2211 North West Street River Grove
Estimated Construction Date: 1960-1969
Primary Materials: Brick
Secondary Materials: Metals
Current Use: Follett Higher Education Group River Grove Campus
(at time of survey)
Status: Demolished
Building Classification: Building
Primary Type: Industry/Processing/Extraction
General Notes:
warehouse facility for textbook distributor
Roof Form: Flat
Surveyors: J.E., S.H., L.M.
Survey Date: 11/22/2010
Noteworthy Classification Features:
short brick side walls framing limestone sign board, cantilevered and canted fascia with original lighting, enclosed glass-sided breezeway with large panes, strip windows with concrete window surrounds and limestone blocks between sets of windows, rear warehouse section is a concrete base with corrugated metal upper walls, modernist landscaping a la “campus in a park” with sparse trees right up against building and large planted area in front of entry
Noteworthy Landscape Features:
Foliage