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Social Hour & 4th Commandment of Timeless Design for Houses of any Age, 08/13/25
Social Hour & 4th Commandment of Timeless Design for Houses of any Age, 08/13/25
Welcome
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 or instagram; check out our YouTube videos; sign up for our email list; support our work; or simply contact us.
Want to become a member or renew?
Please visit our donation page.
Our Federal Tax ID (EIN) is 82-2763248.
Recent News
Recent News
2025.07.23 Naperville Sun: ‘Spot the Tosi’ house, says Naperville Preservation
2025.07.25 Naperville Sun: Naperville Historic Preservation Commission backs Forest Preserve District of DuPage County efforts to restore 175-year old Oak Cottage
2025.07.24 NCTV17: DuPage Forest Preserve seeking partner to help preserve Naperville’s historic Oak Cottage
2025.07.05 Daily Herald: DuPage forest preserve seeks new vision for historic home
2025.07.02 NCTV17: DuPage Forest Preserve seeks partner to revamp, reuse historic Oak Cottage
2025.06.27 Chicago Tribune: DuPage officials hoping user will emerge to renovate Oak Cottage in Naperville’s Greene Valley Forest Preserve
2025.06.19: Site Planning with Nature and Neighbors in Mind. The 3rd in our series of Ten Commandments of Timeless Design for Houses of any Age
2025.06.17 FPDCC: Forest Preserve District Seeks Proposals for Adaptive Reuse of Historic Oak Cottage
2025.04.10: Good as New — Second Lives for Dated Houses. The 2nd in our series of Ten Commandments of Timeless Design for Houses of any Age
2025.03.15: Be Trendy with Your Clothing, Not Your House! The 1st in our series of Ten Commandments of Timeless Design for Houses of any Age
2025.03.03 Naperville Sun: Naperville’s historic Willard Scott House sold to local real estate team for use as their new office
2025.02.13 Daily Herald: Naperville Woman’s Club celebrates 100 years in landmark building
2025.01.31 Naperville Sun: Naperville rowhouse development at Kroehler mansion site expected to finish construction by 2027’s end, developer says
2025.01.16: 2025 Annual Meeting
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.
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