Building name:
Ground Floor Use: Commercial
Upper Floor Use: Commercial
Current Occupant: Employer Claim Service
Zoning: C-1
Number of Stories: 2
Property Index Number: 1116411030
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 and additions
Current Use: Commerce/Trade
Historic Use: Commerce/Trade
Secondary Structure: Commerce/Trade
NR Second: Commerce/Trade
Architectural Classification: Two Part Commercial Block
Details: Two Part Commercial Block
Other Year: 1995/2003
Date source: Permits
Wall Material (Current): Concrete block
Wall Material 2 (Current): Concrete block
Plan: Rectangular
No of Stories: 2
Roof Type: Flat
Roof Material: Not Visible
Foundation: Not visible
Porch: Not visible
Window Material: Aluminum/vinyl
Window Material 2: Aluminum/vinyl
Window Type: Double hung & storefront
Window Configuration: 1/1; 1-light
Significance: 1/1; 1-light
Historic Features: [building originally built as a one-story commercial structure]
Alterations: Building extensively renovated in the 1990s and 2000s--2nd story addition (2003); storefront level reconfigured, with new windows, door, paneled frieze, brick bulkhead, limestone corner quoins
Old Address (city dir.year: Building extensively renovated in the 1990s and 2000s--2nd story addition (2003); storefront level reconfigured, with new windows, door, paneled frieze, brick bulkhead, limestone corner quoins
Building Moved?: Building extensively renovated in the 1990s and 2000s--2nd story addition (2003); storefront level reconfigured, with new windows, door, paneled frieze, brick bulkhead, limestone corner quoins
Moved From: Building extensively renovated in the 1990s and 2000s--2nd story addition (2003); storefront level reconfigured, with new windows, door, paneled frieze, brick bulkhead, limestone corner quoins
Original Owner: Cooper, Kenneth
Original Architect: Cooper, Kenneth
Architect Source: Cooper, Kenneth
Builder: Cooper, Kenneth
Surveyor: LR
Surveyor Organization: Ramsey Historic Consultants
Survey Date: MayJune 2016
Survey Area: Downtown Libertyville
Old Address: Downtown Libertyville
Date of Construction: Downtown Libertyville
Moving Permit #: Downtown Libertyville
Date Moved: Downtown Libertyville
Building Permit #: 1029
Date: 2/1/1955
Building Permit Description: New concrete block one-story commercial building
Cost: New concrete block one-story commercial building
Original Owner Occupied?: New concrete block one-story commercial building
Exterior Alteration Permits: JCM-13-0014 (9/20/2013)--soffit and siding trim; JCM-02-0011 (2/6/2003)--second floor addition; plans from 3/14/1995 show 1st story storefront renovation
Other Permit Information: JCM-13-0014 (9/20/2013)--soffit and siding trim; JCM-02-0011 (2/6/2003)--second floor addition; plans from 3/14/1995 show 1st story storefront renovation
COA Info: JCM-13-0014 (9/20/2013)--soffit and siding trim; JCM-02-0011 (2/6/2003)--second floor addition; plans from 3/14/1995 show 1st story storefront renovation
Historic Info: From Illinois Digital Archives (provided by Libertyville-Mundelein Historic Society and Cook Memorial Public Library)--"The Record Shop opened at 118 East Cook Avenue in 1956 just east of the Ace Hardware building on the north side of the street. They sold jazz, popular, classical, ethnic, western, folk and Latin American LP phonographs. Another store under the same management was located at 7 South Genessee in Waukegan. The Libertyville shop remained in business until 1962. Just to the east of The Record Shop was Carl's Barber Shop."
Other Sources: From Illinois Digital Archives (provided by Libertyville-Mundelein Historic Society and Cook Memorial Public Library)--"The Record Shop opened at 118 East Cook Avenue in 1956 just east of the Ace Hardware building on the north side of the street. They sold jazz, popular, classical, ethnic, western, folk and Latin American LP phonographs. Another store under the same management was located at 7 South Genessee in Waukegan. The Libertyville shop remained in business until 1962. Just to the east of The Record Shop was Carl's Barber Shop."
Historic Info Compiler: LR
Volunteer: LR