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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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Former Fire Station
2327-41 W. Erie St., Chicago
The Department of Community Development (DCD) of the City of Chicago
requests the submission of proposals for the purchase and development
this city owned parcel in the Ukrainian Village neighborhood. Adaptive
reuse of the 1906 Fire Station building is favored.
To learn more…
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Gas Service Station
309 E. Irving Park Road, Bensenville
The City of Chicago is seeking interested individuals or groups to
relocate and rehabilitate this 1930s Tudor revival Gas Service Station.
The City will donate the building and provide a monetary contribution
not to exceed demolition costs to assist in relocation. Deadline for
July 12, 2010.
To learn more…
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2319 N. Kenmore
Chicago
This building is available at no cost to serious interested parties for
relocation to an alternative site. Interested parties must contact
DePaul University in writing before March 1, 2010.
View the
PDF to learn more. If not moved, this building will be demolished.
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24285 Del Court
Lake Zurich
This 1948 John VanBergen designed ranch house on a three acre lot is for sale. Lake
Zurich does not have a landmarks ordinance and it is feared the house
will be demolished. To view the realtor listing,
click here. To
view information about the house,
click here and
here.
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Three Historic Buildings
138
W. Station Street
117 W. Main Street
132 W. Station Street
Barrington
Three historic buildings are for sale for a minimum bid of $1.00 each,
if the buyer will move the buildings to a new location at his expense.
Bids shall be publicly opened
on March 31, 2010, at 2:00 p.m. by the Village Manager.
To learn more about the bidding process,
click here.
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Portage Park Arts Center
3914 N. Menard Avenue, Chicago
The City of Chicago Department of Community Development (DCD) is seeking
proposals for the adaptive re-use or redevelopment of a former 1913
church complex in the Portage Park community. For more information, see
the
Portage Park Arts Center.pdf or contact Denise Roman, City of
Chicago Department of Community Redevelopment, (312) 744-6502.
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The Aurora, Plainfield &
Joliet Streetcar Barn
24216 W Lockport Street,
Plainfield
The restoration and redevelopment of the 1903 Streetcar Barn is a
featured site in the Plainfield Riverfront Master Plan. The property is
located in the TIF District and is eligible for as much as $150,000
matching funds of the Façade Improvement Grant Program. The brick
building is largely vacant and has received only minor repair work in
the last two decades, leading to deterioration due to deferred
maintenance. To learn more
click here or contact Bill Caton, Caton
Commercial Real Estate Group, (815) 436-5700 or
www.catoncommercial.com.
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Midway Theatre
721 State Street,
Rockford
Threatened by years of neglect, the 1918 Spanish Renaissance-style
building has a carved stone façade and a 90’ clock tower that serves as
a visual landmark in Rockford’s downtown.
Midway Theatre.PDF.
To learn more…
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Arcade Building
Riverside
Riverside’s oldest commercial building (1871; Frederick C. Withers,
architect), located in the historic downtown and adjacent to the Metra
Station. This three-story, 19,500 sq. ft. building is located on a
prominent corner lot. "Mixed use" redevelopment opportunity and eligible
for Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentives. Price recently lowered
from $2.5 million to 1,990,000. Contact Scott Mladenik
at LM Commercial Real Estate, (708) 713-2240.
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Former YMCA
Belleville, Illinois
The city of Belleville is requesting reuse ideas from developers or
investors for this city-owned 1923 brick building. A former YMCA with a
gym and indoor pool, the building is in the center of the city’s
business district. July 30 deadline for proposals. For more information,
contact Mayor Mark Eckert, 618 233 6810, ext. 239, or Jim Schneider,
ext. 286.
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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 has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the
purchase and redevelopment of the building. Proposals, due October 29,
2008, 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, see the
StonyIsland.pdf or 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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Emmert
“Spring” House
Mount Carroll
This
1840 limestone house, with an 1850 brick addition, considered to be the town’s
oldest surviving structure is for sale. An artisan spring, open hearth
fireplace, and beehive oven are located on the basement level The house sits on
just under an acre of land in Mount Carroll’s National Register District.
Listed to Landmarks’
2003 Ten
Most Endangered Historic Places, the limestone structure has since partially
collapsed and a demolition permit has been applied for. The property is for
available for $25,000 but a reasonable offer will be considered.
For further
information, contact the owner Michelle Tuite at
gigueretuite@yahoo.com.
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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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