Beginning Street Number
208

End Street Number

STREET # SUFFIX

Street Name
W. Park Avenue

PIN
Local
Within Local District?
No

Local Dist Contrib/Non-Contrib?
C

Local Landmark?
No

Year

Local Landmark Eligible?
Potentially Eligible

Criteria
A

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Photo Id:
ParkAveW208(1)
Building Details
Building name
Waldo, A. W. House 
Ground Floor Use
Residential 
Upper Floor Use
Residential 
Current Occupant
 
Zoning
R-8 
Number of Stories
3 
Property Index Number
1121100008 
National Register
NR District Contrib/Non-Contrib
C 
Within District?
No 
NR Landmark?
No 
Year
 
NR Eligible?
No 
Criteria
 
Alternate Address?
 
General Information
Category
Building 
Condition
Good 
Integrity
Moderate alterations 
Current Use
Domestic - single dwelling 
Historic Use
Domestic - single dwelling 
Secondary Structure
Detached garage 
NR Second
NC 
Architectural Description
Architectural Classification
Queen Anne 
Details
 
Other Year
 
Date source
LIBERTYVILLE ILLUSTRATED (p. 15) 
Wall Material (Current)
Wood 
Wall Material 2 (Current)
Wood - shingles 
Plan
 
No of Stories
2.5 
Roof Type
Combination 
Roof Material
Wood - shingle 
Foundation
Not visible 
Porch
Wrap around 
Window Material
Wood 
Window Material 2
Aluminum/vinyl 
Window Type
Double hung & fixed 
Window Configuration
1/1; 1-light 
Significance
Despite alterations, this Queen Anne residence may be eligible for local landmark designation. 
Historic Features
Hipped main roof with projecting front-gable through-the-cornice dormer on south facade (dormer features overhang supported by scrolled brackets); 2.5-story east side polygonal tower with pointed roof; wraparound front porch structure (not original, but historic--dates from between 1924 and 1933; partially enclosed) 
Alterations
Replacement siding (1991); wood-shingle roofing; east end of wraparound porch enclosed (post-1948); replacement railings on porch; one-story rear addition; replacement windows in original openings 
ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS
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Photo Id:
ParkAveW208(2)


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Photo Id:
Park208W


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
90-399 (1/16/1991)--siding; 94-326 (6/1/1994)--roof; 94-579 (8/8/1994)--alterations; 99-369 (5/14/99)--alterations
Other Permit Information
COA Info
Historic Info
Photograph of house on p. 15 of LIBERTYVILLE ILLUSTRATED: Abner W. Waldo "was born in central Vermont in 1830, and removed to the great Northwest while yet a young man, settling in Wisconsin in 1855. After the war, during the latter portion of which he served his country in the First Wisconsin heaving Artillery, he disposed of his farm and removed to Chicago, where he was employed as a bookkeeper for some six years. He then, in 1871, engaged in the lumber business in quite an extensive way. In 1883 he purchased a large improved farm near Libertyville, which he sold in 1896. In that year he retired from business in Chicago and removed to Libertyville, where he erected a fine residence, surrounded by choice trees. Mr. Waldo is a public-spirited man, a splendid example of what New England has done for the Great West."
Other Sources
Sanborn Maps--1924 (Sheet 9); 1933 (Sheet 5); 1948 (Sheet 5)
Historic Info Compiler
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