house at 5256 Carpenter St. was designated a historic landmark by the village council Tuesday night, making it the first home to be recognized under the 2007 historic preservation ordinance. The home was the residence of prominent local musician and composer Donald Drew, who was honored by the village with a special [...]
Tags: Architecture Design and Review Board·historical landmarks
All together now…
June 25th, 2008 · 29 Comments · Historical preservation
Photo compliments of www.1846blodgetthouse.org Following the success of last year’s inaugural Heritage Concert, the 1846 Blodgett House committee is sponsoring Vertical Horizon as the kick-off event for Heritage Fest Thursday night. The concert will again benefit the historic home built by Israel and Avis Blodgett in 1846 which subsequently became a stop on the storied [...]
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What price history?
March 23rd, 2007 · 5 Comments · Historical preservation, Village Council
The Village Council Tuesday voted to reconstruct Middaugh and Oakwood avenues at no cost to the streets’ residents. This is news because not only did the council resist putting a Special Service Area in place as it did for previous brick street projects, but it chose to invoke the historical significance of the streets as [...]
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