$4.4M Hinsdale House To Be Improved

HINSDALE, IL – An improvement project is planned for a Hinsdale house that sold for more than $4.4 million in the fall.

Owners Vince and Kelly Scott bought the 7,000-square-foot house at 208 E. Sixth St.

Built in 1925, the house features the Tudor Revival architectural style, according to a village memo.

The original owners were Edward and Ruth Fuller Everett. She was known as the "Mother of American Buddhism," while he was a lawyer, a director of First National Bank of Hinsdale and a local school board member.

During the fall, the Scotts submitted a preservation incentive application to the village for a building permit fee waiver, sped-up processing and an alternative to bulk zoning regulations.

"Our goal is to honor the unique character of this property and continue its legacy through well-considered details that integrate seamlessly with the existing architecture," the Scotts said in a letter to the village.

At 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Village Hall, the village's Historic Preservation Commission plans to review the application.

The Scotts' project would include an attached garage, first-floor building additions and exterior alterations.

Under the village code, the application will be approved as long as the planned work keeps the historic nature of the house. The home is on the brick portion of Sixth Street.

The commission has the final say on the incentives that the Scotts are seeking.

If they were requesting a grant or a property tax rebate, the matter would go to both the commission and the elected Village Board.