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Spanish Town historic district designation, case HD-26-01

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The City received the application in case HD-26-01, the first historic district application in Park Ridge, on June 1, 2026. The proposed Spanish Town district groups Spanish Colonial houses at 424 Talcott Place, 428 Talcott Place, 430 Talcott Place, 1305 S. Crescent Avenue and 1309 S. Crescent Avenue. After a preliminary review on July 1, 2026, the Historic Preservation Commission voted 5–0 to hold a public hearing on August 5, 2026. Council action is outside this record.

Documented status: Committee recommendation (recorded), Aug 5 2026. Evidence dated . Later outcomes require a later source.

Official identifiers: HD-26-01

What changed, and when did it take effect?

  1. · Proposed · Reported by staff

    City receives the historic district application

    Other date: Jun 1 2026. Applicant: EMILY MACARTHUR. Address: 424 Talcott Place. Address: 428 Talcott Place. Address: 430 Talcott Place. Address: 1305 S. Crescent Avenue. Address: 1309 S. Crescent Avenue.

    • p. 4 · Staff memo of PUBLIC HEARING REVIEW AND ACTION: Historic District Designation: (HD-26-01) The Spanish Town (Memorandum), Historic Preservation Commission, Aug 5 2026. Open the quote and source.
    • p. 1 · Staff memo of PUBLIC HEARING REVIEW AND ACTION: Historic District Designation: (HD-26-01) The Spanish Town (Memorandum), Historic Preservation Commission, Aug 5 2026. Open the quote and source.
    • p. 1 · Staff memo of PUBLIC HEARING REVIEW AND ACTION: Historic District Designation: (HD-26-01) The Spanish Town (Memorandum), Historic Preservation Commission, Aug 5 2026. Open the quote and source.
    • p. 1 · Staff memo of PUBLIC HEARING REVIEW AND ACTION: Historic District Designation: (HD-26-01) The Spanish Town (Memorandum), Historic Preservation Commission, Aug 5 2026. Open the quote and source.
    • p. 1 · Staff memo of PUBLIC HEARING REVIEW AND ACTION: Historic District Designation: (HD-26-01) The Spanish Town (Memorandum), Historic Preservation Commission, Aug 5 2026. Open the quote and source.
    • p. 1 · Staff memo of PUBLIC HEARING REVIEW AND ACTION: Historic District Designation: (HD-26-01) The Spanish Town (Memorandum), Historic Preservation Commission, Aug 5 2026. Open the quote and source.

  2. · Other · Recorded in draft minutes

    Commission completes the preliminary review and schedules a public hearing

    Meeting date: Jul 1 2026. Hearing date: Aug 5 2026. Item C.1: the motion carried (5 to 0).

    • p. 1 · Draft minutes of Approval of Minutes – Meeting Minutes of July 1, 2026 (Draft Minutes), Historic Preservation Commission, Aug 5 2026. Open the quote and source.
    • p. 3 · Draft minutes of Approval of Minutes – Meeting Minutes of July 1, 2026 (Draft Minutes), Historic Preservation Commission, Aug 5 2026. Open the quote and source.
    • p. 2 · Draft minutes of Approval of Minutes – Meeting Minutes of July 1, 2026 (Draft Minutes), Historic Preservation Commission, Aug 5 2026. Open the quote and source.

  3. · Public hearing · Recorded in minutes

    Commission holds the public hearing

    Hearing date: Aug 5 2026. Case HD-26-01.

    • p. 2 · Approved minutes of Historic Preservation Commission minutes, 2026-08-05, Historic Preservation Commission, Aug 5 2026. Open the quote and source.
    • p. 1 · Approved minutes of Historic Preservation Commission minutes, 2026-08-05, Historic Preservation Commission, Aug 5 2026. Open the quote and source.

  4. · Committee recommendation · Recorded in minutes

    Commission recommends that the City Council approve the district

    Hearing date: Aug 5 2026. Motion to approve (item C.1).

    • p. 1 · Approved minutes of Historic Preservation Commission minutes, 2026-08-05, Historic Preservation Commission, Aug 5 2026. Open the quote and source.
    • p. 2 · Approved minutes of Historic Preservation Commission minutes, 2026-08-05, Historic Preservation Commission, Aug 5 2026. Open the quote and source.

What was requested, recommended, approved, contracted, reported paid and completed?

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No amount is published for this item.

Contracts, payments and completion

No contract, payment or completion record is published for this item. Approval alone does not establish completion.

Which parcels, agencies, businesses and projects are explicitly connected?

Official identifiers and exhibit listings connect records. A name, an address or distance alone only suggests a connection.

No explicit connection is published for this item.

What remains unresolved?

No condition or deadline is published for this item. That is a limit of the published research, not evidence that none exist.

Open questions

No open question is recorded for this item.

What does the evidence suggest, and what would change it?

No conflicting records are published for this item.

Official source records

  1. PUBLIC HEARING REVIEW AND ACTION: Historic District Designation: (HD-26-01) The Spanish Town (Memorandum)

    Historic Preservation Commission, Aug 5 2026

  2. Approval of Minutes – Meeting Minutes of July 1, 2026 (Draft Minutes)

    Historic Preservation Commission, Aug 5 2026

  3. Historic Preservation Commission minutes, 2026-08-05

    Historic Preservation Commission, Aug 5 2026

Editions and corrections

Each published change is a new edition. Corrections say what changed and why.

  1. Edition 2(current)

    Edition 2: 4 revised.

  2. Edition 1Read this edition

    First edition.

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Suggested citation: GroundSignal, “Spanish Town historic district designation, case HD-26-01,” sources reviewed 2026-09-27, source records listed on this page.

Initial permanent evidence page published September 10, 2026. Follow the dated evidence above for later additions and changes. A source-check date alone does not establish a government action or project outcome.