The Shodeen Family Foundation is asking a judge to overturn Geneva s denial of its request to remove the landmark status of a circa 1840 former limestone blacksmith shop at 4 E. State St. and allow demolition.
The owner of a circa 1840 former blacksmith shop in downtown Geneva is asking a Kane County judge to remove the building s landmark status and allow its demolition.
The Geneva City Council voted Tuesday to preserve the historic blacksmith shop at 4 E. State St., rejecting its owner s request to tear down the deteriorating 1840s limestone structure.
The Geneva City Council this week will decide the fate of a circa 1843 limestone blacksmith shop, as its owners have appealed the Historic Preservation Commission s denial of its request to remove its landmark designation and allow its demolition.
The Geneva Historic Preservation Commission has voted unanimously to deny applications to remove a landmark designation from a circa 1843 blacksmith shop and a petition to demolish it.