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Advocacy
Zook Home and Studio
Relocation, Hinsdale
R. Harold Zook was one of the most prolific architects in the Chicago area
during the early 20th century. His designs include the St. Charles City
Hall, the Pickwick Theater in Park Ridge, and hundreds of other
structures, including nearly 50 residences in his hometown of Hinsdale. In
late 2004, his own English Cotswold Cottage-style residence and
architecture studio were sold to a
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developer, who planned to
replace them with new McMansion-style residences. The Hinsdale Historical
Society quickly nominated the building for LPCI’s annual list of Ten Most
Endangered Historic Places. The resultant listing in March 2005 helped to
generate widespread publicity, public support, and private donations to
save the structures.
Just two months later, the house, studio, and a
garden wall were moved by the historical society to a village park—two
miles south—that already featured a Zook-designed park building. The
two-day move was documented in a film funded by a grant from the LPCI
Preservation Heritage Fund.
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