Beginning Street Number
533-541

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
A


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Photo Id:
MilwaukeeAveN533-541(rear)
Building Details
Building name
 
Ground Floor Use
Commercial 
Upper Floor Use
Unknown 
Current Occupant
Dimaond Residential Mtg. (533), Charles and Minerva (535), Touche Salon (537), Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory (541) 
Zoning
C-1 
Number of Stories
Property Index Number
1116300166 (533), 1116305010 (535/537), 1116305009 (541) 

National Register
NR District Contrib/Non-Contrib
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
Two Part Commercial Block 
Details
Queen Anne 
Other Year
 
Date source
Surveyor/Sanborn Maps 
Wall Material (Current)
Brick 
Wall Material 2 (Current)
Metal 
Plan
Rectangular 
No of Stories
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
Fine example of a Queen Anne Two Part Commercial Block, with metal 2nd-story polygonal bays, corbelled brick cornice, and distinctive stone string courses. 
Historic Features
Brick exterior; corbelled brick cornice; stone string courses at lintel and sill levels of 2nd story window openings; three 2nd-story polygonal metal bays with pressed metal cornices and ornament; metal corner pilasters at storefront level 
Alterations
Painted brick at front facade; replacement storefront configurations and materials; replacement door to second story; replacement windows in original openings on 2nd story 

ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS
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Photo Id:
NMil541537533


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Photo Id:
MilwaukeeAveN531-541


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Photo Id:
MilwaukeeAveN541(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
Other Permit Information
COA Info
Historic Info
1970s Assessor photos 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/6675/rec/3 http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/cookmemo11/id/6677/rec/133 Image of north storefront bay in the 1950s-- http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/cookmemo11/id/2025/rec/4 "Ray N. Smith opened his shoe store in the late 1920s. He sold several brands of shoes for adults and children. Just a few doors north of Langworthy's clothing store, it was a convenient stop for local shoppers refreshing family wardrobes. The family owned and operated business continued until the late 1980s."
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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