ETHS House Move On Hold as Equipment Malfunctions

Plans to move a two-story house from near an Evanston Township High School classroom to a foundation already in place two blocks north at 1820 Dodge Avenue were postponed Tuesday due to an equipment malfunction.

• ETHS Set to Move Home to Dodge Avenue

Evanston Now’s Charles Bartling reports that shortly after the move was scheduled to start at 9 a.m., “when workers tried to lower the feet of the stabilizing outriggers on the crane, the equipment froze up and a crane mechanic was summoned to make necessary repairs.”

The move will not occur until the crane is ready, which could result in a long-time blockage of Dodge Avenue. Lake Street was also blocked off during the time the move was supposed to have occurred.

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Photo of another house move earlier this year in Evanston.