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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 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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Raymond House
409 W. Downer Place,
Aurora
Built in 1904, this frame house must be moved or will be razed to make
way for a church play lot. The city of Aurora is offering up to $101,500
in city subsidy to assist with the move and renovation of the house. The
house will be moved to a city-owned lot in the West Side National
Register District and a renovation project will be eligible for the
Property Tax Assessment Freeze for Historic Residences. The deadline to
respond to the RFP is February 18.
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.
To
learn more…
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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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Breezy Castle
815 Greenleaf Avenue, Glencoe
This 1869 Italianate/Second Empire wood-clapboard house was saved from a
possible teardown and is on the market to a preservation-minded buyer.
For more information, view the
815
Greenleaf PDF or call (847) 736-7861.
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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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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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Octagon House
Aurora, Illinois
Requests for Proposals are being sought to purchase and rehabilitate
this c.1870 octagon-style house. The asking price for the qualified
buyer is $110,000. This unique style of home was popularized through a
book published by Orson S. Fowler in 1849 entitled “The Octagon House, A
House for All”. As a locally designated historic landmark, the property
is eligible for over $40,000 in incentives to help facilitate the
restoration, depending upon the restoration plan. For information,
contact the Aurora Preservation Commission at (630) 844-3648 or
email jmangers@aurora-il.org.
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Queen
Anne Cottages
Chicago, Illinois
One of a group of cottages listed on Landmarks Illinois’
Chicagoland
Watch List, is for sale.
For individual listing information, go to the following websites:1333 S.
Heath and
1314 S.
Oakley.
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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, Jacquelynn Bossu, chair, at (847) 256-7558.
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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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Historic
School for Sale
317 State Street, Quincy
This three-story former schoolhouse, set upon a bluff overlooking the
Mississippi River, is located on a large corner lot across from the Quincy Civic
Center. The building was originally constructed in 1898 with a 1914 addition
totaling 24,000 sq. ft. Several interior classrooms have been converted into
offices or small retail boutiques while the auditorium presently serves as a
function hall. It has an intact brick fireplace and original woodwork
throughout. The lot falls within a local enterprise zone, entitling the buyer to
certain tax incentives for commercial and/or residential projects.
For
information, contact Bob Mays at (800) 228-3104.
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