Building Permit Description
Exterior Alteration Permits
1048 (3/5/1955)--resurfacing front with enameled steel sections, recess front door of aluminum, alter display case; Appearance Review Commission minutes (7/21/2003)-- replacement upper windows in original openings; 94-508 (7/28/1994)--construct Starbucks coffee shop per Village plans (542)
Historic Info
The First National Bank was the second bank in Libertyville, begun in January of 1903. In 1932, the bank merged with Lake County National Bank into the First Lake County National Bank. The upper floors of the building housed a theater, meeting rooms, and offices.
Other Sources
Illinois Digital Archives holds several historic photographs of the building soon after construction, as well as later photos from the 1950s and 1970s:
http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/cookmemo11/id/102/rec/3
http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/cookmemo11/id/103/rec/4
http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/cookmemo11/id/6264/rec/5
http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/cookmemo11/id/2107/rec/6
http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/cookmemo11/id/2034/rec/7
http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/cookmemo11/id/6265/rec/11
Sanborn Maps--1907 (Sheet 2), 1912 (Sheet 2), 1924 (Sheet 2), 1933 (Sheet 2), 1948 (Sheet 2)
IMAGES OF AMERICA: LIBERTYVILLE, p. 54-55