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How Can I Help?
For Sale: Imperiled Buildings
The following listings have been submitted
to Landmarks Illinois and represent buildings for sale of historic interest. Please contact the listing owner and not Landmarks
regarding any of the buildings. Owners should
email information on properties to mail@lpci.org. Landmarks Illinois disclaims any responsibility for statements made by the sellers.
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Bresee Tower
4 N Vermilion St., Danville
Downtown Danville, Inc., the City of Danville and Vermilion County are
seeking developers interested in reusing this 1918, 12-story building
designed by Mundie and Jensen. Bresee Tower is located in a TIF district
and in an Enterprise Zone and is listed on the National Register of
Historic Places. Inquiries or proposals may be sent for review to: Dana
Schaumburg, Executive Director, Downtown Danville, Inc., 149 N.
Vermilion St., Danville, IL 61832, (217) 443-3886; Linda Bolton,
Director of Business Dev., Vermilion Advantage, 28 W North St.,
Danville, IL 61832, (217) 442-6201 or John Dreher, Community Development
Mgr., City of Danville, 17 W Main St., Danville, IL 61832, (217)
431-2329.
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Joel Wiant House
151 W. Washington Street, West Chicago
The city of West Chicago is seeking a developer/purchaser to
rehabilitate and reuse this historic 1869 Italianate structure in the
city’s Turner Junction Historic District. A purchaser must be found by
June; otherwise the city may demolish the structure.
Read the RFQ for more information…
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Coming Soon:
The City of Chicago
Department of Housing and Economic Development (HED) department will be listing city-owned historic properties available for
acquisition at
www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dcd.
For more information, contact: Cindy Roubik at 312-744-3038.
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3138-40 S. Indiana
Chicago
Originally built as the Lakeside Club, a Jewish social organization,
this structure was renamed in 1917 when it became the headquarters of
the Peoples Movement Club, a political organization headed by Oscar
Stanton DePriest (1871-1951), the first African-American elected to the
City Council. The building is a rare surviving 19th-century clubhouse
structure, and is an excellent example of the type of architecture found
in the community in the 1880's. Since the 1950's, it has been occupied
by religious institutions. It is one of eight individual buildings and one monument within the city of
Chicago’s Black Metropolis-Bronzeville Historic District.
The property is zoned RS-3 so it does not require a
commercial/institutional use. To learn more, contact the realtor, Daniel
Ehrman, at (630) 260-1177 ex. 20 or
daniel.ehrman@cbc-realty.com.
Additional information:
http://chicago-architecture-jyoti.blogspot.com/2010/03/unity-hall.html.
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Old Lincoln School
2125 7th Avenue, Rock Island The City of Rock Island is seeking developers interested in an adaptive
use of this 1894 Richardsonian Romanesque-style building. The property was listed to Landmarks Illinois’
2005 Ten Most Endangered Historic
Places.
For more information, click
HERE or
HERE.
Read more on Old Lincoln School.
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Charles Jewell House
552 31st Street, Rock Island
This simple front-gabled 1888 cottage has fallen into disrepair and the
City of Rock Island may consider demolition if a new owner is not found.
Listed on Rock Island’s “Most Significant Unprotected Structures”
publication,
click here
and
here
to read more about the building. Contact
Alan
Carmen, City of Rock Island for more information.
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901 S. 8th Avenue
Maywood
This 1910, Prairie-style house, designed by the noted firm Tallmadge and
Watson, has been unoccupied for over four years. The Maywood Historic
Preservation Commission locally landmarked the property and it is listed
on the National Register of Historic Places. A new owner is needed to
renovate the property to prevent further deterioration. If a qualified
rehabilitation is done, the property is eligible for a
Property Tax Assessment Freeze.
To
learn more…
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Western Military Academy
2009 Seminary Road, Alton
This former military academy campus in Alton’s Upper Alton Historic
District retains the original 1903 Administration Building. A
grassroots group, Save Western,
is working to find an appropriate owner and reuse for the campus and its
original buildings.
To
learn more…
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Wheaton Grand Theatre
119-123 N. Hale Street, Wheaton
This former theatre is in foreclosure and in need of a new
owner/operator. Because the building is listed in the National Register
of Historic Places, an owner doing a qualified rehabilitation could
utilize the
Federal Rehabilitation Tax Credit. To learn more
click here
and
here.
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Forest Park
Naperville
In 2009, the United States Postal Service began the process of
downsizing its real estate holdings. Currently, three 1930s post offices
are for sale in Illinois.
To
learn more…
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Harwood-Solon House
503 S. State Street,
Champaign
This 1867 building is an excellent example of the Italian
Tuscan Villa architectural style. The Solon grandchildren donated the house to the Preservation
and Conservation Association of Champaign County (PACA) in 2005 for its
preservation.
With assistance from a Heritage Fund Grant from Landmarks
Illinois, PACA has completed building stabilization and repairs to
arrest deterioration of the building and prepare the house for sale.
Included in this is the installation of a historic metal roof.
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"Update"
Hugh Burnham House
8 Park Drive, Glenview
Built in 1894 by Hugh Burnham, a Chicago lawyer and nephew of Chicago
city planner Daniel Burnham, the house is currently owned by the
Glenview New Church, who wish to have the house moved from its current
location to another location.
The house is for sale for $1. For further information, contact Mr. Kent Fuller at (847) 729-4642 or
view the
Hugh Burnham House PDF.
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Foley-Rice Cadillac
Dealership
644 & 711 Madison Street,
Oak Park
The building at 644 was listed to the Landmarks Illinois
2007-08 Chicagoland Watch List. This 1923 building, designed by E.E. Roberts
with his son Elmer, has no landmark protection.
Originally built as a Packard dealership (Hill Motor Sales Co.), it was
the last auto dealership on Oak Park’s “Motor Row.”
For sale details,
view the pdf.
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"Still
Available"
Guaranty Bank and Trust
Building
6734-58 S. Stony Island, Chicago
The City of Chicago is accepting proposals for the
purchase and redevelopment of the building. Proposals must include preservation of the historic character of the bank
building which was included on Landmarks Illinois’ 2006-07 Chicagoland
Watch List. For more information, contact Lisa
Washington, City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development,
(312) 744-4476.
Photograph: Lee Bey
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Old
Masonic Temple
220 North Sheridan Road, Waukegan
Listed on the 2007-08 Chicagoland Watch List,
this historic property is for sale. The property is a 40,000 sq. ft former
Masonic Lodge. It is adjacent to the newly refurbished Genesee Theatre, has
large open spaces, high ceilings and views of Lake Michigan. For more information, view the
220
Sheridan Map
PDF or contact Kathleen Rice at 847-623-5778.
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Sanborn
House
315 Essex,
Kenilworth
One of only two houses designed by the architectural firm of Nimmons & Fellows,
known primarily for their innovative industrial designs, this 12-room Dutch
Colonial was built c. 1900-01. It is situated on a historical
cohesive streetscapes. However, with no local landmark designation, the
house is a potential candidate for teardown due to high land values in
Kenilworth.
For additional information, contact Village of Kenilworth Building
Review Commission, Chairman, Ray Drexler at (847) 256-1067.
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Log
Cabin
Carlinville, Macoupin County
For sale to relocate, a rare Civil War era two-story log cabin. Disassembled and
reassembled (all original hewn logs). Ready for restoration. The original
builder, Jefferson Weatherford, was a close friend and bodyguard of Abraham
Lincoln. Both men were said to have spent time at the cabin. The cabin was used
as a stagecoach stop between Vandalia and Springfield. Dimensions: 39’ in width
and 18.5 feet in length. Price: $75,000 (negotiable). For more information,
contact the owner: Charlotte Fieker at (217) 854-6751.
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