Elgin’s “secret” status as a haven for historic homes got national recognition this week when This Old House magazine named the city one of its “Best Old-House Neighborhoods for Fixer-Uppers.”
The July/August issue hit newsstands Monday.
May is Preservation Month – Mark your Calendars! March 17th, 2010
Once again, May will be Preservation Month in Elgin. SWAN will be hosting our first-ever Bungalow Walk on May 15, and there will be many other activities throughout the city, including:
May 1: City-wide Great Unveiling
May 7: Tour of Observatory
May 8: Green Home and Garden Expo
May 12: Tour of First Congregational Church
May 13: Mayor’s Awards
May 15: Artifact Garden Dedication/Bungalow Walking Tour
May 16: Fireside Chats/Elgin Jobs Past and Present
May 20: Museum Day
May 28: GPA Golf Classic
More details will be available in the coming weeks.
To get involved with SWAN’s Bungalow Walk, contact Pat Hill.
Historic district status on the decline? September 26th, 2009
September 24, 2009
By ERIN CALANDRIELLO ecalandriello@scn1.com
ELGIN – The house at 155 S. Gifford St. is the former home of Increase Bosworth, one of the city’s early residents.
“It was lovely mansion,” said Bill Briska, Elgin historian and president of the city’s heritage commission. “But then it was turned into a slum, a boarding house with five units.”
Elgin – Best place for ‘fixer-uppers’ July 13th, 2009
July 12, 2009
BY CELESTE BUSK -Sun-Times Staff Writer
An architectural and historical cache of vintage housing in far northwest suburban Elgin has earned a spot in This Old House magazine’s 2009 Best Old-House Neighborhoods list.
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Best Old House Neighborhoods 2009: Fixer-Uppers July 6th, 2009
By: Keith Pandolfi, Natalie Rodriguez, Chaeun Park, and Dana Schultz, This Old House online
LINK: http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/photos/0,,20283030,00.html
Unique, tight-knit neighborhoods are precisely what we looked for in selecting the winners of our second annual Best Old House Neighborhoods contest—places that might not be on your radar but deserve to be. Like last year, we relied on our good friends at PreservationDirectory.com to help us contact thousands of neighborhood groups, real estate agents, and preservation societies to get their takes on the best places to track down, fix up, and fall head of heels for older homes.
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Chicago suburb is lauded for its preservation spirit and livable community
- By Amanda Marrazzo | Special to the Tribune
July 3, 2009
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Want a historic home? Buy in Elgin, magazine says June 23rd, 2009
By Harry Hitzeman | Daily Herald Staff
Elgin has been named one of the best places in the United States to buy an old home by “This Old House” magazine.
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Fix It Up in Chicago’s Hidden Gem June 23rd, 2009
By Kristin Nehls
NBCChicago.com
updated 8:19 p.m. CT, Tues., June 23, 2009
Elgin, Illinois. Famous for its – um – well, not really famous for anything. But Elgin is being recognized as Chicagoland’s secret gem.
In This Old House magazine’s July/August issue, Elgin is named the Best Old-House Neighborhood for Fixer-Uppers.
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Looking for a nice old house? Magazine says try Elgin June 23rd, 2009
June 23, 2009
Sun-Times News Group
Elgin’s secret is out. In a feature story in its July/August issue, This Old House magazine has picked Elgin as one of its “Best Places to Buy an Old House.”
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Couple restore Elgin homes to historical charm and character June 22nd, 2009
June 21, 2009
John and Holly Wiedmeyer own and operate Quality Repair and Carpentry in Elgin and they specialize in repairing historic homes. Here, the couple is pictured sitting on the porch of their home on Liberty Street in Elgin.
(Marina Makropoulos/Staff Photographer)
(Marina Makropoulos/Staff Photographer)
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