Beginning Street Number
328

End Street Number

STREET # SUFFIX

Street Name
Wright Court

PIN
Local
Within Local District?
No

Local Dist Contrib/Non-Contrib?
C

Local Landmark?
No

Year

Local Landmark Eligible?
Yes

Criteria
A

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Photo Id:
WrightCt328(1)
Building Details
Building name
Kern, Henry House 
Ground Floor Use
Residential 
Upper Floor Use
Residential 
Current Occupant
 
Zoning
R-7 
Number of Stories
2 
Property Index Number
1116415007 
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
Not altered 
Current Use
Domestic - single dwelling 
Historic Use
Domestic - single dwelling 
Secondary Structure
 
NR Second
 
Architectural Description
Architectural Classification
Queen Anne 
Details
 
Other Year
 
Date source
House Plaque 
Wall Material (Current)
Stucco 
Wall Material 2 (Current)
 
Plan
Irregular 
No of Stories
2.5 
Roof Type
Combination 
Roof Material
Asphalt - shingle 
Foundation
Parged 
Porch
Front 
Window Material
Wood 
Window Material 2
Stained glass 
Window Type
Double hung & casement 
Window Configuration
1/1; 3/1; multi-light 
Significance
Stately, nearly unaltered Queen Anne residence from the early 20th century, with stucco exterior, three-sided southwest corner tower, and hipped roof front porch with stucco square columns. 
Historic Features
Hipped main roof with front gable bay; 2-story corner tower; north and south 2-story bays with cutaway corners; hipped-roof front porch; stained glass transom window under front porch; historic wood double hung windows 
Alterations
 
ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS
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Photo Id:
WrightCt328(3)


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Photo Id:
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Photo Id:
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Historic Information
Old Address (city dir.year
Building Moved?
Moved From
Original Owner
Kern, Harry
Original Architect
Architect Source
Builder
Kern, T. H.
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
Historic photograph of building on Illinois Digital Archive (in collection of the Libertyville-Mundelein Historical Society and Cook Memorial Public Library)-- http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/cookmemo11/id/6521/rec/14 Henry Kern was the owner and operator of the Kern Hotel, originally located on the northwest corner of First Street and Orchard Avenue (now Church Street). The hotel was constructed in 1882, and is no longer extant.
Other Sources
Sanborn Maps--1912, 1924, 1933, 1948
Historic Info Compiler
LR
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