Full Text of HR0270 103rd General Assembly
HR0270 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Based out of the Noble-Seymour-Crippen House, the | 3 | | Norwood Park Historical Society (NPHS) was established on | 4 | | September 6, 1973 to preserve, protect, and share the history | 5 | | of Norwood Park; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, An entirely volunteer-run operation, the NPHS | 7 | | maintains a local history museum, archives, exhibits, and an | 8 | | event space on the northwest side of Chicago; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, The NPHS hosts a variety of events, including | 10 | | general interest programs, game nights, and knit and crochet | 11 | | nights, along with other special events; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, NPHS provides information on the evolution of | 13 | | Norwood Park as a prairie, farm community, village, and now | 14 | | vibrant city neighborhood; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, In 1831, Mark Noble Sr. arrived in the Chicago | 16 | | Settlement from Yorkshire, England, and he and Margaret Noble | 17 | | purchased real estate, including 150 acres of prairie that is | 18 | | now Norwood Park; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, The Nobles built their home on Union Ridge, being | 20 | | the first non-indigenous residents in the area, and their sawn |
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| 1 | | lumber home is the oldest existing house in Chicago; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, In 1868, Thomas Seymour of Chicago's Board of | 3 | | Trade and his wife, Louise, purchased the house and adjacent | 4 | | property and then enlarged it with an Italianate addition; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, In 1916, Charlotte and Stuart Crippen purchased | 6 | | the Noble-Seymour House and adjoining property as a summer | 7 | | residence and added plumbing and electricity, making Norwood | 8 | | Park their permanent residence; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, On New Year's Eve 1987, Agnes Crippen, the | 10 | | daughter-in-law of Charlotte and Stuart, and her children sold | 11 | | the house and remaining land to the Norwood Park Historical | 12 | | Society, bringing a beloved addition for the NPHS in the new | 13 | | year; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, The NPHS made its headquarters in the | 15 | | Noble-Seymour-Crippen House, including a museum, archives, and | 16 | | meeting space; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, On May 11, 1988, the Noble-Seymour-Crippen House | 18 | | was designated a City of Chicago Historical Landmark, and on | 19 | | August 10, 2000, it was listed on the National Register of | 20 | | Historic Places; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Exhibits in the museum maintained by the NPHS | 2 | | include Margaret Crippen's 20th century period-decorated | 3 | | bedroom, photographs and maps displaying Norwood Park's | 4 | | history, "Vanishing Norwood Park" to show the community's | 5 | | changes over the years, and "Can You Dig It?" with artifacts | 6 | | uncovered from the residence's lawn; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, The Norwood Park Historical Society has preserved | 8 | | the history of Norwood Park for half a century and enriched its | 9 | | community by connecting residents with their neighborhood's | 10 | | history; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 12 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 13 | | we congratulate the Norwood Park Historical Society on 50 | 14 | | years of establishment.
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