Building name: Libertyville Home Laundry/Baer's Laundry and Dry Cleaning

Ground Floor Use: Commercial

Upper Floor Use: N/A

Current Occupant: N/A

Zoning: I-2

Number of Stories: 1

Property Index Number: 1116400002

Within Local District?: No

Local Dist Contrib/Non-Contrib?: NC

Local Landmark?: No

Year: No

Local Landmark Eligible?: No

Criteria: No

NR District Contrib/Non-Contrib: NC

Within District?: No

NR Landmark?: No

Year: No

NR Eligible?: No

Criteria: No

Alternate Address?: No

Category: Building

Condition: Good

Integrity: Major alterations

Current Use: Commerce/Trade

Historic Use: Commerce/Trade

Secondary Structure: Commerce/Trade

NR Second: Commerce/Trade

Architectural Classification: Freestanding Commercial

Details: Freestanding Commercial

Other Year: 1945 (c)

Date source: Sanborn

Wall Material (Current): Wood

Wall Material 2 (Current): Stucco

Plan: Irregular

No of Stories: 1

Roof Type: Flat

Roof Material: Not Visible

Foundation: Not visible

Porch: Not visible

Window Material: Wood

Window Material 2: Metal

Window Type: fixed

Window Configuration: 1-light

Significance: 1-light

Historic Features: Sanborn maps indicate that the original building was built some time before 1930; the front (west) facade was added some time between 1933 and 1948.

Alterations: Front facade completely altered--replacement windows in downsized openings, replacement siding; replacement front entry (1980s-90s)

Old Address (city dir.year: Front facade completely altered--replacement windows in downsized openings, replacement siding; replacement front entry (1980s-90s)

Building Moved?: Front facade completely altered--replacement windows in downsized openings, replacement siding; replacement front entry (1980s-90s)

Moved From: Front facade completely altered--replacement windows in downsized openings, replacement siding; replacement front entry (1980s-90s)

Original Owner: Front facade completely altered--replacement windows in downsized openings, replacement siding; replacement front entry (1980s-90s)

Original Architect: Front facade completely altered--replacement windows in downsized openings, replacement siding; replacement front entry (1980s-90s)

Architect Source: Front facade completely altered--replacement windows in downsized openings, replacement siding; replacement front entry (1980s-90s)

Builder: Front facade completely altered--replacement windows in downsized openings, replacement siding; replacement front entry (1980s-90s)

Surveyor: LR

Surveyor Organization: Ramsey Historic Consultants

Survey Date: May-June 2016

Survey Area: Downtown Libertyville

Old Address: Downtown Libertyville

Date of Construction: Downtown Libertyville

Moving Permit #: Downtown Libertyville

Date Moved: Downtown Libertyville

Building Permit #: Downtown Libertyville

Date: Downtown Libertyville

Building Permit Description: Downtown Libertyville

Cost: Downtown Libertyville

Original Owner Occupied?: Downtown Libertyville

Exterior Alteration Permits: Downtown Libertyville

Other Permit Information: Downtown Libertyville

COA Info: Downtown Libertyville

Historic Info: From Illinois Digital Archives (info provided by Libertyville-Mundelein Historical Society and Cook Memorial Public Library) "Henry and Ethel Baer purchased this business in1939; at that time it was the Libertyville Home Laundry, Inc. The Baers changed the name in 1953. Services included pickup and delivery of laundry and dry cleaning. Customers could also choose to drop off and pick up laundry at their convenience. The location close to the railroad station made this a popular practice."

Other Sources: Sanborn Maps--1933, 1948; historic photograph of building (1950s) on Illinois Digital Archives (provided by Libertyville-Mundelein Historical Society and Cook Memorial Public Library)--http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/cookmemo11/id/1951/rec/11

Historic Info Compiler: LR

Volunteer: LR