LOSS: Despite Widespread Community Opposition and Press Coverage, 2240 N. Burling Demolished for Side Yard

By Preservation Chicago

December 31, 2023

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492363eadbd814bdd5dff8a3c9345f95_u689rt — 2240 N. Burling Street, Lincoln Park, 1873. Photo credit: Rachel Freundt

“Historic House Torn Down” Front page coverage of the demolition of 2240 N. Burling Street in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood on April 25, 2023. Photo credit: Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune

Demolition of historic Lincoln Park home underway after lost preservation fight, Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 4/25/23
152-Year-Old Lincoln Park Home Demolished After Fight To Preserve It: ‘Piece Of Chicago History Is Now Gone’; “We lost a cornerstone of the neighborhood that all this has grown on top of, and now they’re forced to leave because the area’s gotten too nice,” a neighbor said, Mack Liederman, Block Club Chicago, 4/28/23
In Lincoln Park, tensions flare over plan to tear down a nearly 150-year-old home, Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 2/3/23
Lincoln Central Association Supports Preservation Efforts; An Effort to Save a Historic Chicago Fire-Era Building, Deirdre Graziano, Park West Community Association, 2/9/23

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