National Register of Historic Places - Illinois (IL), Lake County

Lake County Illinois (Vacant / Not In Use) has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include LADY ELGIN Shipwreck and North Shore Sanitary District Tower, Hotel Waukegan, Jewel Tea Company, Inc. and Karcher Hotel.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Lake County places including Banta & Co. Bidwell, Engineers Greely & Hansen, John A. Scribbins, Horatio R. Wilson, Holabird and Root and B.K. Gibson. Prominent architectural styles found in Lake Country are Classical Revival, Art Deco and Gothic Revival.

Hotel Waukegan (added 1994 - - #94001269)

Also known as Chateau Waukegan

102 Washington St. , Waukegan

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Jewel Tea Company, Inc. (added 2004 - - #03001462)

Also known as Direct Marketing Division--Jewel Tea companies, Inc., Park Corporation

511 Lake Zurich Rd. , Barrington

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Holabird and Root

Architectural Style:

Art Deco, Moderne

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Karcher Hotel (added 2002 - - #02000845)

405 Washington St. , Waukegan

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

LADY ELGIN Shipwreck (added 1999 - - #94000362)

Address Restricted , Chicago

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Bidwell, Banta & Co.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Commerce, Exploration/Settlement, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Architecture

Cultural Affiliation:

Irish-American

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Water-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Libertyville High School Brainerd Building (added 2008 - - #08000678)

Also known as Libertyville Township High School

416 W. Park Ave. , Libertyville

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Education

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress

North Shore Sanitary District Tower (added 1983 - - #83000322)

Cary Ave. , Highland Park

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Greely & Hansen,Engineers

Architectural Style:

Other, Modern Movement

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Water Works

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use