Beginning Street Number
340-354

End Street Number

STREET # SUFFIX

Street Name
N. Milwaukee Avenue

PIN
Local
Within Local District?
No

Local Dist Contrib/Non-Contrib?
C

Local Landmark?
No

Year

Local Landmark Eligible?
Yes

Criteria

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Photo Id:
MilwaukeeAveN340-354(7)
Building Details
Building name
Public Service Building 
Ground Floor Use
Commercial/Office 
Upper Floor Use
Commercial/Office 
Current Occupant
Artist at Heart (344), Whatsit & Doohickey Co. (346), JoJo and Me Salon (348), David R. MacCallum (350), LTR Products (350), BMO Harris Bank (354) 
Zoning
C-1 
Number of Stories
2 
Property Index Number
1116414004 (344), 1116414001 (354) 
National Register
NR District Contrib/Non-Contrib
C 
Within District?
No 
NR Landmark?
Yes 
Year
1983 
NR Eligible?
N/A 
Criteria
 
Alternate Address?
 
General Information
Category
Building 
Condition
Excellent 
Integrity
Restored 
Current Use
Commerce/Trade 
Historic Use
Commerce/Trade; Domestic - multiple dwelling 
Secondary Structure
 
NR Second
 
Architectural Description
Architectural Classification
Tudor Revival 
Details
 
Other Year
1983 
Date source
National Register Nomination 
Wall Material (Current)
Stucco 
Wall Material 2 (Current)
Brick 
Plan
Rectangular 
No of Stories
2 
Roof Type
Flat/False Gable 
Roof Material
Slate/Metal/Not visible 
Foundation
Not visible 
Porch
 
Window Material
Wood 
Window Material 2
Aluminum/vinyl 
Window Type
Double hung, casement & storefront 
Window Configuration
6/1; 4/1; multi-light; 1-light 
Significance
This impressive Tudor Revival commercial block was designed by Hermann Valentin Von Holst, and built for utilities tycoon Samuel Insull, a Libertyville resident. The building was listed to the National Register in 1983. 
Historic Features
Flat main roof with false gable roof along west and north elevations, with slate shingle cladding; stucco facades with rusticated brickwork at corners and around first floor windows; front-facing gables along north and west facades with decorative vergeboard; northwest corner and west projecting square towers--northwest tower topped with cupola, west tower features clock set within an ornamented parapet wall, with bellcast roof behind; 
Alterations
See National Register Nomination for details on 1982 restoration/rehabilitation--Rear (east) courtyard removed (now parking lot and drive-through banking window; replacement windows in original openings; replacement storefront windows in original openings; select windows on north facade bricked in 
ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS
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Photo Id:
MilwaukeeAveN340-354(6)


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Photo Id:
MilwaukeeAveN340-354(8)


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Photo Id:
NMil340354


Historic Information
Old Address (city dir.year
Building Moved?
Moved From
Original Owner
Insull, Samuel
Original Architect
von Holst, Valentin
Architect Source
National Register Nomination
Builder
Surveyor
LR
Surveyor Organization
Ramsey Historic Consultants
Survey Date
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
See National Register Nomination
Other Sources
Sanborn Maps (1933, 1948); Historic photograph from the 1950s on Illinois Digital Archives shows alterations to the facade--http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/cookmemo11/id/2019/rec/13
Historic Info Compiler
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