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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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5138 Florence Avenue
Downers Grove
Own a Lustron! This well-cared home is one of two surviving--out of four
original--Lustrons in Downers Grove. The roof and walls (inside and out)
are enameled steel panels. One of about 3,000 such homes built from
1948-1950.
Click here for more on this building. Learn more about Lustrons
here and
here.
Lustron registry. |
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4602 N. Malden Street
Chicago One of several homes built in 1895-96 for Judge Warren T. Clark on
Malden Street in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood. The house was designed
by architect Robert C. Berlin in a Victorian eclectic style--mixing
elements of Queen Anne and Colonial Revival styles. Neighbors fear the
house could be threatened by teardown as another large picturesque
Victorian on the other side of the same block was torn down for
redevelopment. To learn more about the property,
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Maywood Home for Soldiers’
Widows
224 N. First Ave., Maywood
The Village of Maywood is seeking a developer/purchaser to rehabilitate
and reuse this historic 1924 Georgia Revival style structure on a prime
corner for redevelopment. Originally designed for soldiers’ widows of
the Civil War but vacant since 2003, this building was included on
Landmarks Illinois’ “Ten
Most Endangered” list for 2012. The structure is on
approximately19,000 sq. ft. with a building footprint of approximately
5000 sq. ft. The building has 36 rooms with a grand dining room and
commercial kitchen. Ideal uses would be restaurant or entertainment
venues. A purchaser doing a qualified rehabilitation could utilize the
Federal Rehabilitation Tax Credit. The building is also within a TIF
District. If a buyer is not found, the building may likely be
demolished. Please contact the Village of Maywood for inquiries, Bill
Barlow, Village Manager at 708-450-6301 or Angela Smith, Community
Development Dept., at 708-450-6351.
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Charleston Post Office
Building
320 South Sixth, Charleston
This brick, 1 ½ story, neoclassical structure was erected in 1917 one
block north of Charleston’s courthouse square with a rear addition constructed in 1958. The interior features wood dado paneling and
terrazzo floors in the front lobby and a spiral staircase to the
mezzanine level. The building is for sale under a two-year preservation
covenant between the USPS and the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency
(IHPA). The Charleston Historic Preservation Commission is concerned
that the two-year preservation covenant on the building will expire
before a preservation-minded buyer is found. Determined eligible for
listing in the National Register of Historic Places, an owner doing a
qualified rehabilitation could utilize the Federal Rehabilitation Tax
Credit. The building is also within the Downtown TIF District.
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learn more…
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James Irving Residence
1318 Isabella Street, Wilmette
After purchasing this Prairie-style house and its adjacent cottage on
adjoining lots as a teardown, a developer agreed to re-sell
the house and allow the cottage to be moved. An individual has agreed to
move the cottage to another private residence and construction on a new
house will begin this spring on that adjoining lot. The residence, which
must be sold within a four month timeframe or the developer will
reconsider demolition, was designed by noted Prairie School architect
John Van Bergen in 1928. The house is eligible for local landmark
designation by the Village of Wilmette, which would allow a future owner
to utilize the
property tax assessment freeze to assist with a rehabilitation.
Contact:
Lisa DiChiera at Landmarks Illinois for information on
incentives and other preservation resources.
Click here for listing
information.
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Blair House
925 N. Sheridan Road, Lake Bluff
This Modernist masterpiece was designed by Keck & Keck, a preeminent
firm of the era. The Blair House has been widely published, both from
the time of its construction in 1955, as well as in numerous books on
the work of Keck & Keck and modern architecture. It was forward-thinking
in its use of sustainable technologies, such as double-glazing and
radiant heat. With no protection in place the Blair House is highly
vulnerable to demolition to make way for new construction. The property
is currently list to LI’s
Ten Most Endangered Historic Places.
To
learn more…
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Mineola Hotel
91 N. Cora, Fox Lake
The owners listed the hotel and surrounding 17 acres of lakefront
property on eBay this week for $2 million. The wood frame building was
built in 1884 and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in
1979. It was a weekend getaway for Al Capone and other gangsters. It is
located half way between Chicago & Milwaukee, thirty miles west of Lake
Michigan.
eBay
listing.
Press.
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Volz
Building
933-935 S. State Street, Lockport
This c. 1890 brick building was formerly a fully occupied hotel/rooming
house with a sports bar on the main floor. After a 2008 fire, the
building’s interior was gutted. The building is one of the largest
contributing structures in Lockport’s National Register Historic
District and the largest on State Street (IL Rt 171 and Lockport's main
north-south street.) If a buyer is not found, the building may likely be
demolished. Preservationists fear its loss could have a devastating
ripple effect on Lockport historic district.
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learn more…
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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.
Deadline for RFQ extended to May 31.
Read the RFQ for more information…
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Chicago City-Owned Historic
Buildings For Sale
City of Chicago
Department of Housing and Economic Development (HED) department listing
of city-owned historic properties available for
acquisition at
www.cityofchicago.org.
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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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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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.
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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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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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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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