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Designating Kane County Historic Landmark (Echo Valley Farm)
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WHEREAS, the people of the County of Kane take great pride in the historic buildings, structures, sites, and landscapes of the County that exemplify the heritage or culture of the County of Kane, State of Illinois; and
WHEREAS, the County of Kane has conducted a comprehensive survey identifying certain buildings, structures, areas, sites, and landscapes that are of historic, architectural, cultural, archaeological, educational, or scenic significance; and
WHEREAS, the County of Kane is empowered pursuant to 55 ILCS 5/5 - 30001 (1992), to establish and appoint by ordinance a preservation commission and to designate by ordinance landmarks and preservation districts upon the recommendation of the preservation commission; and
WHEREAS, the Kane County Board adopted the Kane County Historic Preservation Ordinance establishing said Commission on June 14, 1988 as Ordinance 88-99; and
WHEREAS, Echo Valley Farm with the address of 41W652 Beith Rd., Campton Township with the Kane County Parcel # 08-27-327-006 meets the historic criteria to be designated a Kane County Historic Landmark as a property that has character, interest, or value which is part of the development, heritage, or cultural character of the community, county, state or nation and structure embodies distinguishing characteristics of an architectural style valuable for the study of a method of construction; and
WHEREAS, the Kane County Historic Preservation Commission at its February 26, 2025 meeting, has recommended that the Echo Valley Farm be designated a Kane County Historic Landmark for its historical significance as an example of the evolution of a subsistence farm to a hobby farm and architectural significance for construction methods used.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Kane County Board that the Echo Valley Farm, as recommended by the Kane County Historic Preservation Commission, is hereby designated a Kane County Historic Landmark, placed on the Kane County Register of Historic Places, and afforded the protection of a historic landmark as provided through provisions in the Kane County Historic Preservation Ordinance.
Passed by the Kane County Board on April 8, 2025.
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John A. Cunningham, MBA, JD, JD Corinne M. Pierog MA, MBA
Clerk, County Board Chairman, County Board
Kane County, Illinois Kane County, Illinois
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