Construction Underway On Time and Glass Museum
Property owner Cameel Halim is moving forward with construction of a time and glass museum at 1560 Oak Avenue, where a landmark Victorian home burned to the ground in March 2011.
The steel girders of a new museum are rising next to the Margarita European Inn at 1560 Oak Avenue, where a historic Victorian home burned to the ground in March 2011. Property owner Cameel Halim has planned to build a museum for his collection of timepieces and Tiffany glass on the site for years, according to city records. Now, it looks like the building may finally be taking shape. Halim bought the property in 2007 from the Catholic Woman’s Club of Evanston for $1.4 million, according to the website Blockshopper. That same year, he sought city council approval to build a museum on the city, telling aldermen that he had collected more than 1,000 historic time pieces and Tiffany glass windows, including several bought at auction from a …
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