Celebrate historic preservation in Geneva

Geneva is celebrating Historic Preservation Month.

At 7 p.m. Thursday city workers and Catherine O’Connor of the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency will present information about the South Geneva Study Area and why it might be a good candidate for designation as a historic district. The area, roughly bordered by the Fox River, Meadows Road, Fargo Boulevard and Cheever Road, is home to a mix of residential architectural styles including Italianate, Gothic Revival, Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival, bungalow and midcentury modern.

The meeting is at the public works department, 1800 South St.

At 7 p.m. May 10 architect Tom Bassett-Dilley will discuss the energy retrofit and rehabilitation strategies used for a circa-1930 Tudor Revival cottage in Geneva. The meeting is at the Geneva History Center at 113 S. Third St.

A walking tour of the South Geneva Study Area will be offered at 1 p.m. May 14 and 6:30 p.m. May 24. Meet at Shady Avenue and Cheever Road.

These events are sponsored by the Geneva Historic Preservation Commission and Preservation Partners of the Fox Valley.

For more information, contact Karla Kaulfuss, historic preservation planner for Geneva, at (630) 938-4541 or kkaulfuss@geneva.il.us.