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HomeMy Public PortalAbout5. Chapter 10 & 11 - Recommendations & ConclusionArchiSearch Historic Pr eservation Consultan ts Plai nfiel d’s Histor ic Urbaniz ed Core: An Intensi ve-Level Survey 61 10. RECO MMENDAT IONS Summary As part of the requir ements o f this p roject, t he cons ultant was to reco mmend pro perties for the National R egister of Historic Places and for local designations , for both individual listings an d historic districts. The recommendations are the pr ofessi onal op inion o f the co nsultant , and are largely based on architectural evaluations from the field. The r ecom mendations are provided for consideration of the Historic Preservation Commission, the Village, prop erty owners, and interested citizens. Certainly these recommendations may be modified, added to, or disagreed with as any o f these parties deem appropriate.National Register recommendations were based on t he consultant’s substantial National Regis ter experience. Philos ophical ly, th e in tent of the historic district recommendations was to include as many p roperties as possible. A variety of historic district re commendations has been made for possible local designation. Of co nsideration will be owner s upport for these designations. For l ocal landmarks designation s, synthetic si ding and bu ilding integ rity is an issue. While the consultant tried consistently to weigh evenly the integrity issues , not al l synthetically side d buildings have been treated equally. In some cases, buildings with sy nthetic siding were still reco mmended for local designation, when the building otherwise retained historic integr ity. This was especiall y the case when a prope rty cont inued to be an excellent example of a pa rticular a rchitectu ral style or vernacular building type, despite th e synthetic wall m aterial.Above all, ad ditional bui ldings a nd h istoric districts may very well be eligible for recognitio n,particular ly as local landmarks and historic districts. As additional research is conducted, pote ntial historic significance may be confirmed f or additional properties which have not been recommended as part o f this s urvey p roject.Maps wh ich are i ncluded in the A ppendix with con tributing/n on-cont ributing l istings for e ac h recommendation illustrated the con tributing/n on-cont ributing s tatus fo r only the prima ry building on each property. The maps and data ba se shee ts shoul d be used in cons ultation with the individual survey forms fo r a compl ete unde rstanding of eac h recomme ndation. National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Pl aces is the official federal list of pl aces deemed worthy of preservation. It was created as part of the Na tional Historic Preserv ation Ac t of 1966, an d is part of what remains our most signific ant piece of legislation in historic p reservation. The National Register w as an especially important step in the creation of historic preservation programs, as i t provided for recognition of pl aces significant in local, state, and national history . Prior p rograms, t he National Historic Landmarks p rog ram, for example, had recognized onl y properties of national significance.National Re gis ter allows for the nomination o f buildings, structures, objects, sites, and historic ArchiSearch Historic Pr eservation Consultan ts Plai nfiel d’s Histor ic Urbaniz ed Core: An Intensi ve-Level Survey 62 districts. Wheth er a prop erty is on the National Registe r individually or contributing within a historic district , it’s st atus is t he same. The Nati onal Re gister a lso al lows fo r Mu ltiple Pro perty Documentation submissions, a cover document which establi shes the significance for a grouping of properties. Then, individ ual nominat ions may becom e part of the relevan t Mult iple Pr operty submission for des ignation s to the Nati onal Re gister; the Multiple Property Document itse lf does not include designations. In Illinoi s, this may include Carnegie Libraries o r Route 66 properties, among others. Generally to be eligible to t he National Regist er, a property must meet the foll owing three requirements:•Meet one or more of the f our National Register criteria;•Be 50 years old or older (unless of exceptional s ignificance); and •Retain historic integrity.Integrit y pertains to the degree in which a property appears as it did historically and this can beco me a huge iss ue with re gard to eligibi lity to the National Register, especial ly for individual nominations.In Illinois, buildings which have synthetic siding are not individu ally e ligible to the N ational Registe r.For historic districts, an overwhelming number of buildings with synthetic siding could prevent an area from being elig ible to the National Register. However, in dividual buildings with synthetic siding may still contribute to a historic dist rict. Such things as window replacement, porch in fill, and intrusive additions also eff ect National Register eligibility .A number of misconceptions surround the meaning o f National Register listing. The following summary includes important aspects of l istings: ArchiSearch Historic Pr eservation Consultan ts Plai nfiel d’s Histor ic Urbaniz ed Core: An Intensi ve-Level Survey 63 What National Register Listing Means C Provides a recognition and apprec iation of historic properties and their importance C Mandates consideration of historic p roperties in federally funded, licensed, permitted, or assisted projects, known as the Section 106 process, or Review and Compl iance C Under Illinois law, mandates cons ideration of historic properties in state funded , li censed ,permitte d, or assisted projects under an Il linois law which mimics t he federal law, PL 86 -707, the Illinois State Agen cy Historic Resources Pr eservation Act, commonly referred to as State Law 707 C Allows property o wners to be eligible for a 20% Rehabilitation Inves tment Tax Credit (federal) for the certified re habilitation of income-producing propertie s C Allows property owners to be el igible for the Illinois Property Tax Assessment Freeze Program for the certified rehabilitation of an owner -occup ied residence, from single f amily up to six units C Provides for fe deral gra nt assis tance, wh en avai lable, f or quali fying p reserv ation pr ojects What National R egister Li sting Does Not M ean •Does NOT prevent a prope rty from being demolished or insens itively renovated •Does NOT mandate that a property be resto red to its original appearance •Does NOT require a prope rty to be open to the publ ic or to periodi cally be plac ed on to ur •Does NOT require property maintenance •Does NOT allow a pr operty owner to be elig ible fo r the 10% fe deral ta x credit for the rehabili tation o f prope rties bui lt befo re 1936 •Does NOT preve nt future changes to a pro perty ArchiSearch Historic Pr eservation Consultan ts Plai nfiel d’s Histor ic Urbaniz ed Core: An Intensi ve-Level Survey 64 National Register listin gs involve a compl icated process of documentation through field work and archival research, mapping and photography. Nominations are reviewed b y the National Register staff at the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency (our State His toric Preservation Office in I llinois),the Illino is Histo ric Site s Advis ory Coun cil, the State Historic Preservation Offic er, and the National Park Servic e, befor e offi cial li sting may occur. O bv iously the process is far beyond a simple applic ation fo rm.While National Registe r provid es no tr ue prote ction o f pro perties , it can be an important preservation planning tool if it is used actively. Many co mmunities choose to use National Register status in promotional programs, whether brochures, walking tours, or in terpretive signs which enc ourage interes t in a ne ighborhoo d or commun ity. In some cas es, Nati onal Re gister s tatu s ma y p romote preservation through financial inc entives, chiefly tax programs at the federal an d stat e levels. Despi te the lack of protection to buildings, the threshold for qualifying for National Regis ter is higher than for local designat i ons. Additio nally, owner ob jection/con sent is handled differently for National Register. For individual property nominatio ns, private property owners may object and thereby preve nt Nation al Regis ter l isting. Fo r histori c distric ts, fift y-one p ercent o f the pr operty owners would hav e to act ively object (registe red letters wit hin the required time line) to prev ent designat ion. In strategizin g for Nationa l R egist er designations, historic districts cl early provide the most comprehensive way to achieve designations . Historic districts may comprise buildings which may or may not be of individual signif icance, but which collectiv ely ha ve significance. Additional ly,synthetic siding becomes less of an issue for individual building s wit hin the district and owner objectio n is le ss of a potent ial obst acle. National Registe r nominat ions, whe ther for individ ual prop erties or histo ric distr icts, may include contributing and non-contributing resources. For example , an individual nomination for a house likely would al so incl ude a gara ge or ca rriage bar n. Import a nt to no te is that regardless of des ign,unless a resource is of exce ptional significance, if i t is less than fifty year old, it is non-contributi ng.A case in point i s Plainf ield’s rather uni que occu rrence o f a number of spl endidly designe d modern garages in carriage barn form. Despi te the f act that t his mode rn buildin gs are not only unobtrusive,but are als o comp l ementary to many historic properties , they are still conside red to be non-contributi ng. Co nversely, in a f ew cases in this survey, a main house was determined to be non-contributi ng, but a garage was considered contributing; this was usual due to integrity issues and/or estimated construction dates. National Registe r requires no parti cular rat io of c ontributin g versus non-contributing buildings. For consideration of historic districts, an unusually large number of non-contributing buildings may impact a potential district’s e ligibility.Historic districts are defined by the National Register as: "A d istrict pos sesses a significant concentration, linkage, or continuity of sites, buildings , structure s, or obje cts united historically or aesthetically by plan or physical development.” In making recommendations f or the National Register , consider ation was given to architectural signif icance and commercial significance , in ArchiSearch Historic Pr eservation Consultan ts Plai nfiel d’s Histor ic Urbaniz ed Core: An Intensi ve-Level Survey 65 addition to integrity. In any of the National Register recommendations, the opinion of the Survey and National Register Coordinator of the Illinois Historic Prese rvation Agency shou ld also be conside red befo re any n ominatio n is purs ued.National Regi ste r of Hist oric Pl aces, Histori c Dist rict Recomm endati ons Village of Plainfi eld Histor ic District A large hi storic d istrict, encompa ssing muc h of the exte nt of the survey area, could possibly pass approval through the National Register process. This would be the best way to attain the status f or as many buildings as possible in the vil lage. Key to the recommendation fo r this potential district is the cohesiveness which remains. While scattered historic buildings are outside of the recommended boundary, interferences with historic construc tion suc h as demo lition and modern construction (in the las t fifty years) whittle away at t he stren gth/elig ibility of a po tential National Registe r distric t.The distric t would be roughly bounded by the front lot li nes of properties o n the east side of James Street; the north/northwest side of Main Street; just northeast of North Mil l Stree t on the north; th e rear lot of lines o f properties facing west on North Center Street on part of the east boundary; extend east along much of West Lockpo rt Street; follow the rear lo t lines of properties facin g west along North Dillman ; then f ollow t he rear lot lines of properties facing south/southwest alo ng Joliet Road to the extent of the survey area’s eastern boundary; then follow the rear lo t lines of properties facing north/northeast along Joliet Road; the fo llow the rear lot line s of properties facing no rth along West Commerci al Stree t back to North Jame s Street .This potent ial his toric dis trict is based on architec tural sig nifican ce/Crite rion C, a nd w ould encompass many of t he architectural styles and ve rnacular buildings types included within this survey. This potential historic district would also be eligible under Nation al Register Criterion A for Commerce, encomp assing the exte nt of historic commercial deve lopment in the village ’s central business district . Please consul t Appen dix 19 for a bounda r y map and contributing/non-contributing buildings list. C ontributin g: 535. Non -contribu ting: 303.Plainf ield Comme rcial H istoric D istrict Commercial histori c distric ts in communit ies are fairly common a nd straig htforward. Probably the key factor in influenc ing the eligibility of co mmercial historic districts is demolition. The core of Plainfi eld’s West Lo ckport S treet co mmercial corridor appears to be suffic iently intact t o be eligible both under Criterion A for Commerce and Crite rion C for Architecture. As a commercial historic district, the boundary should be limited as much as pos sible to extant historic commercial buildings.The district wo uld be roughly bounded by the rear lot lin es of proper ties fa cing Wes t Lockp ort Stree t,with Divis ion/State Rou te 59 the bo undary on the nort h side o f West L ockport Street; due to demolition, the bound ary on th e south s ide of the stre et would have to follo w the eas t lot l ine of the bank building at the southeast corner of Il linois and Lockport streets . At the n orthwest corner, the boundary could extent to the wedge/corner of West Main Street a nd West Lockpo rt Street . On the ArchiSearch Historic Pr eservation Consultan ts Plai nfiel d’s Histor ic Urbaniz ed Core: An Intensi ve-Level Survey 66 south side of Wes t Lockp ort Stree t, the bound ary woul d have to end fart her east , exclu ding a mod ern building on the southwest corner of W. Lo ckport and James streets.While many histori c reside ntial p ropertie s would be exclud ed, a smaller distr ict such as th is would be simple r to prep are. The financial advantages of National Register status, spe cifically the 20% tax credit/Rehabilitation Investment Tax Credit, could then be offered to the income-producing properties within this historic district. Please co n sult Ap pendix 20 for a boundary map and contributi ng/non-c ontributin g building s list. Contrib uting: 42. Non-con tributing: 7.Plainfield Village Green and Commer cial Historic D istrict In addition to the c ommercial corridor along W est Loc kport Str eet, a p otentia l histo ric distr ict might also logically include the nearby Village Green and s urrounding blocks. This historic district wo uld inclu de eligibility under Criterion A f or Commerce, Criterion A for Community Planni ng and Development (as the Village Green and Original Town plat was develo ped), and Criterion C for Architec ture, with both the r esident ial and c ommercial buildings being go od examp les of a varie ty of 19 th and earl y 20 th century architec tural sty les and vernac ular buil ding typ es. Beyond the boundaries of the commercial histori c distric t recomme nded abov e, this v ersion of the historic district would expand the boundaries south to the re ar lot lines of propertie s facing north on Commercial Street; the boundary would go east to Divisi on and west to the eas t side o f James Street.Please consul t Appen dix 21 for a boundary map and c ontr ibuting-no n-contri buting buil dings li st.Contribut ing: 182. N on-cont ributing: 93.North Bart lett Avenu e Historic D istrict From West Lockp ort Street to approximately We st Evans Street, North Bartlett Avenue includes an excel lent c ollection of late nineteenth century and turn of the c entury architectural styles and vernacular building types. This po tential histori c distric t would be eligibl e under Cri terion C for Architecture. However, of consideration would be the d egree to wh ich buildings have been synthetically sided. In cases wher e an abnormally high percentage of p roperties have been synthetically sided, t he Ill inois H istoric Sites A dvisory Council has bee n known t o rejec t h ist oric districts , due to t he ove rall de gree of integrit y being d iminishe d. Pleas e consu lt Appe ndix 22 fo r a boundary map and contributing/non-contributing buildings l ist. Contributing: 46. Non-contributi ng: 17.National Regi ste r of Hist oric Pl aces, Indivi dual Lis tin gs Recommendations for individu al listings in th e National Reg ister of Histor ic Pla ces are quite minimal. This is chiefly due to integrity issues. As note d above, in Illinois, prop e rt ies which have been synthetically sided are not eligible for ind iv idual listing. Also, the National Register requires consideration of the building’s interior for individual li stings, but interior access was not included as part of this surv ey. Therefore, the recommendations lis ted here would depend on interior i ntegrity.Additionally, most of the recommendations for Natio nal Reg ister or local listing were based on architectural merit; ho wever, addition al prop erties may be eligibl e for s ignific ance in a broad p attern ArchiSearch Historic Pr eservation Consultan ts Plai nfiel d’s Histor ic Urbaniz ed Core: An Intensi ve-Level Survey 67 of history , for ass ociatio n with a person significant in histo ry, or for archaeological si gnificance, which were not nec essaril y eval uated in t his surv ey. Beyond integrity issues, National Register provisions allow private proper ty owner s to object to listing, thereby in the case of individual properties, al lowing an owner to prevent offic ial listing. In such cas es, a property, if approv ed for National Register listing , would received a Determination o f Eligibility or D.O.E. This status would prov ide for review of federal and state funds which could e ffect t he property; however, the prop erty owners would not be eligible for any finan cial incentives asso ciated with National Register status.The following seven properties have been recomm ended for individual listing in the National Register :15214 N. Division St./State Route 59 This c. 1860 house is an excellent e xample of the Side Hall Plan vernacular house type, combined with Greek Revival and Itali anate architectural styles. Located in the Original Town pl at, this house has a Gable Front/Te mple Fro nt form wi th the ty pical t hree bay Side Hal l Plan f acade arr angement ,with the entrance on the far end, the right or east in this case. A long blank wall on t h e east elevation corresp onds with the entrance ha ll and staircase, also typical of the Side Hall Plan house type. The house features a coursed limestone f oundation, clapboard walls, water table, and plain window frames w ith drip c aps. No table are the corner boards whi ch are e mbellis hed with c aps as t o effect pilasters in the Gr eek Revival style. Th e fla t roof entrance hood and the west side semi-he xa gonal bay are of the Italianate sty le, with brackets. The house retains an excellent degree o f exterior integrity.These two views of 15124 N. Division Street/Stat e Route 59 show t he three b ay Side Hall Plan, Gable Front/Temple Front form with the Greek Revival sty le corner boards (left) and the Itali anate style dou ble door entrance and door hood (right ). ArchiSearch Historic Pr eservation Consultan ts Plai nfiel d’s Histor ic Urbaniz ed Core: An Intensi ve-Level Survey 68 222 W. Main Street The c. 1840 Denn ison Gre en Hous e is argu ably the most ce lebrated histori c resour ce in th e Vill age of Plainfi eld. The house was among the first prop erties nationally to be documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey, a program which began in 1934, with the Green House documented in 1935. Architectural Historian Talbot Hamlin highlighted the Den nison G reen Ho use in hi s 1944 book, Greek Revival Archit ecture in America: bei ng an account of import ant tre nds in A merican Architecture and American life prior to the War Between the States . Hamlin commented on the Green House: “. . . a beautiful one-an d-a-half story c ottage with a hipped roof, a recesse d porch, a formal and clever plan, and a charming se nse of proport ion in t he frie ze windo ws and thei r relati on to the openin gs below.”111 While asbes tos shingle siding was added between 1935 and 1944, the house remains substantially intact, including an exceptional entrance. The asbestos shing le siding could affect National Register status, this particularly siding has now become “histori c,” that is over f ifty years old or older. Mature evergree ns in front of the house prevent a clear photo graph of the main facade and entrance.An exceptional entrance with pilaste rs, multi-light transom, dentils, pla in entablature, and drip cap are a mong the Greek Revival features of the Dennis on Gree n House at 222 W. Main Street (left). The limeston e carriage block in the right-of-way would be a contributi ng feature in a National Registe r nomination (ri ght).511 N. DesPlaines Street This Side Hall Pl an house dates to c. 1855 - 1869, and re flects both the Greek Re vival and Ital ianate styles. The Gable Front/Temple Front form of the main house includes cornice returns on both the front and rear eleva tions. The low er 1-1/2 sto ry rear wi ng and the extend ing side porch ar e intact.As the Dennison Green Ho use, this house also has asbestos shingle siding; however, a c ase for this wall materi al having becom e historic cou ld possibly be suc cessful. ArchiSearch Historic Pr eservation Consultan ts Plai nfiel d’s Histor ic Urbaniz ed Core: An Intensi ve-Level Survey 69 This Village Green house at 511 N. DesPlaines retain s a high de gree of integri ty, with it s Gable Front/Templ e Front Side Hall Plan form and Greek Revi val influence (left). The lower 1-1/2 story rear wing and porch remain intact.501 N. DesPlaines Street Another Village Green-facing p roperty, this house is an ex cellent example o f the Queen Anne/S h ingle Style, with a Ga ble Front vern acular form . The walls of the ho use are extensively enlivened with varied wood wall materials. Additionally, the wall planes of the house ar e varie d with an extending gable pavilio n with cut-away bay and window groups.Located at the northeast corner of N. D esPlaines a nd W. Ottawa street s, this h ouse retains a very high deg ree of integrity, imp ortantly includi ng original clapb oard siding. ArchiSearch Historic Pr eservation Consultan ts Plai nfiel d’s Histor ic Urbaniz ed Core: An Intensi ve-Level Survey 70 216 N. Joliet Road This is an outstand ing Gabled Ell vern acular hous e type, with Gr eek Revi va l and Italianate influence.The proportions of the house ar e typica l for th e expre ssion o f Greek Reviva l infl uence i n Plainf ield,with a lower second story o r upper ha lf stor y. The house dates to c. 1865, but the reent rant angle porch was probably added in the earl y twenti eth cen tury. An east el evatio n bay with carved brackets reflec ts the Italianate style, and is somewhat in contrast to the o therwise relatively unadorned house .This house a lso has asbesto s shingl e siding which has become “historic,” now that it is fifty years old or olde r.The house at 216 North Joliet Road/U.S. Rou te 30 retains a high degre e of integrit y, including i ts original c. 1860s form and early twenti eth century mo dificatio ns such as t he reentrant angle porch and asb estos shi ngle siding.210 W. Lockport Street Dating to c. 1855, th is house is an o utstandin g exampl e of the Gabled Ell vernacular house type with Greek Revival styl e. Corner boards a pilasters, 6/1 double-hung sash, cornice returns, and a lower upper story a re among the Greek Revival features of the house. Like the house at 216 N. Joli et Road,the porch was modifie d in the e arly twe ntieth c entury, bu t the porch ha s now bec ome a his toric pa rt of the hous e as wel l. The h ouse re tains a v ery high degree of inte grity, in cluding c lapboard walls and historic windows. ArchiSearch Historic Pr eservation Consultan ts Plai nfiel d’s Histor ic Urbaniz ed Core: An Intensi ve-Level Survey 71 The hous e at 210 W . Lockport Street is exceptionall y detailed, with a cornice and returns, cor ner boards, and historic 6/1 doub le-hu ng wind ows. Th e hou se ret ains a high degree of int egrit y.722 N. Center Street This house da tes to c . 1895 - 1900, and is without comparison in Plainfiel d. The steeply-pitched roof, side gables, semi-hexa gonal bay, an d varied wall m aterials comb ine for an extrao rdinary exam ple of the Shingle Sty le. While some of the w indows have been replaced, they have been replicated from the original windows. ArchiSearch Historic Pr eservation Consultan ts Plai nfiel d’s Histor ic Urbaniz ed Core: An Intensi ve-Level Survey 72 In addition t o the striki ng steeply-p itched gab le front roof, th is house also includes a two story semi-h exagonal bay on the south elevation (lef t) and a north e levation extend ing gable wall dormer (right).Local Histor ic Dis tri ct Recommendations Village of Plainfi eld Histor ic District See National Register recommendations abov e.Realistically, such a histor ic district would be a nightmare of owner consent provis ions, an d is quite unlikely. Howeve r, the rec ommended boundarie s are cohesive and the concentration of reso urces is signi ficant.Central Bu siness Hi storic Dis trict See Nati onal Re gister re commendat ions abo ve--Pl ainfiel d Commerc ial His toric Di strict.The boundari es for a potential loc al commercia l district cou ld mi mic those of the recommended National Registe r distric t; howev er, the bo undaries could al so incre ase sou th to Chi cago Str eet to include the Meth odist ch urch, alo ng with the two churc h buil dings whi ch are al ready wit hin the boundarie s on We st Lock port Stre et. ArchiSearch Historic Pr eservation Consultan ts Plai nfiel d’s Histor ic Urbaniz ed Core: An Intensi ve-Level Survey 73 Original Tow n Historic D istrict From the south side of West Lockport Street to properties facing north along Commercial Stree t; and from the east side of Jam es Street to Divis ion, the bou ndaries of the O riginal T own include the Original Town pl at, alon g with J.D. Shreffi er’s Subdi vision and the A ssesso r’s Subdiv ision, w hich are on either s ide of W . Commerc ial Stre et, adjac ent to th e south o f the Original Town. Included is the Village Green. This potential historic district would al low more proper ties to be prote cted than the more limited boundarie s of a V illage Green H istoric Distric t. See Appendix 23 for the boundary map and cont ributing/no n-contri buting li st. Con tributing: 155. Non-c ontributin g: 88.Village Gree n Historic D istrict Probably the most obvious candidate for district de signation is t he Villag e Green and the blocks directly facing the Green. Dating t o 1835, the V illage Green s ignific antly c ontribute s to Pla infiel d’s develo pment, reflecting the period of early s ettle ment, along with the substantial influence of Easterners who relocated to the village. The properties which face the Vil lage Gre en or to uch the corner of the Village Green, reflect a wide var iety of archite ctural style s an d vernacular building types. Please see App end ix 24 for the boundary ma p and the contribut ing/non-contributi ng list.Contribut ing: 23. N on-cont ributing: 12.Main Stree t Corrido r Historic D istrict (The Chicago & O ttawa Tra il)From near the juncture of West Main Street with Lockport Street (excluding the ne w construction at that inte rsectio n), to the eastern terminus of the survey just eas t/northea st of No rth Mill Street,the West Main Street Corridor includes the National Register listed Halfway House, along wi th the relocated Flanders House and other prope r ties from the early settlement e ra. The concept of recognizing this ea rly tr ail makes sense within the historic development of the v illage. Please see Appendix 25 for the boundary map and the contributing/non-co ntr ibuting list. As this potential historic district was originally record fo r this surv ey, the numbers of contributing/non-contributing properties due no t s upport a historic district : contri buting, 29 an d non-co ntributing , 45. The e astern term inus of the boundary c ould be mo dified t o resul t in a bet ter prop ortion o f contri buti ng/non -co ntributing buildings. This thoroughfare remains significant histo rically, with a number of resource s reflecting that history architecturally .Arnold’s Ad dition Hist oric Distr ict From the nort h side o f Lockp ort Street to the rear property l ines of properties on the north side of West Main Street, and between West Main Street’s juncture with West Lockport Stree t on the west and Divisio n Street on the east, this historic district could be a logical compani on to the Villag e Green or Original Town historic districts. Along with the Halfway House and other early settlement buildings are good examples of later nineteent h century styles such as Italian ate, and ear ly twentie th century styles and vernacular house forms. By nature of the t raffic le vel of Lockport and D ivision streets, this se ction o f the vi llage feels cohesi ve, in a ddition t o its histori c devel opment un ifying the area. Please see App endix 26 for the boundary map and the contributing/non-contributing buildings list. C ontributin g: 123. Non -contribu ting: 60. ArchiSearch Historic Pr eservation Consultan ts Plai nfiel d’s Histor ic Urbaniz ed Core: An Intensi ve-Level Survey 74 East Plain field Histor ic District This potential historic district might be cons idered as a way to col lectiv ely re cognize the resources facing both sides of Div ision Street, and extending east to near the boundaries of the survey area.While the volume of traffic al ong Division Street in ef fect separates the west and east halves of the village, th e two sid es of Division Stree t still relate to eac h other architecturally and historicall y.Italian ate buildings are acro ss from Italian ate buildings south of West Lockport Stree t; Greek Revival buildings are across from Greek Revival buildings north of West Lockpo rt Street. While streets such as West Lockport, Chicago, and I llinois continue across Division Street, the fee ling of association changes on the east side.Boundari es w ould begin on the south around West Ottawa Street o n the west (where properties begin to face Division Stree t, rather than the east /west street s) and North Joliet Road, a nd would continue to North Arnold on the n orth/west and Wes t Main on the nort h. In the largest possi ble verison of the historic district , coded a s EP1 in t he data ba se, the boundary could follow the surve y boundary, excludi ng Lakes ide Driv e/Court a nd the township park district administ ration bui lding.In a reduce d versi on, the Hartong/W est Chi cago/Nor th Miles Avenue and North Lakesid e Drive areas could be eliminated from designation. Pleas e see Append ix 27 (EP1) and Appe ndix 28 fo r the boundary maps a nd cont ributing/non-contributing buildings lists for these two ve rsions of this potential histori c distric t. Contr ibuting EP1: 347. Non-c ontributin g EP1: 169. Contrib uting EP:299. Non-co ntributing EP: 127.Early Sett lement The matic Hist oric Distr ict A number o f p roperties from the c. 1830s - c. 1850s remain, and despite fairly co mmon synthetic siding, continu e to ref lect the earlie st perio d of the villa ge’s development. As a historic district, these properties are nearly all disco ntiguous. However, collectiv ely, they a re uni fied by time per iod,architectural influence (Greek Rev ival or Gothic Revival ) and/or vernacular building type (mostly Upright and Wings, and Gabled E ll hous e type s.) More over, mo st of th ese pro perties are unite d by scale, not quite two stor ies, but lar ger than one sto ry–small houses. Typically t he influence of style is minimal, b ut some are excellen t examples of the Gr eek Revival s tyl e. A fe w building s may date to the 1860s, but were determined to relate somehow to this suggeste d thematic historic d istrict .Ple ase refer t o Appe ndix 29 fo r the map of this discont iguous hi storic d istrict and th e contributi ng/non-c ontributin g building s list. Contrib uting: 68. Non-co ntributing : 21.Local Designations Ninety-two recommendations for local l andmarks have b een mad e. Withi n these are 124 contributing and 22 non -contribu ting res ources. As stat ed above in thi s section, these recommendations are the professional opinion of the consultant, an d are largely based on potential architectural significance. Of issue is historic inte grity, chiefly changes to wall material s. Als o to be considered is owner conse nt , as a pro vision in the h istoric preser vation ordinanc e. Plea se refe r to Appendix 30 for the list of these properties. ArchiSearch Historic Pr eservation Consultan ts Plai nfiel d’s Histor ic Urbaniz ed Core: An Intensi ve-Level Survey 75 11. CONCLUSION The Historic Urbanized Core Intens ive-Level Survey is a tremendous success for the Vil lage of Plainfi eld. The vast amount of architectural doc umentat ion is an accomplishment which many communities never achieve, much les s communities with such a young histor ic preserv ati on progr am.Importantly, the Hist oric Urbanized Core Survey is a process as much as a d ocument. The significance of the surv ey is t ruly onl y achie ved if it is used. Recommendations for National Registe r of Historic Places listings and local designations have been made an d should b e activ ely pur sued.The data gap of archival research s hould be addressed, including oral hi stories and priv ate proper ty owner information. As the recommendations fo r designations are heavily based on visual architectural o bservati ons, addi tional archival researc h will p rovide comple te eval uations of some properties. More pr opertie s may be determin ed to be significant for registration at the natio nal and local levels . Property owner interest may impact designa tions as well, w ith owne r suppor t being a valuable component of the designation process.While the printed version of this rep ort and the more than 700 survey forms that have been produced are ava ilable, elect ronic v ersions of thes e docume nts will greatly expand the usefulness of this survey and process. His toric research may be added to the forms a s ti me and in terest p ermit.Building informat ion, inc luding p hotograp hs, may be used i n we b site de velop ment to p romote interest in the village’s historic resources.With the incredib le popula tion gro wth and buil ding acti vity which the villa ge has be en exp erienci ng,the documentation of historic resources has been an important step for the villa ge to take. The steps which follow will signifi cantly effect the image and character of the village. The Village is in a rather unique positi on of re taining a very high numb er of early to mid -nineteenth ce ntury proper ties, as well as later significant historic architecture. Any future plans should consider thes e significant resources,and the unmatched character of the village .