Beginning Street Number
521-523

End Street Number

STREET # SUFFIX

Street Name
N. Milwaukee Avenue

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:
MilwaukeeAveN521
Building Details
Building name
 
Ground Floor Use
Commercial 
Upper Floor Use
Unknown 
Current Occupant
Allure Designs in Beauty 
Zoning
C-1 
Number of Stories
2 
Property Index Number
1116300087 
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
Commerce/Trade 
Historic Use
Commerce/Trade 
Secondary Structure
 
NR Second
 
Architectural Description
Architectural Classification
Two Part Commercial Block 
Details
 
Other Year
1970s; 1993; 1994 
Date source
Sanborn map; Illinois Digital Archives; permits 
Wall Material (Current)
Brick 
Wall Material 2 (Current)
 
Plan
Rectangular 
No of Stories
2 
Roof Type
Flat 
Roof Material
Not Visible 
Foundation
Not visible 
Porch
 
Window Material
Wood 
Window Material 2
Aluminum/vinyl 
Window Type
Double hung & storefront 
Window Configuration
1/1; 1-light 
Significance
 
Historic Features
Brick front facade; 2nd story window openings; storefront configuration may be historic 
Alterations
2nd-story slipcover added to facade some time between 1956 and the mid-1970s (see photographs)--slipcover removed in 1993, new cornice (does not match original cornice) and storefront materials; 2-story rear addition (1994); replacement windows in original openings on 2nd story; north side addition (523 N. Milwaukee Avenue entrance, 1951) 
ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS
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Photo Id:
MilwaukeeAveN521(rear)


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Photo Id:
MilwaukeeAveN515-521(1950s)


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Photo Id:
MilwaukeeAveN521(1970s)


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
94-591 (6/30/1999)--2-story rear addition; 93-210 (5/13/1993)--exterior renovation (east facade--cornice, new storefront); 184 (10/3/1951)--add 25 feet to present building
Other Permit Information
COA Info
Historic Info
Partial photograph of building from 1956 and 1970s Assessor photo 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/1241/rec/2 http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/cookmemo11/id/6652/rec/1
Other Sources
Sanborn Maps--1897 (Sheet 1); 1907 (Sheet 2); 1912 (Sheet 2); 1924 (Sheet 2); 1933 (Sheet 2); 1948 (sheet 2)
Historic Info Compiler
LR
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