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The rebirth of Union
Station was accomplished through the combined efforts of the
Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, White & Borgognoni Architects
of Carbondale, and the Illinois Capital Development Board. The
nomination for the award was submitted by the Victorian Society's
Greater Chicago Chapter. The completed restoration cost $12.5
million and was the result of over six years of planning and
construction. In making the award, the Victorian Society praised
"the rehabilitation of this 1898 Romanesque Revival train station
designed by architect Francis Bacon, and in particular for the
reconstruction of its 150-foot tower and for its adaptive reuse as
the Visitors Center for the Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum."
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 The Preservation Award will be formally presented at the
society's annual meeting in Mobile, Ala., on April 28.
The Victorian Society
is the only national organization dedicated exclusively to the study
and interpretation of the Victorian era. With 16 chapters across the
country, the society organizes symposia on various topics in
different locations; operates summer schools in Newport, R.I., and
London, England; publishes the quarterly Nineteenth Century
magazine; and offers a variety of study tours and events throughout
the year.
[Text from news release from
Victorian Society in America, Greater Chicago Chapter, received
from the
Illinois Office of Communication and Information]
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