Homeowners' Information from The Beman Committee

The Pullman Civic Organization (PCO) was founded on March 10, 1960. The preamble to its bylaws reads:

 The residents of this community, known as Pullman, have banded together and formed this Organization to promote the general welfare of the Community and to preserve its historical significance and continuing their efforts to educate and memorialize the significance of the area.

 In support of this mission, the PCO Beman Committee provides information, educational materials and other means of support to assist Pullman property owners to comply with historic preservation guidelines established by the Secretary of the Interior and the Landmarks Division of the Chicago Department of Planning and Development. The Committee is comprised of community residents with a diversity of backgrounds, including architecture, the building trades and historic preservation.

 In 2002, the PCO Beman Committee developed the first-ever Pullman Homeowner’s Guide, which provides preservation information of relevance to the Pullman National Historic Landmark District. With funding from the National Park Service’s Cost-Share Program, copies of the guide were printed and made available free of charge to each homeowner living within the community. To make the information even more readily available, the Guide is now available on-line.

 If you have any questions about the Guide or other preservation issues related to the Pullman NHL, feel free to contact PCO Beman Committee co-chairs Arthur Pearson at arthurmelville@earthlink.net or Gordon Hirsig at smthctz@sbcglobal.net.

 For more information about Pullman and the many events held in the community throughout the year, please visit http://members.aol.com/PullmanIL/links.html.

The Pullman Homeowners' Guide

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