The Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) is an advisory body to the Village Board for matters pertaining to historic preservation. The types of cases that are brought before the HPC are the following: landmark designation, district designation, certificate of appropriateness, certificate of economic hardship, requests affecting landmarks and/or districts and rehabilitation grant program. The HPC meets on the second Thursday of each month at Village Hall. View Agendas & Meetings.

For more information regarding the HPC or preservation, please visit our Historic Preservation Page or contact the Planning Department at (815) 439-2824 or via email.

Historic Preservation Commissioners

• Michael Bortel, Chairman
• Suzanne Derrick, Vice Chair
• Brian Failing
• Debra Olsen
• George Rapp
• David Schmidt
• Candace Scholz

HPC Mission

• Identify and preserve the distinctive historic architectural areas, buildings, structures, landscapes, and archaeological sites which represent elements of the village's cultural, social, economic, political, and / or architectural history; and

• Foster civic pride in the beauty and noble accomplishments of the past as embodied in the Village's architecture and historic sites; and

• Protect and increase the value of property within the historic districts of the Village and those sites designated as landmarks; and

• Encourage preservation, restoration, and rehabilitation of the Village's historic buildings and structures and of its historic residential and commercial neighborhoods; and

• Ensure that the economic benefits resulting from preservation (e.g. tax incentives, new jobs, renewed buildings) are available to the citizens of Plainfield.