Building name
Ground Floor Use
Commercial
Upper Floor Use
N/A
Current Occupant
Murphy's Health Foods (400), Pizzeria Devilee (404)
Zoning
C-1
Number of Stories
1
Property Index Number
400 (1116411011)
Beginning Street Number
400-404
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?
No
Criteria
Photo Id:
MilwaukeeAveN400-404
Building Details
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
Minor alterations
Current Use
Commerce/Trade
Historic Use
Commerce/Trade
Secondary Structure
NR Second
Architectural Description
Architectural Classification
One Part Commercial Block
Details
Other Year
Date source
Permit
Wall Material (Current)
Brick
Wall Material 2 (Current)
Plan
No of Stories
1
Roof Type
Flat
Roof Material
Not Visible
Foundation
Not visible
Porch
Window Material
Metal
Window Material 2
Window Type
Storefront
Window Configuration
1-light
Significance
Historic Features
Red face brick exterior; south end corner storefront with original windows and stacked brick bulkhead
Alterations
Signage; replacement windows and doors in north storefront
ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS
Photo Id:
400-404Milwaukee
Historic Information
Old Address (city dir.year
Building Moved?
Moved From
Original Owner
First National Bank of Lake Forest Trustee
Original Architect
Tideman, Henry
Architect Source
Permit
Builder
Hansen & Werhane
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 #
1431
Date
5/7/1956
Building Permit Description
Concrete and brick one-story store
Cost
$52,600.00
Original Owner Occupied?
Exterior Alteration Permits
92-593 (7/23/1992)--alterations
Other Permit Information
COA Info
Historic Info
From Illinois Digital Archives (info provided by Libertyville-Mundelein Historical Society and Cook Memorial Public Library)--Julian Redman opened this store at 404 North Milwaukee in the mid-1950s. He advertised as "Home of Famous Brands." Redman remained in business there until the mid-1960s at which time he moved the store to 1161 South Milwaukee Avenue. He was still in business into the 1990s. Jay's Shoes stood next door to the south at the northeast corner of Cook Street and Milwaukee Avenue where they billed themselves as "The Store of Famous Brands." They sold Stride Rite shoes for youngsters; women's brands included Cobbies, Penobscot Trampeze, American Girl, and "Nunn-Bush ankle fashioned Oxfords." They also sold shoe for men. Jay's stayed in business into the mid-1960s
Other Sources
Sanborn Maps--1948. Historic photo on Illinois Digital Archives (in collection of Libertyville-Mundelein Historical Society and Cook Memorial Public Library)--http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/cookmemo11/id/2036/rec/2
Historic Info Compiler
LR
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