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This distinctive commercial property on west Madison Street, known today as
the Foley-Rice Cadillac Dealership, is for sale. The building has no
landmark protection, and while the village has an easement on the building
requiring the owner to retain the building as a premium auto dealership
until 2012, the owner is seeking to buy out the easement which leaves the
building vulnerable to demolition.
Originally built as a Packard dealership (Hill Motor Sales Co.), it is the
last auto dealership on Oak Park’s “Motor Row.” It was identified in 2006 in
a Madison Street Architectural Survey as a potential Oak Park Historic
Landmark, and is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic
Places. The building was designed by E.E. Roberts with his son Elmer, who
became a partner in his father’s firm in 1924. The Madison Street survey was
done as part of the Madison Street Corridor Plan, which stated that
significant buildings should receive a higher level of scrutiny when
redevelopment is proposed.
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INFORMATION
For more information contact: Doug Kaarre, Urban Planner/Historic
Preservation, Village of Oak Park, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, IL 60302
Tel (708) 358-5417 |
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