Historic Commission

Tuesday, January 21, 2025 Gamon Room, City Hall I. Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 7:05 pm Present In-person – Louise Ferrebee (Chair), Bob Purdy (Secretary), Mike Hill (Treasurer), Debra Corwin, Nancy Flannery, Elizabeth Krecisz, Syed Hussain Absent – Jackson Metcalf II. Public Comments None III. Approval of October Meeting Minutes Approved on a motion by Syed, seconded by LIz, and passed unanimously. IV. Treasurer Report None V. Old Business A. Downtown Design Review Board – new appointee. Mike Hill has volunteered for the appointment. B. Name Tags. Louise distributed the new name tags provided by the City. VI. New Business A. Election of 2025 Officers. A motion to approve the following slate officers was made by Nancy, seconded by Bob, and passed unanimously.  Chair – Louise Ferrebee  Vice-Chair – Syed Hussain  Recording Secretary – Bob Purdy  Treasurer – Mike Hill B. Preservation Month (May)  May 7 Lecture. Beth Petti will present “Trinity Episcopal Chapel: 150 Years” at Wheaton Public Library meeting room, 7 pm. This will be in in-person event requiring registration on the library website. It will be videorecorded and edited by city staff.  Historic Register Property signs. These will be placed by Commissioners on May 3rd and removed May 18th.  Historic Commission banners. Louise will supervise the placement of these in the designated places.  C. Event for Historic Register home/business owners. Deb presented the updated details and timeline for this event to be held at DuPage County Historical Museum.  Event date: Thursday April 24 is reserved.  Event hours: 6pm to 8pm  Cost: $112/hour rental (non-profit discounted rate) payable in advance. Beverages and food (snacks/ hors d'oeuvres) to be determined.  Goals & Purposes of Event: These were discussed:  Allow property owners to meet current Historic Commission members  Property owners to meet peer owners  Explain the work and mission of the Historic Commission, what we do and what we don’t do.  Explain the evolution of the Wheaton Historic Register program, from beginning as a “Landmark” program by the WHPC to the current “Historic Register” form.  Gather information about properties that is unavailable or was lost by Wheaton Historic Preservation Council, including current owner names, architect, builder, who lived in the house, architectural style.  Mike agreed to inform us at the February meeting about the various entities involved in historic preservation: --National Register of Historic Places --National Historic Landmark program --Illinois State Historic Preservation Office --Landmarks Illinois --Historic Districts VII. Updates A. Walking Tour of Main Street – What is possible with GIS Map? Tabled to February meeting B. Ordered and in Annex storage: 1,000 additional general brochures VIII. Commissioner Comments Louise reminded commissioners about the February 23 Appreciation Brunch. IX. Adjournment A motion to adjourn was made by Syed, seconded by Liz, and passed unanimously. The meeting concluded at 8:36 pm VI. Next Meeting: Tuesday, February 18, 2025. Respectfully submitted, Robert Purdy, Secretary 2