Beginning Street Number
500

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:
MilwaukeeAveN500(1)
Building Details
Building name
Schanck Building 
Ground Floor Use
Commercial 
Upper Floor Use
Unknown 
Current Occupant
Rolland Jewelers 
Zoning
C-1 
Number of Stories
2 
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 
Current Use
Commerce/Trade 
Historic Use
Commerce/Trade 
Secondary Structure
 
NR Second
 
Architectural Description
Architectural Classification
Two Part Commercial Block (altered) 
Details
 
Other Year
1955, 1990s 
Date source
Surveyor/Sanborn Maps/surveyor 
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
Aluminum/vinyl 
Window Material 2
 
Window Type
Double hung & storefront 
Window Configuration
1/1; 1-light 
Significance
 
Historic Features
 
Alterations
Original facade extensively altered/rebuilt in 1955-56--center bay on front facade recessed; original paired storefronts with center 2nd-story entrance replaced with single storefront--no historic materials on facade; non-historic replacement windows in original openings on 2nd-story of south facade; recessed entry with aluminum fixed windows and non-historic door on first story of south facade 
ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS
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Photo Id:
500NMilwaukee


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Photo Id:
MilwaukeeAveN500(SchanckBuilding)


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Photo Id:
MilwaukeeAveN500


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Photo Id:
MilwaukeeAveN500(Duringremodeling1955-6)


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
Other Permit Information
COA Info
Historic Info
From Illinois Digital Archives (info provided by the Libertyville-Mundelein Historical Society and the Cook Memorial Public Library)-- "The Schanck Building, located on the northeast corner of Milwaukee Avenue and Cook Street, housed the King Loan Company. King Loan dealt in auto and furniture loans and offered prompt service: "When you need money just phone, then call at office and complete loan." Another King Loan branch was located at 128 Madison Street in Waukegan. Schanck Hardware was also located in this building. The Schanck family was among the first settlers in Libertyville. George Schanck was born in 1837 and in 1870 he established his hardware business at this corner. The building burned in the fire of 1895 but Mr. Schanck rebuilt his business in a double brick building on the same site. The Schanck building underwent a complete restructuring of its façade sometime between 1955 and 1956. This photograph shows the new front, more modern and contemporary than the red brick of the rest of the building. They did, however, keep the "Schanck" plaque for display on the second floor of the front of the building. Ace Hardware was located just to the north. It was formerly the H.B. Eger Hardware store, which was built in 1896."
Other Sources
Sanborn Maps--1897 (Sheet 1), 1907 (Sheet 2), 1912 (Sheet 2), 1924 (Sheet 2), 1933 (Sheet 2), 1948 (Sheet 2) Historic photographs of building on Illinois Digital Archives (in collection of the Libertyville-Mundelein Historical Society and the Cook Memorial Public Library)-- http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/cookmemo11/id/1231/rec/21 http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/cookmemo11/id/2024/rec/4 http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/cookmemo11/id/1231/rec/2
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