Beginning Street Number
520

End Street Number

STREET # SUFFIX

Street Name
E. Church Street

PIN
Local
Within Local District?
No

Local Dist Contrib/Non-Contrib?
C

Local Landmark?
No

Year

Local Landmark Eligible?
Yes

Criteria
H

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Photo Id:
ChurchStE520(1)
Building Details
Building name
Earl Ladder Company/Fould's Milling Company 
Ground Floor Use
Manufacturing 
Upper Floor Use
Manufacturing 
Current Occupant
Foulds Pasta Company 
Zoning
 
Number of Stories
Multiple 
Property Index Number
 
National Register
NR District Contrib/Non-Contrib
C 
Within District?
No 
NR Landmark?
No 
Year
 
NR Eligible?
Yes 
Criteria
A 
Alternate Address?
 
General Information
Category
Building 
Condition
Good 
Integrity
Moderate alterations and additions 
Current Use
Industry/Processing/Extraction - manufacturing facility 
Historic Use
Industry/Processing/Extraction - manufacturing facility 
Secondary Structure
 
NR Second
 
Architectural Description
Architectural Classification
Renaissance Revival 
Details
 
Other Year
additions--1906 (c); 1920 (c); 1955 (c) 
Date source
Illinois Digital Archives/Sanborn maps/surveyor 
Wall Material (Current)
Brick 
Wall Material 2 (Current)
Wood/concrete block 
Plan
Irregular 
No of Stories
3.5, 3, 2, 1 
Roof Type
Flat 
Roof Material
Not Visible 
Foundation
Not visible 
Porch
 
Window Material
Wood 
Window Material 2
Aluminum/vinyl, Glass Block, Metal 
Window Type
Combination 
Window Configuration
Combination 
Significance
The Foulds Milling Company first began operation in this building (constructed for a ladder company in 1894) in 1905-6, and continues to manufacture pasta at this site. The building, which includes several historic additions dating from the early-to-mid 20th century, is eligible for designation as a local landmark and may also be eligible for individual listing to the National Register of Historic Places for its associations with Libertyville's industrial development and history. 
Historic Features
3.5-story original section of building features stepped parapet with raised center bay; brick corbelling below parapet; paired round-arch window openings at 4th floor of front facade 3-story section east of original 3.5-story building is an historic addition dating from c. 1905-6--buff brick exterior matching original building, four slightly recessed bays across front facade, segmental arch window openings 2-story section east of 3-story c. 1905-6 addition dating from c. 1920 (Sanborn maps indicate that the building was originally 1-story, with 2nd story added some time between 1924 and 1933) Office addition at west end (late 1920s-early 1930s) 
Alterations
[see historic features for historic additions] 2-story east end addition dating from c. 1955-60 Wood shed-roof and hipped-roof entry bays along south (front) facade; most windows on building either replacement (glass block, metal, and vinyl) in downsized openings or bricked in 
ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS
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Photo Id:
ChurchStE520(2)


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Photo Id:
ChurchStE520(3)


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Photo Id:
FouldsFactory


Historic Information
Old Address (city dir.year
Building Moved?
Moved From
Original Owner
Original Architect
Architect Source
Builder
Surveyor
LR
Surveyor Organization
Ramsey Historic Consultants
Survey Date
May-June 2016
Survey Area
Downtown Libertyville
Permit/Historic Information
Old Address
Date of Construction
Permit Moving Information
Moving Permit #
Date Moved
Original Permit Information
Building Permit #
Date
Building Permit Description
Cost
Original Owner Occupied?
Exterior Alteration Permits
Other Permit Information
COA Info
Historic Info
From Illinois Digital Archives (information provided by Libertyville-Mundelein Historical Society and Cook Memorial Public Library District): "Factory and headquarters of Foulds Macaroni Company which moved to Libertyville from Cincinnati in 1906. The structure, originally a ladder factory, was built in 1894 with timbers from the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. In its early years Foulds was a major employer in Libertyville, well-known for its summer company picnics and winter Christmas parties to which the whole town was invited."
Other Sources
Historic photos of building at Illinois Digital Archives (in collection of Libertyville Mundelein Historical Society and Cook Memorial Public Library): http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/cookmemo11/id/106/rec/3 http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/cookmemo11/id/6167/rec/1 http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/cookmemo11/id/2089/rec/2 Historic photo of building before additions (c. 1897) on p. 43 of LIBERTYVILLE ILLUSTRATED Sanborn Maps: 1907(Sheet 3), 1912 (Sheet 4), 1924 (Sheet 7), 1933 (Sheet 6), 1948 (Sheet 6)
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