Historic Districts
Vacant / Not In Use
Illinois - Lake County
Lake County Illinois (Page 2) has 50 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of National significance and 25 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Jensen, Jens, Summer House and Studio, LADY ELGIN Shipwreck, Ragdale, Stevenson, Adlai E., II, Farm and James, Jean Butz, Museum of the Highland Park Historical Society.

Learn about famous people who are associated with these Lake County historic places including Jens Jensen, Stevenson, Adlai E., II, John Alexander Dowie and Samuel Insull.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Lake County places including Jens Jensen, Banta & Co. Bidwell, Howard Van Doren Shaw, Stanley Anderson, Perkins, Wheeler, and Will, Frank Lloyd Wright, Peter Weber, A.U. Garber, Engineers Greely & Hansen and W.W. Boyington. Prominent architectural styles found in Lake Country are Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Italianate and Renaissance.

James, Jean Butz, Museum of the Highland Park Historical Society (added 1982 - #82002567)
326 Central Ave. , Highland Park
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Highland Park Building Co.
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
archives document
Jensen, Jens, House and Studio (added 1991 - #83004572)
Also known as See Also:Jensen, Jens, Summer House and Studio (Boundary Inc
930 Dean Ave. , Highland Park
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Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Jensen,Jens
Significant Year:
1915
Area of Significance:
Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Professional, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Jensen, Jens, Summer House and Studio (added 1991 - #91000795)
Also known as See Also:Jensen, Jens, House and Studio
930--950 Dean Ave. , Highland Park
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Jensen,Jens
Architectural Style:
Shingle Style
Historic Person:
Jensen,Jens
Area of Significance:
Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Professional, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
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REMOVED
Jewel Tea Company, Inc. (added 2004 - #03001462)
Also known as Direct Marketing Division--Jewel Tea companies, Inc., Park Corporation
511 Lake Zurich Rd. , Barrington
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Holabird and Root
Architectural Style:
Art Deco, Moderne
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Judah, Noble, Estate (added 1990 - #90001197)
111 and 211 W. Westminster St. , Lake Forest
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Goodwin,Philip Lippincott
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Garden, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Sport Facility
Current Function:
Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Garden, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Sport Facility
More Information:
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Karcher Hotel (added 2002 - #02000845)
405 Washington St. , Waukegan
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
archives document
LADY ELGIN Shipwreck (added 1999 - #94000362)
Address Restricted , Chicago
address restricted
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bidwell, Banta & Co.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Commerce, Exploration/Settlement, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Architecture
Cultural Affiliation:
Irish-American
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Note: At one time this property was officially determined eligible for the National Register, but it was not formally listed because the private property owner (or a majority of owners in a historic district) objected to the designation.
Lacey, Kenneth, House (added 1982 - #82005013)
3121 Dato , Highland Park
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Note: At one time this property was officially determined eligible for the National Register, but it was not formally listed because the private property owner (or a majority of owners in a historic district) objected to the designation.
Lake Bluff Uptown Commercial Historic District (added 2006 - #06001021)
20, 31-113 E. Scranton, 26-40 (even) E. Center Ave., and 550 N. Sheridan , Lake Bluff
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., Frost, Charles & Alfred Granger
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
City Hall, Fire Station, Monument/Marker, Multiple Dwelling, Park, Rail-Related, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
City Hall, Financial Institution, Monument/Marker, Multiple Dwelling, Park, Rail-Related, Specialty Store
More Information:
archives document
Lake Forest Cemetery (added 2001 - #01000597)
Also known as Evergreen Cemetery, Forest Cemetery
1525 N. Lake Rd. , Lake Forest
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Simonds, Ossian Cole, Hotchkiss, Almerin
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Art, Landscape Architecture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery
Current Function:
Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery
More Information:
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Lake Forest Historic District (added 1978 - #78001161)
Roughly bounded by Western, Westleigh, Lake Michigan, and N city limits , Lake Forest
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government
Historic Sub-function:
College, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government
Current Sub-function:
College, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
More Information:
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Lamont, Robert P., House (added 1993 - #93001240)
Also known as West View Farms
810 S. Ridge Rd. , Lake Forest
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Shaw,Howard Van Doren
Architectural Style:
Tudor Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Lanzl, Haerman, House (added 1982 - #82002568)
1635 Linden , Highland Park
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Van Bergen,John S.
Architectural Style:
Prairie School
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Leonard, Clifford Milton, Farm (added 2000 - #00000944)
Also known as Meadowood Dairy
550,561,565,570,575,579 Hathaway Circle , Lake Forest
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Varney, Ralph, Jensen, Jens
Architectural Style:
Other, Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling, Storage
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Lewis, Lloyd, House (added 1982 - #82002579)
Also known as Haines House
153 Little St. Mary , Libertyville
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wright,Frank Lloyd
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Libertyville Downtown Historic District (added 2025 - #100011737)
Ten Blocks in Downtown Libertyville Centered Around Milwaukee Ave, Libertyville
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Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Politics/Government
Libertyville High School Brainerd Building (added 2008 - #08000678)
Also known as Libertyville Township High School
416 W. Park Ave. , Libertyville
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Education
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress
More Information:
archives document
Libertyville Town Hall (added 2022 - #100007992)
715 North Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville
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Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Politics/Government
Lichtstern House (added 1982 - #82002569)
105 S. Deere Park Dr. , Highland Park
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Heun,Arthur
Architectural Style:
Italian Villa
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
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Linden Park Place-Belle Avenue Historic District (added 1983 - #83003580)
Roughly bounded by Sheridan Rd., Elm Pl., Linden, Park, and Central Aves. , Highland Park
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
multiple
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Linn, Howard and Lucy, House (added 2005 - #05001257)
555 Shoreacres Dr. , Lake Bluff
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Frazier & Raftery, Frazier, Walter S.
Architectural Style:
Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Loeb, Ernest, House (added 1983 - #83000321)
1425 Waverly , Highland Park
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Georgian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Mandel, Mr. Fred L., Jr., House (added 2009 - #09001122)
2479 Woodbridge La. , Highland Park
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Klafter, David Saul
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Mandel, Robert, House and Coach House (added 1982 - #82005014)
1249 and 1237 Sheridan Rd. , Highland Park
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Adler,David
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Note: At one time this property was officially determined eligible for the National Register, but it was not formally listed because the private property owner (or a majority of owners in a historic district) objected to the designation.
Maple Avenue Maple Lane Historic District (added 1982 - #82002570)
Maple Ave. and Maple Lane between St. Johns Ave. and Sheridan Rd. , Highland Park
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et al., Maher,George W.
Architectural Style:
Prairie School, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Millard, George Madison, House (added 1982 - #82002571)
1689 Lake Ave. , Highland Park
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wright,Frank Lloyd
Architectural Style:
Prairie School
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Millard, Sylvester, House (added 1982 - #82002572)
1623 Sylvester Pl. , Highland Park
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Boyington,W.W.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
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Millburn Historic District (added 1979 - #79000851)
U.S. 45, Millburn and Grass Lake Rds. , Millburn
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Italianate, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Mineola Hotel (added 1979 - #79003785)
91 N. Cora St. , Fox Lake
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Restaurant
More Information:
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Morse, Robert Hosmer, House (added 2000 - #00000947)
1301 Knollwood Circle , Lake Forest
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Zimmerman, Saxe & Zimmerman
Architectural Style:
Art Deco, Moderne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
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Near North Historic District (added 1978 - #78001162)
Roughly bounded by Ash St., RR. tracks, Glen Flora Ave. , Waukegan
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Mid 19th Century Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Current Function:
Domestic
More Information:
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North Shore Sanitary District Tower (added 1983 - #83000322)
Cary Ave. , Highland Park
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Greely & Hansen,Engineers
Architectural Style:
Other, Modern Movement
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Water Works
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
archives document
REMOVED
Obee House (added 1982 - #82002573)
1642 Green Bay Rd. , Highland Park
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Old Briargate Station (added 1983 - #83004573)
Also known as Brencor Inc. Radiation Equipment
1495 Old Deerfield Rd. , Highland Park
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Note: At one time this property was officially determined eligible for the National Register, but it was not formally listed because the private property owner (or a majority of owners in a historic district) objected to the designation.
Paddock, Henry I., House (added 2001 - #01000596)
346 Sheridan Rd. , Winthrop Harbor
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
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Pick, George, House (added 1982 - #82002574)
970 Sheridan Rd. , Highland Park
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Van Doren Shaw,Howard
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
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Proctor Building (added 1998 - #98000064)
Also known as New Castle Hotel;Proctor Block
520-30 N. Milwaukee Ave. , Libertyville
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Restaurant, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Specialty Store
More Information:
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Public Service Building (added 1983 - #83003581)
Also known as Libertyville Federal Savings and Loan Association Building
344-354 N. Milwaukee Ave. , Libertyville
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Von Holst,H. V.
Architectural Style:
Other
Historic Person:
Insull,Samuel
Significant Year:
1928
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution, Multiple Dwelling, Professional
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution, Multiple Dwelling, Professional
More Information:
archives document
Ragdale (added 1976 - #76000717)
1230 N. Green Bay Rd. , Lake Forest
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Shaw,Howard Van Doren
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Art, Architecture, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Park, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park, Single Dwelling
More Information:
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Ravinia Park Historic District (added 1982 - #82002575)
Roughly bounded by Lambert Tree Ave., Sheridan Rd., St. Johns Ave., Rambler Lane, and Ravinia Park Ave. , Highland Park
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Chicago & Milwaukee Electric RR, Weber,Peter
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Fair, Theater
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Music Facility
More Information:
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Ravinia Station (added 1982 - #82005015)
510 Roger Williams , Highland Park
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Note: At one time this property was officially determined eligible for the National Register, but it was not formally listed because the private property owner (or a majority of owners in a historic district) objected to the designation.
Reed, Mrs. Kersey Coates, House (added 2001 - #01000178)
Also known as Helen Shedd Reed House
1315 N. Lake Rd. , Lake Forest
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Adler, David
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Rosewood Park (added 1982 - #82002576)
Roger Williams Ave. , Highland Park
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Jensen,Jens
Area of Significance:
Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Park
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
More Information:
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Ryerson, Edward L., Area Historic District (added 1996 - #96000086)
Also known as Edward L. Ryerson Conservation Area
21950 N. Riverwoods Rd. , Deerfield
Teemu08, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Clark,Edwin H., Cramer,Ambrose
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Other
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Camp, Single Dwelling, Storage
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation
More Information:
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Sheridan--Park Apartments (added 1982 - #82005016)
430 Park Ave. , Highland Park
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Mann,William
Architectural Style:
Tudor Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
Note: At one time this property was officially determined eligible for the National Register, but it was not formally listed because the private property owner (or a majority of owners in a historic district) objected to the designation.
Shiloh House (added 1977 - #77000488)
Also known as Residence of Founder of City of Zion
1300 Shiloh Blvd. , Zion
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Burkhardt,Paul
Architectural Style:
Other, Queen Anne
Historic Person:
Dowie,John Alexander
Significant Year:
1903, 1902
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
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Snite, John Taylor, House (added 2003 - #03000790)
225 N. Deere Park Ave. E , Highland Park
Teemu08, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Cerny, Jerome, Robert
Architectural Style:
Art Deco, Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
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Soule, C. S., House (added 1982 - #82002577)
304 Laurel Ave. , Highland Park
Ronincmc, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Gothic
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Church Related Residence
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
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Stevenson, Adlai E., II, Farm (added 2003 - #03000918)
25200 N. Saint Mary's Rd. , Mettawa
Teemu08, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Perkins, Wheeler, and Will, Anderson, Stanley
Architectural Style:
Moderne, International Style
Historic Person:
Stevenson, Adlai E., II
Significant Year:
1937, 1938
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Work In Progress
More Information:
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Property Details:
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Swift, Louis F., House (added 2005 - #05001256)
Also known as Westleigh, Gillette House
255 E. Foster Place , Lake Forest
Teemu08, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Shaw, Howard Van Doren
Architectural Style:
Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
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