Naperville Preservation
Welcome
Naperville Preservation Inc is a grassroots organization for historic preservation in Naperville, Illinois. We are your neighbors, ordinary people who live right here with you.
Naperville Preservation is the only independent Naperville organization dedicated to historic preservation. We are dedicated to all of Naperville and all architectural styles and periods, from a Queen Anne in the Historic District, to a Mid Century Modern in East Highlands, to the faux log cabin on the south side of town. Naperville Preservation works to document and honor the built heritage of our hometown.
Read more about us and see some of the places around town we've had an impact, are keeping our eye on, or simply love. We have some webinars and resources on historic preservation in Naperville. You may also wish to attend on of our events and read about us in the news.
We are a 501(3)(c), incorporated in 2019. Please follow us on facebook, check out our YouTube videos, sign up for our email list, support our work, or simply contact us.
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Recent News
2024/08/26 Chicago Business Journal: Beidelman Furniture plans renovations for Naperville building after winning landmark status.
2024/08/26 Daily Herald: Naperville council gives Beidelman Furniture buildings landmark status.
2024/08/20: Beidelman’s application to make their buildings a local landmark was approved by City Councill on Tuesday, August 20th It is File # 24-0862B. These buildings are Naperville's 5th designated landmark and 1st commercial building to be landmarked.
2024/07/25: The Naperville Historic Preservation Commission voted 9-0 to recommend that the Beidelman buildings be designated a Naperville local landmark. The next step for the buildings is to go to City Council for approval of the HPC's recommendation.
2024.07.26 Chicago Tribune: Naperville’s Beidelman Furniture recommended for local landmark status
2024.07.24 NCTV17: Nearly Century-Old Beidelman Building Seeks Local Landmark Status
2024.07.23 Chicago Tribune: Beidelman Furniture, a Naperville fixture for more than 160 years, seeking local landmark status
2024.07.19 Daily Herald : ‘All in the family’: Landmark status sought for Beidelman Furniture building in Naperville
2024.06.16 Daily Herald : ‘Empty does not mean unloved’: Is piece of DuPage’s farming past in jeopardy?
2024.05.29 NCTV17: Celebrating hometown heritage with Naperville Preservation
2024/05/09: The Ford House, its Architect Bruce Goff, and Builder Don Tosi
2024.04 Naperville Magazine: Safeguarding the Past
2024.03.13: Harold Moser & the Growth of Naperville
2024.03.07 Dwell: In This Town, Renovating Instead of Tearing Down Puts Money Back in Your Pocket (Primarily about Hinsdale, but Naperville Preservation is mentioned towards the end.)
2024.02.12: Please watch John Curley's excellent January 24, 2024 presentation on Proactive Historic Preservation and Adaptive Reuse in Chicagoland.
2024.01.24: Remembering Ron Keller
2024.01.24: 2024 Proactive Historic Preservation and Adaptive Reuse in Chicagoland
2024.01.11: 2024 Annual Meeting
2024.01.09: Please take a look at our 2023 compilation of historic preservation news with in the vicinity of 50 miles of Naperville.
For older news and press releases, please visit news.