Building name: Petranek Pharmacy

Ground Floor Use: Commercial

Upper Floor Use: N/A

Current Occupant: Petranek Pharmacy

Zoning: C-1

Number of Stories: 1

Property Index Number: 1116400026

Within Local District?: No

Local Dist Contrib/Non-Contrib?: NC

Local Landmark?: No

Year: No

Local Landmark Eligible?: No

Criteria: No

NR District Contrib/Non-Contrib: NC

Within District?: No

NR Landmark?: No

Year: No

NR Eligible?: No

Criteria: No

Alternate Address?: No

Category: Building

Condition: Good

Integrity: Major 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: 1993

Date source: Permits

Wall Material (Current): Brick

Wall Material 2 (Current): Brick

Plan: Rectangular

No of Stories: 1

Roof Type: Flat

Roof Material: Asphalt - shingle

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: Curving storefront with stone bulkhead and metal storefront windows

Alterations: Much of front facade covered with dryvit, parapet wall rebuilt with center gable (1993); signage

Old Address (city dir.year: Much of front facade covered with dryvit, parapet wall rebuilt with center gable (1993); signage

Building Moved?: Much of front facade covered with dryvit, parapet wall rebuilt with center gable (1993); signage

Moved From: Much of front facade covered with dryvit, parapet wall rebuilt with center gable (1993); signage

Original Owner: Much of front facade covered with dryvit, parapet wall rebuilt with center gable (1993); signage

Original Architect: Dart, Edward D.

Architect Source: Permit

Builder: Pickus Construction

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 #: 1089

Date: 3/17/1955

Building Permit Description: Brick one story business

Cost: $50,000.00

Original Owner Occupied?: $50,000.00

Exterior Alteration Permits: 93-526 (9/17/1993)--new exterior dryvit facade with peaked parapet wall

Other Permit Information: 93-526 (9/17/1993)--new exterior dryvit facade with peaked parapet wall

COA Info: 93-526 (9/17/1993)--new exterior dryvit facade with peaked parapet wall

Historic Info: From Illinois Digital Archives (info provided by the Libertyville-Mundelein Historical Society and Cook Memorial Public Library)--"Petranek's Pharmacy was located at 426 North Milwaukee Avenue near the southeast corner of East Cook Street and North Milwaukee Avenue. It was a successor to the historic Lovell's Pharmacy, owned by Kenneth Lovell, which opened for business at that site in 1876. Over the years, several people ran the pharmacy business. J. Swann took over in 1896; the pharmacy changed to Miller Drugs in 1946. Louis J. Petranek (Lou) took over in the late 1940s and the business became Petranek's in 1950. A fire in 1954 did $125,000 worth of damage to the building, destroying the Lovell building. For a period of two years or so, Petranek's operated at 519 North Milwaukee Avenue while the building in the photograph was erected. Petranek's reopened at 426 North Milwaukee Avenue in 1956. Lou Petranek left in 1960. A series of owners took over, keeping the name Petranek's and operating as the only independent pharmacy in the area. Also pictured in this photograph are Mooney's Fur Shop (428 N. Milwaukee Ave.), Enevold Realty Company (430 N. Milwaukee Ave.), and Morrison Shoes (432 N. Milwaukee Ave.)."

Other Sources: Sanborn Maps--1948 (Sheet 2) Historic photos from the 1950s and 1970s on Illinois Digital Archives (in collection of the Libertyville-Mundelein Historical Society and Cook Memorial Public Library)-- http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/cookmemo11/id/2031/rec/2 http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/cookmemo11/id/6641/rec/3

Historic Info Compiler: LR

Volunteer: LR