Cook Memorial Library
National Register of Historic Places

Cook Memorial Library

Libertyville, Lake County, Illinois
Listed
August 15, 2001
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
01000867

About this property

The Ansel B. Cook House, is a historic house museum in Libertyville, Illinois, United States. It was built as a Victorian house for contractor and politician Ansel B. Cook in 1878. In his will, Cook donated the home to be used as a public library, although it remained for many years the residence of Cook's longer-lived widow. After Emily Barrows Cook's death, the building received a major Neoclassical renovation that converted it into a library, opening to the public in 1921. By the 1960s the library had outgrown the space available, and voters approved a referendum to construct a new library. The new facility of what is now the Cook Memorial Public Library District opened directly behind the Cook House in 1968. The building was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 2001. Today the Libertyville–Mundelein Historical Society operates the house as a Victorian house museum.

Location

413 N. Milwakee Ave.
Libertyville, Lake County, Illinois
42.28729, -87.95536

Categories

EDUCATION
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Cook Memorial Library listed on the National Register?

Cook Memorial Library was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 15, 2001.

What type of historic resource is Cook Memorial Library?

Cook Memorial Library is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Cook Memorial Library?

The period of significance for Cook Memorial Library is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1878.

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