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PUMPHOUSE RESIDENCE
The Fort Sheridan Pump House, also known as Building 29, was erected as a Water Treatment Plant and Pumping Station in 1890. As one of the first permanent buildings at Fort Sheridan, this building is in the post’s National Register of Historic Places District. It is nestled on the shoreline of Lake Michigan, at the base of the bluff. The current homeowners (two families) purchased the property and building in hopes to restore much of the exterior and adaptively re-use the building for two residential homes. The building was carefully restored and the existing load bearing masonry walls and steel/wood structural members are still intact, although additional structure was necessary to stabilize the interior spaces. A new road leads to new detached garages that are nestled into the landscape and complement the original building structure. Melichar Architect’s scope of work included renovation and adaptive re-use of the pump house, master site planning, and design consultant for the detached garages.
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Melichar Architects | 711 North McKinley Road | Lake Forest, IL 60045 | 847-295-2440