Beginning Street Number
501-505

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:
MilwaukeeAveN501-505
Building Details
Building name
 
Ground Floor Use
Commercial 
Upper Floor Use
Unknown 
Current Occupant
Picnic Basket and Gourmet Food Works 
Zoning
C-1 
Number of Stories
2 
Property Index Number
501 (1116305019), 505 (1116305018) 
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
2005 (c) 
Date source
Surveyor/Sanborn maps/Libertyville Illustrated 
Wall Material (Current)
Brick 
Wall Material 2 (Current)
Stucco 
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
East and south facades extensively altered--brick cladding; replacement windows in altered openings on 2nd floor of east facade; replacement windows in original openings on south facade; non-historic storefront configurations and materials--stucco frieze above storefront windows with signage 
ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS
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Photo Id:
501Milwaukee


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Photo Id:
NMil501


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
JCR-09-0005 (2/25/2009)--remove abandoned chimney and repair walls, roof and floors
Other Permit Information
COA Info
Historic Info
Information on 1950s tenants in the building from Illinois Digital Archives (provided by Libertyville-Mundelein Historical Society and the Cook Memorial Public Library)--"The northwest corner of Cook Street and Milwaukee Avenue housed several small businesses. Titus Brothers, 501 N. Milwaukee Avenue, sold and repaired appliances; they were also electrical contractors, advertising "Light and power wiring…residentail and commercial…outlets..remodeling…fixtures…pole line and underground construction." Next to Titus Brothers at 505 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Bielat's sold a variety of items from 5¢ to $1. Upstairs, Dr. Bosworth ran his dental office and Pete Robertson had a barber shop."
Other Sources
Sanborn Maps--1897 (Sheet 1), 1907(Sheet 2), 1912 (Sheet 2), 1924 (Sheet 2), 1933 (Sheet 2), 1948 (Sheet 2) 1950s Photograph on Illinois Digital Archives (in collection of the Libertyville-Mundelein Historical Society and Cook Memorial Public Library)-- http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/cookmemo11/id/1227/rec/1 1970s Assesor Photograph--http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/cookmemo11/id/6643/rec/2
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