Historic Preservation Commission LIVE

The O’Fallon Historic Preservation Commission meeting, identified in the transcript as October 6, 2026 (the metadata lists September 28), discussed several preservation and education projects. The commission reported that 18,000 educational brochures are planned for printing; favorable bids have been received, but final proof approval is still pending before printing can proceed. The Convention and Visitors Bureau wants broader distribution, which may require additional copies. The invoice is expected to be submitted through the state preservation office. A $5,000 donation is supporting a Boy Scout storyboard project for Sage Chapel, which is still going through the Scouts’ approval process and is expected to continue into 2027. No contract award or spending vote was recorded. The commission also submitted a draft National Register nomination for Hill Home to the state, with the possibility that designation could help secure funding for the building.

Commissioners reviewed the required process and timelines for historic designations, including routing nominations through the City Clerk, and tabled the Old Brick nomination until December. Other discussion covered cemetery research, school outreach and education proposals, invasive plants, and developing commission projects for 2027. The mayor recommended coordinating with the city’s landscaping division on invasive-plant efforts. The commission also discussed public outreach and group tours of historic properties; no procurement decision was made on these items.