Naperville Preservation
Welcome
Naperville Preservation Inc is a grassroots organization for historic preservation in Naperville, Illinois. We are your neighbors, ordinary people who live right here with you.
Naperville Preservation is the only independent Naperville organization dedicated to historic preservation. We are dedicated to all of Naperville and all architectural styles and periods, from a Queen Anne in the Historic District, to a Mid Century Modern in East Highlands, to the faux log cabin on the south side of town. Naperville Preservation works to document and honor the built heritage of our hometown.
Read more about us and see some of the places around town we've had an impact, are keeping our eye on, or simply love. We have some webinars and resources on historic preservation in Naperville. You may also wish to attend on of our events and read about us in the news.
We are a 501(3)(c), incorporated in 2019. Please follow us on facebook, check out our YouTube videos, sign up for our email list, support our work, or simply contact us.
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Other News
2023.11.24 Chicago Tribune Letters to the Editor: Willard Scott House needs protection — will the city of Naperville step up?
2023.11 Missouri Main Street Blog: A good blog post on the Importance of Historic Preservation.
2023.11.02 Chicago Tribune: Preservationists document Naperville’s midcentury modern housing stock and say the homes are worth saving.
2023.10.19 Daily Herald: Survey presentation on mid-century Naperville homes attracts a big crowd. (Copies of both printed survey books are available at cost: $50 for the East Highlands survey and $20 for River Haven Estates. To purchase, contact Jane Burke, Vice President of Naperville Preservation. Copies are being donated to Naperville Public Libraries, Driehaus Foundation, Landmarks Illinois, City of Naperville, City Council Members, Naper Settlement, Ball State University Library, Art Institute Library, Preservation Futures, DuPage History Museum, Illinois State Museum, Naperville Preservation, Inc., Library of Congress, and individuals who helped provided financial, research, and technical help.)
2023.05.16 Forest Preserve District of DuPage County Commission meeting: Naperville Preservation President Becky Simon spoke to request that the FPDDC form an ad hoc committee to explore adaptive reuse of Oak Cottage.
Oak Cottage is Named One of Illinois’ Most Endangered Historic Structures: Press Release 2023.05.04 Previously:
2023.01.18 Chicago Tribune: Naperville Preservation wants Greene Valley farmhouse added to state’s most endangered places list
2023.01.16 NCTV17: Wehrli advocates for preserving the historic Greene Barn and Oak Cottage
2023.05.02 NCTV17: Naperville Preservation Inc honors community through preservation
The Greenest Building is the One Already Standing! In this presentation, Naperville Preservation board member Bill Simon of Naperville Preservation Inc. shows how total lifecycle carbon emissions can be reduced by repurposing existing buildings instead of building new from the ground up.
2023.01.03 Chicago Tribune: Naperville adds extra layers to process of landmarking properties without owner consent
Funds Available to the City of Naperville for Historic Preservation: Press Release 2023.01.03
'Carrots' Needed to Encourage More Landmarked Buildings: Letter to the Editor 2022.12.30
Kreger's...Their Wurst Is the Best: Kreger’s Brat and Sausage Haus, located on the corner of 6th Avenue and Ellsworth, has gone from neighborhood corner grocery to Naperville’s favorite sausage shop. Watch this video, to learn how this Naperville institution came to be.
This video is brought to you by Naperville Preservation Inc., produced by NCTV17, and paid for with SECA Funding through the City of Naperville.Cool Mid-Century Home in Naperville: Get the inside tour of this cool mid-century house in Naperville’s East Highlands subdivision.
This video is brought to you by Naperville Preservation Inc., produced by NCTV17, and paid for with SECA Funding through the City of Naperville.Old Main — One of Naperville's Finest Buildings: Watch this video about it paid for with SECA Funding through the City of Naperville.
Naperville Falls Short on Historic Preservation: Press Release 2022.06.09
East Highlands Survey News:
2022.06.03 Chicago Tribune: Naperville’s midcentury modern homes to be cataloged before they’re bulldozed for larger houses
2022.06.02 Landmarks Illinois: Preservation projects in Chicago Granite City, Naperville, New Holland and Winnebago receive grant funding from Landmarks Illinois