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Home My WebLink AboutSubmittal-Amy Boulris-John S. Garner ResumeSubmitted into the public record for item(s) PZ.7 on 02/25/2016, City Clerk John S. Garner, Ph.D. Preservation Consultant 502 E. Sunnycrest Ct. Urbana, IL 61801 jsgarner@illinois.edu 217-778-3662 Fax 217-244-2900 John S. Garner is a preservation consultant and professor emeritus of architecture at the University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign, where he chaired the division of architectural history and preservation before retiring in 2007. He is the chief investigator and author of severaF reports on historic buildings and districts in Illinois and is the author/editor of several articles, chapters, and books on architectural history and preservation, including The Midwest in American Architecture, (University of Illinois Press, 1991). He has appeared before several building preservation commissions, planning commissions, and city councils and county supervisors to testify concerning the historic and architectural significance of historic .structures (in the state of Illinois in Chicago, Lake Forest, Pontiac, Effingham, Champaign, Peoria, and Springfield, as well as in the state of Florida before the Town of Palrri Beach). He has also appeared before the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency's Advisory Council to testify concerning National Register listings. He has served as an advisor to the National Park Service's Historic American Buildings Survey. With a professional degree in architecture and doctorate in history and more than thirty years of experience, the author is an expert in investigating and documenting historic buildings and is a qualified witness. CV Personal History and Professional Experience 1-01W7A1A- 6hn,S• ,f)hrati mum-e- Educational Background Oklahoma State University, B.Arch., Architecture, 1969 University of Illinois, M.Arch., Architectural History, 1970 Boston University, PhD., Urban History, 1974 Academic Positions 1970-71, Instructor in Architecture, University of Illinois 1973-74, Lecturer in Urban Affairs, Boston University 1974-77, Assistant Professor of Architecture, Texas A&M University 1977-81, Associate Professor of Architecture, Texas A&M University 1981-87, Associate Professor of Architecture, University of Illinois 1987- , Professor of Architecture, University of Illinois 2002-07, Chair, Architectural History and Preservation, Univ. of Illinois 2007- Professor Emeritus, awarded by Board of Trustees, Univ. of Illinois Other Professional Employment 1967-69, Architectural Intern, Hudgins, Thompson, Ball, Tulsa, OK 1971-73, Preservationist, Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, Boston, MA 1977-, Preservation Consultant Honors, Recognition, Etc. 1973-74, National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship 1979-80, Fulbright-Hays Senior Research Award to France 1997, Magister Profesor, Universidad de Tucuman, Argentina 1998- , Who's Who Among America's Teachers Invited Lectures 1986, "Hopedale: A Centenary," keynote lecture on occasion of the 100th anniversay of the incorporation of Hopedale, MA 1988, "Architectural Preservation: An Outlook," Diamond Jubilee of the School of Architecture, Oklahoma State University 1991, "Early Chinese Temples and Tombs," Department of Landscape Architecture, UIUC 1992, "The Nature of Building Preservation," Department of Art History, UIUC 1997, "Direcciones Actuales en La Arquitectura Norteamericana," public lecture at Civic Auditorium, Tucuman, Argentina 2 Submitted into the public record for item(s) PZ.7 on 02/25/2016, City Clerk 1998, "An International Perspective of Model Workers' Housing, 1880- VVVVI," in a symposium, Change at the Millenium, University of North Carolina at Charlotte 1999, "Keynote Address on dedication of the J.H. Hawes Grain Elevator Museum," Atlanta, IL 2003, "The Pullman State Historic Site, Chicago, IL, USA," Congreso Internacional de Ciudades Historicas, Camaguey, Cuba 2004, "Keynote Address in Sao Paolo, Brazil, "Understanding the Single - Enterprise Town." Review Panels 1996-2000, Member of Board of Directors, Historic American Buildings Survey Foundation, National Park Service, Washington, D.C. II. Publications and Creative Works Books The Model Company Town: Urban Design through Private Enterprise in 19th —century New England (Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 1984). The Midwest in American Architecture (Champaign: University of Illinois Press, 1991). The Company Town: Architecture and Society in the Early Industrial Age (New York: Oxford University Press, 1992, 2002). Chapters in Books "Preserving the Prosaic," in Adaptive Re -use (New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., 1988). "Tanks and Towers: Waterworks in America," American Public Architecture (College Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1990). "The Garden City and Planned Industrial Suburbs: Housing and Planning on the Eve of World War I," in From Tenement to Taylor Homes: American Urban Housing Policy (College Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1999). Monographs Submitted into the public record for item(s) PZ.7 on 02/25/2016, City Clerk 3 "East Texas Architecture: A Select Study," College Station, TX: Texas Society of Architects, 1979. "Washington Park: Quincy, Illinois: A University of Illinois Case Study in Recording Historic Buildings," UIUC, 1982. "Public Square: Oakland, Illinois: A University of Illinois Case Study in Recording Historic Buildings," UIUC, 1983. "Main and Market Streets: Mt. Carroll, Illinois: A University of Illinois Case Study in Recording Historic Buildings," UIUC, 1986. "The Fitzpatrick Homestead, Lockport, Illinois: A University of Illinois Case Study in Recording Historic Buildings," UIUC, 1987. "World War II Temporary Military Buildings," Champaign, IL: USACERL, 1993. Articles in Quarterly Journals * "Leclaire, Illinois: A Model Company Town, 1890-1934," Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians (October, 1971). * "Nathaniel Hawthorne's Legends of the Province House, His Use of Architecture, Artifact, and History,"Old-Time New England (Fall, 1972). ** "Preface to Special Issue on Gravestone Carving," Old -Time New England (Spring, 1973). "Architecture at Texas A&M: The Past Hundred Years," Texas Architect (Spring, 1977). "The Saga of a Railroad Town: Calvert, Texas, 1868-1918," Southwestern Historical Quarterly (October, 1981). ** "How Fare Thee Fair Camelot," Reflections (Spring, 1983). * (with Richard Mattson), "Quincy's Grand Past: Recapturing the Architectural Heritage of a River Town," Gateway Heritage (Spring, 1984). • "Architecture and Philanthropy in a Model Company Town," Places (Spring, 1988). • "La Company Town. Industria e Territorio nel XIX Secolo," Rassegna (Fall, 1997). 4 Submitted into the public record for item(s) PZ.7 on 02/25/2016, City Clerk Bulletins, Reports (including expert testimony), and Conference Proceedings ** "The Growth of Cities in Victorian Texas," Proceedings of Texana III (Austin: Texas Historical Commission, 1983). ** "Family and Philanthropy in North Easton, Massachusetts," Proceedings of the Society for American Planning History (Columbus, OH: Society for American Planning History, 1987). ** "Pullman Revisited: The Architecture and Planning of a Model Company Town," Proceedings of the Society for American Planning History (Columbus, OH: Society for American Planning History, 1989). "Resurvey: Northside Historic District Development Area," Peoria: Northside Planning and Development Corporation, 1993. "John H. Hall House, Historic Structures Report," Peoria: Northside Planning and Development Corporation, 1994. "The Homer Municipal Building, Historic Structures Report," Homer, IL: Village Board, 1998. "Expert testimony on behalf of the Hillel Foundation, Champain, IL," City of Champaign, 1999. "Expert testimony on the Solon House, Champaign, IL," City of Champaign, 1999. "Expert testimony on the Bush Temple of Music Building, Chicago, IL," City of Chicago Landmarks Commission, 2001. "Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum: Conservation Assessment," Rantoul, IL: Heritage Preservation, Washington, 2001. "Expert testimony on the First Unitarian Church, Peoria, IL," City of Peoria Landmarks Commission, 2003. "Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum: Conservation Assessment," Hannibal, MO: Heritage Preservation, Washington, 2003. "Expert testimony on the Smythe House, Palm Beach, FL," Town of Palm Beach Landmarks Commission, Town Council of Palm Beach, 2004. "Expert testimony on the Jacks House, Lake Forest, IL," City of Lake Forest Building Review Board, 2005. 5 Submitted into the public record for item(s) PZ.7 on 02/25/2016, City Clerk "Landmarks Designation Analysis of the Royal Poinciana PIaza, Palm Beach, FL," 2007 "Expert testimony on the Royal Poinciana Plaza, Palm Beach, FL," Town Council of Palm Beach, 2007 "Appraisal of 809 W. Main St., Urbana, IL," for preservation purposes, 2008 "Hamilton Boulevard from Water to North Street, a response to landmark application, HPC case no. 08-27, Peoria, IL, Methodist Medical Center, 2008 "Old Farm House (Mumford House), campus, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL," testimony before Facilities and Services, to retain structure in present location, 2009 "Expert testimony on the Du Pont House, Palm Beach, FL," Town Council of Palm Beach, 2010 "Appraisal of 701 W. Honda Ave., Urbana, IL, the President's House, University of Illinois," regarding interior conservation, 2011 "Expert testimony on the Tropin House, Palm Beach, FL," Town Council of Palm Beach, 2011 "Expert testimony on the Smith House, Palm Beach, FL," Landmarks Preservation Commission, Town of Palm Beach, 2012 "Expert testimony on the Eberhardt Residence, Palm Beach, FL," Landmarks Preservation Commission and Town Council, Palm Beach, 2013 Other: Encyclopedia Entries ** "Company Towns," in Encyclopedia of Urban America, Vol. 1 (Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1998). ** "Industrial Towns," in Encyclopedia of Twentieth Century Architecture (London: Thames & Hudson, 2000). ** "Industrial Utopian Communities," Encyclopedia of New England Culture (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2002). 6 Submitted into the public record for item(s) PZ.7 on 02/25/2016, City Clerk ** "The Prairie School of Architecture," Encyclopedia of the Midwest (Columbus: Ohio State University, 2005). 7 Submitted into the public record for item(s) PZ.7 on 02/25/2016, City Clerk