Beginning Street Number
221

End Street Number

STREET # SUFFIX

Street Name
Park Place

PIN

Local
Within Local District?
No

Local Dist Contrib/Non-Contrib?
NC

Local Landmark?
No

Year

Local Landmark Eligible?
No

Criteria


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Photo Id:
ParkPlace221
Building Details
Building name
St. Joseph School 
Ground Floor Use
School 
Upper Floor Use
School 
Current Occupant
St. Joseph School 
Zoning
I-B 
Number of Stories
Property Index Number
 

National Register
NR District Contrib/Non-Contrib
NC 
Within District?
No 
NR Landmark?
No 
Year
 
NR Eligible?
No 
Criteria
 
Alternate Address?
 

General Information
Category
Building 
Condition
Good 
Integrity
Major alterations and additions 
Current Use
Education - school 
Historic Use
Education - school 
Secondary Structure
 
NR Second
 

Architectural Description
Architectural Classification
Romanesque Revival/Gothic Revival (original building) 
Details
International Style (addition) 
Other Year
1957-8; 1992 
Date source
Libertyville Then & Now (p. 28); permits 
Wall Material (Current)
Brick 
Wall Material 2 (Current)
Concrete; metal 
Plan
Irregular 
No of Stories
2 & 3 
Roof Type
Combination 
Roof Material
Asphalt - single/not visible 
Foundation
Concrete 
Porch
East entry 
Window Material
Metal 
Window Material 2
 
Window Type
Double hung, fixed & awning 
Window Configuration
1/1; 1-light 
Significance
 
Historic Features
Original 1925-6 Romanesque Revival building still partially visible along Maple--red brick exterior, parapet gable main roof; lower front gable bay with crenelated, stepped parapet; brick label molds over select windows; center entry bay (now partially obscured) with stone crest ornament, panel, and pointed-arch window openings at upper stories 
Alterations
1926 building obscured by multiple additions, dating from the mid-20th century and later. 1957 addition (historic)--2-story south addition features ribbon first-floor windows and ribbon clerestory windows on 2nd story; 1-story projecting north section features a flat roof, recessed entry with round columns, and buff brick exterior; long, 1st-story concrete planters Non-historic alterations include: hipped roof added to south section of building (1992); some windows removed for air conditioning units along east and west facades of south section; multiple additions at rear (west) elevation of building (no date, not historic); metal roofing and replacement windows in north side entry (in front of 1920s school building) 

ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS
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Photo Id:
ParkPlace221(2)


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Photo Id:
MapleAveE121(1)


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Photo Id:
St_Josephs_Catholic_School


Historic Information
Old Address (city dir.year
Building Moved?
Moved From
Original Owner
Original Architect
Hyland & Corse
Architect Source
Libertyville: Then & Now (p. 28)
Builder
Peterson & Weeks
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
90-655 (10/26/1990)--remodeling of existing building, adding elevator, adding bridge addition for elevator walkway; 92-482 (8/6/1992)--installing new sloped roof over existing
Other Permit Information
COA Info
Historic Info
Original school building along Maple Avenue was completed in 1926. The new school was begun in 1957 and completed in 1959 ("Celebrating the Bi-Centennial: 1776-1976, Libertyville, IL"); From LIBERTYVILLE: THEN & NOW (p. 28): "After many years of consideration, construction started in 1925 on St. Joseph Catholic School. The building, designed by Hyland and Corse, was built at a cost of $80,000. The school opened in 1926 with an enrollment of 150 children. In 1957, ground was broken on a new expansion project adding classrooms, a convent, chapel, and one of the largest grammar school gymnasiums in the archdiocese. With many expansions, the school continues to serve as a kindergarten through eighth educational facility."
Other Sources
Sanborn Maps--1948
Historic Info Compiler
LR
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