Date and Time
Thursday May 30, 2013
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM CDT
Thursday, May 30, 2013 Reception at 7 p.m. Program at 7:30 p.m.
Fees/Admission
Cost: $10 members, $12 adults, $5 students
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Contact Information
Jan Shupert-Arick, Ex. Director at director@glenellynhistory.org or 630-452-8140 cell
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Description
The Century of Progress Legacy - Preserving the 1933 Chicago World's Fair Homes along the Lake Shore
Guest Speaker: Todd Zeiger
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Reception: 7:00 p.m. Refreshments will be served.
Program Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: GEHS History Center, 800 North Main Street, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
Cost: $10 members, $12 adults, $5 students
Through a unique leasing program 8 historic properties owned by the National Park Service, but for which the Park had neither funds nor a proposed use, are being leased to private individuals. The properties are restored by private parties in exchange for the lease. This program will generate 9 million dollars of private investment! The homes represent 100 years of architectural evolution from a log structure now re-purposed as a preschool, to the 1933 Century of Progress houses and a Lustron home.
Special guest, Todd Zeiger, will share the experiences of the lessees, the National Park Service, Indiana Landmarks and interviews with the parties undertaking the restorations. Mr. Zeiger is the Executive Director of the Northern Regional Office of Indiana Landmarks located in South Bend, Indiana.
