Events

Coming in 2026:

• In January, we will have our 2026 Annual Meeting.

• Our series of "Ten Commandments of Timeless Design for Houses of Any Age" presented by longtime Naperville architect and NPI Board Member, Tom Ryan will continue for 5 more talks.  Planned dates are: Feb 12, Apr 9,  Jun 11, Aug 13, & Oct 8.

• Were sure to add a couple other events such the results of our 2025 Tosi Homes Architecture Survey.

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2025 Past Events:

• 2025.10.09: Authenticity and Restraint When Choosing Exterior Materials

• 2025.08.13: Social Hour and 4th Commandment: Use Scale, Balance and Proportion for an Approachable House

• 2025.06.19: 3rd Commandment: Site Planning with Nature and Neighbors in Mind

• 2025.04.10: 2nd Commandment: Good as New — Second Lives for Dated Houses

• 2025.03.15: 1st Commandment of Timeless Design for Houses of any Age

• 2025.01.16: 2025 Annual Meeting

2024 Past Events:

• 2024.10.19: Clow House and Riverview Farmstead Tour

• 2024.10.13: Celebrate Naperville’s Masonic Temple 175th Anniversary

• 2024.08.17: Naperville Mid-Century Modern Tour

• 2024.05.09: The Ford House, its Architect Bruce Goff, and Builder Don Tosi 

• 2024.03.13: Harold Moser & the Growth of Naperville

• 2024.01.24: Proactive Historic Preservation and Adaptive Reuse in Chicagoland

• 2024.01.11: 2024 Annual Meeting

Past 2023 Events

• 2023.11.09: Where do Architects & Designers Turn for Inspiration?

• 2023.09.27: Midcentury in Naperville

• 2023.07.15: "Our Story in Stone" Walking Tour

• 2023.05.25: Research Your House

• 2023.02.16: Landmark Brainstorming Meeting

• 2023.01.12: Annual Meeting

Past 2022 Events

• 2022.12.14: End of Year Board & Goals Meeting

• 2022.10.29: Naperville Preservation Open House

• 2022.08.11: Summer Jazz Band Concert Bake Sale

• 2022: Mid-Century Modern Architecture Exhibit

• 2022.06.26: Historic Naperville Trolley Tour

• 2022: Summer Tours of Historic Plainfield

• 2022.05.21: Lou Malnati's Pizza Party

• 2022.05.03: May Proclaimed Historic Preservation Month