Building name:

Ground Floor Use: Residential Apartments

Upper Floor Use: Residential Apartments

Current Occupant: Residential Apartments

Zoning: C-1

Number of Stories: 2

Property Index Number: 1116300024

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: Moderate alterations

Current Use: Domestic - multiple dwelling

Historic Use: Domestic - single dwelling

Secondary Structure: Detached garage

NR Second: C

Architectural Classification: Italianate

Details: Italianate

Other Year: Italianate

Date source: Surveyor

Wall Material (Current): Asphalt/Asbestos siding

Wall Material 2 (Current): Asphalt/Asbestos siding

Plan: Rectangular

No of Stories: 2

Roof Type: Hipped

Roof Material: Asphalt - shingle

Foundation: Parged

Porch: Front entry

Window Material: Wood

Window Material 2: Wood

Window Type: Double hung & other

Window Configuration: 3/1; 4/1; 1/1; 5-light

Significance: 3/1; 4/1; 1/1; 5-light

Historic Features: Shallow hipped roof; wood cornice with paneled frieze and scrolled brackets; classical lintels above window openings; southeast corner porch structure (enclosed); square oriel bay window on front facade; east side oriel window

Alterations: Replacement windows in original openings (replacement windows in front bay are historic, dating from the 1920s or 30s); corner entry porch enclosed (historic alteration--c. 1920s-30s); 2-story rear/northwest addition; exterior staircase (1952)

Old Address (city dir.year: Replacement windows in original openings (replacement windows in front bay are historic, dating from the 1920s or 30s); corner entry porch enclosed (historic alteration--c. 1920s-30s); 2-story rear/northwest addition; exterior staircase (1952)

Building Moved?: Replacement windows in original openings (replacement windows in front bay are historic, dating from the 1920s or 30s); corner entry porch enclosed (historic alteration--c. 1920s-30s); 2-story rear/northwest addition; exterior staircase (1952)

Moved From: Replacement windows in original openings (replacement windows in front bay are historic, dating from the 1920s or 30s); corner entry porch enclosed (historic alteration--c. 1920s-30s); 2-story rear/northwest addition; exterior staircase (1952)

Original Owner: Replacement windows in original openings (replacement windows in front bay are historic, dating from the 1920s or 30s); corner entry porch enclosed (historic alteration--c. 1920s-30s); 2-story rear/northwest addition; exterior staircase (1952)

Original Architect: Replacement windows in original openings (replacement windows in front bay are historic, dating from the 1920s or 30s); corner entry porch enclosed (historic alteration--c. 1920s-30s); 2-story rear/northwest addition; exterior staircase (1952)

Architect Source: Replacement windows in original openings (replacement windows in front bay are historic, dating from the 1920s or 30s); corner entry porch enclosed (historic alteration--c. 1920s-30s); 2-story rear/northwest addition; exterior staircase (1952)

Builder: Replacement windows in original openings (replacement windows in front bay are historic, dating from the 1920s or 30s); corner entry porch enclosed (historic alteration--c. 1920s-30s); 2-story rear/northwest addition; exterior staircase (1952)

Surveyor: LR

Surveyor Organization: Ramsey Historic Consultant

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 #: Downtown Libertyville

Date: Downtown Libertyville

Building Permit Description: Downtown Libertyville

Cost: Downtown Libertyville

Original Owner Occupied?: Downtown Libertyville

Exterior Alteration Permits: No permit # (2/6/1952)--outside stair

Other Permit Information: #476 (10.8.1952)--3-car garage

COA Info: #476 (10.8.1952)--3-car garage

Historic Info: From Illinois Digital Archives (info provided by Libertyville-Mundelein Historical Society and Cook Memorial Public Library)--"Oren Luce and his wife Kate lived in this residence on 126 West Lake Street in Libertyville. They moved here from a farm in Vernon Township sometime in the early 1900s. When Oren lived in Libertyville he was a harness maker and owned his own shop. His son Gilbert was the proprietor of a Libertyville furniture store and lived down the street."

Other Sources: Sanborn Maps--1924, 1933, 1948; Historic photographs of house 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/2032/rec/8; http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/cookmemo11/id/4/rec/5

Historic Info Compiler: LR

Volunteer: LR