Building name:

Ground Floor Use: Commercial

Upper Floor Use: N/A

Current Occupant: Murphy's Health Foods (400), Pizzeria Devilee (404)

Zoning: C-1

Number of Stories: 1

Property Index Number: 400 (1116411011)

Within Local District?: No

Local Dist Contrib/Non-Contrib?: C

Local Landmark?: No

Year: No

Local Landmark Eligible?: No

Criteria: No

NR District Contrib/Non-Contrib: C

Within District?: No

NR Landmark?: No

Year: No

NR Eligible?: No

Criteria: No

Alternate Address?: No

Category: Building

Condition: Good

Integrity: Minor alterations

Current Use: Commerce/Trade

Historic Use: Commerce/Trade

Secondary Structure: Commerce/Trade

NR Second: Commerce/Trade

Architectural Classification: One Part Commercial Block

Details: One Part Commercial Block

Other Year: One Part Commercial Block

Date source: Permit

Wall Material (Current): Brick

Wall Material 2 (Current): Brick

Plan: Brick

No of Stories: 1

Roof Type: Flat

Roof Material: Not Visible

Foundation: Not visible

Porch: Not visible

Window Material: Metal

Window Material 2: Metal

Window Type: Storefront

Window Configuration: 1-light

Significance: 1-light

Historic Features: Red face brick exterior; south end corner storefront with original windows and stacked brick bulkhead

Alterations: Signage; replacement windows and doors in north storefront

Old Address (city dir.year: Signage; replacement windows and doors in north storefront

Building Moved?: Signage; replacement windows and doors in north storefront

Moved From: Signage; replacement windows and doors in north storefront

Original Owner: First National Bank of Lake Forest Trustee

Original Architect: Tideman, Henry

Architect Source: Permit

Builder: Hansen & Werhane

Surveyor: LR

Surveyor Organization: Ramsey Historic Consultants

Survey Date: May-June 2016

Survey Area: Downtown Libertyville

Old Address: Downtown Libertyville

Date of Construction: Downtown Libertyville

Moving Permit #: Downtown Libertyville

Date Moved: Downtown Libertyville

Building Permit #: 1431

Date: 5/7/1956

Building Permit Description: Concrete and brick one-story store

Cost: $52,600.00

Original Owner Occupied?: $52,600.00

Exterior Alteration Permits: 92-593 (7/23/1992)--alterations

Other Permit Information: 92-593 (7/23/1992)--alterations

COA Info: 92-593 (7/23/1992)--alterations

Historic Info: From Illinois Digital Archives (info provided by Libertyville-Mundelein Historical Society and Cook Memorial Public Library)--Julian Redman opened this store at 404 North Milwaukee in the mid-1950s. He advertised as "Home of Famous Brands." Redman remained in business there until the mid-1960s at which time he moved the store to 1161 South Milwaukee Avenue. He was still in business into the 1990s. Jay's Shoes stood next door to the south at the northeast corner of Cook Street and Milwaukee Avenue where they billed themselves as "The Store of Famous Brands." They sold Stride Rite shoes for youngsters; women's brands included Cobbies, Penobscot Trampeze, American Girl, and "Nunn-Bush ankle fashioned Oxfords." They also sold shoe for men. Jay's stayed in business into the mid-1960s

Other Sources: Sanborn Maps--1948. Historic photo on Illinois Digital Archives (in collection of Libertyville-Mundelein Historical Society and Cook Memorial Public Library)--http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/cookmemo11/id/2036/rec/2

Historic Info Compiler: LR

Volunteer: LR