Beginning Street Number
603-605

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

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Photo Id:
MilwaukeeAveN603-605(1)
Building Details
Building name
Lovinger Building 
Ground Floor Use
Commercial 
Upper Floor Use
N/A 
Current Occupant
Original K-9 Cafe (603), Ariazi Salon & Spa (605) 
Zoning
C-1 
Number of Stories
1 
Property Index Number
603 (1116300074), 
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
Surveyor/Sanborn Map 
Wall Material (Current)
Brick 
Wall Material 2 (Current)
 
Plan
Rectangular 
No of Stories
1 
Roof Type
Flat 
Roof Material
Not Visible 
Foundation
Not visible 
Porch
 
Window Material
Aluminum/vinyl 
Window Material 2
 
Window Type
Storefront 
Window Configuration
 
Significance
 
Historic Features
Brick facade with brick panels and ornament above storefront level; overall storefront configurations are historic 
Alterations
Non-historic replacement storefront windows and doors in original openings; concrete name plate center above storefronts ("Lovinger Building"); 2-story rear addition (not historic) 
ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS
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Photo Id:
NorthMilwaukee603605


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Photo Id:
NorthMilwaukee603605(1)


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Photo Id:
NorthMilwaukee603605(2)


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Photo Id:
MilwaukeeAveN603-605


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Photo Id:
MilwaukeeAveN603-605(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
99-177 (3/10/1999)--total rehab apartments all except tenant buildout; JB-09-0107 (10/30/2009)--exterior brick wall replacement (north wall); plat of survey shows rear concrete block addition (no date)
Other Permit Information
COA Info
Historic Info
Information on 1950s tenant from Illinois Digital Archives (provided by Libertyville-Mundelein Historical Society and Cook Memorial Public Library)--"Listed in 1955 phone directory under Mundelein Locker Service, this business rented lockers for frozen food storage. They also butchered and sold meat, and they sold and repaired Philco and Frigidaire refrigerators and freezers. In 1955 they closed due to bankruptcy."
Other Sources
Sanborn Maps--1924 (Sheet 2), 1933 (Sheet 2), 1948 (Sheet 2) Historic photograph (1950s) on Illinois Digital Archives (provided by Libertyville-Mundelein Historical Society and Cook Memorial Public Library)-- http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/cookmemo11/id/1259/rec/1 1970s Assessor photo--http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/cookmemo11/id/6661/rec/2
Historic Info Compiler
LR
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