Score one for history.
Lincoln Park’s Arglington-Deming District was recently designated a landmark district by Chicago’s City Council. The decision will protect roughly one hundred buildings in the area that were constructed before World War II. A nighborhood association and Preservation Chicago, a nonprofit preservation organization, worked with Ald. Vi Daley (43rd) to secure the designation.
The landmark designation usually applies only to the street-facing side of the house, allowing owners to alter the sides and rear of the house. So far, more than 40 Chicago neighborhoods enjoy the special status. Preservation Chicago has compiled a FAQ document that explains how clusters of residential buildings become landmark districts.
