Lockport Street Home Could Get Landmark Status Pending Board Approval

PLAINFIELD, IL — A Lockport Street house built circa 1935 could get a landmark designation pending approval from the Village Board.

The single-family house at 23819 W. Lockport St., across the street from the intersection with Center Street, was recommended by the village's Historic Preservation Commission for landmark status and inclusion in a historic district. Trustees will vote on the matter at Monday's Village Board meeting.

To be included on the National Register of Historic Places, the property must not only meet the federal government's criteria for significance, but also have integrity. A survey form from the village's "Historic Urban Survey" identified the house as contributing to the village's history due to it being "an excellent example of the Classical Revival style on a smaller house [and] a great example of early 20th Century residential architecture," village documents read.

The one-and-a-half-story house, built of red and green mottled brick, has a symmetrical three-bay house core with a sun porch and gable roof. It still retains its original door, windows and Classical Revival surround with fluted pilasters, according to a statement of significance.

If approved for designation, it'll be Plainfield's fifth residential Village Landmark constructed in the 20th century.