CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Pass the ordinance designating the 1906 Building located at 25 E Benton Avenue (First Congregational Church) as a historic landmark under the Naperville Municipal Code - HPC-0007-2025?
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Brad Iwicki, Assistant Planner
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
On December 4, 2025, the Historic Preservation Commission (hereinafter "HPC") conducted a public hearing regarding application HPC-0007-2025 (hereinafter "Application") seeking to designate the structure at 25 E Benton Avenue (hereinafter "1906 Building") as a landmark in accordance with Section 6-11-3 (Designation of Landmarks) of the Naperville Municipal Code. At the conclusion of the public hearing and the HPC's deliberation, the HPC passed a motion recommending approval of the Application (approved, 7-0).
BACKGROUND:
The petitioner, the First Congregational Church Landmarking Taskforce submitted an application, prepared with assistance from Naperville Preservation, Inc., to designate a portion of the building located at 25 E Benton Avenue ("Subject Property"), as a local historic landmark (see Attachment 1).
The structure located on the Subject Property is comprised of three building sections:
- The original structure constructed in 1906 in the Gothic Revival architectural style located on Lot 3 and also on approximately the eastern ten feet (10') of Lot 2 (hereinafter the "1906 Building");
- An addition constructed in 1930 which is located on Lot 2 (hereinafter the "1930 Building"); and
- An addition constructed in 1979 which is located on Lot 1 (hereinafter the "1979 Building").
Only the 1906 Building is proposed for landmarking.
The property is generally located at the northwest corner of the Center Street and E Benton Avenue intersection and is zoned R2 (Single-Family and Low Density Multiple-Family Residence District).
If approved by City Council, the landmark designation would ...
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