Resource Detail: 100 S Commerce St Galena Illinois: RuskinARC™

Basics

Resource Category:

Building

Resource Type:

commercial building

Location

Address:

100 S Commerce St

City:

Galena

County:

Jo Daviess

State/Province/Region:

Illinois

Zip/Postal Code:

61036

Country:

USA

Other Address or Location Information:

Parcel/Tax number or land unit:

22-100-511-00

Local place name:

Setting/Landscape/Site Features:

Acreage, parcel, land unit size:

Quad/Map name and date:

Date

Township/Range/Section:

/ /

Visible from Public Road?

Yes

Historical Information

Historic name:

Gray Iron Foundry

Current name:

Gray Iron Foundry

Construction Date (range/estimated):

1880-1889

Construction Date Certainty:

approximate

Known Construction Date:

1880

Source for Known Construction Date:

Architect/Designer:

Developer:

Builder:

Significant Owner(s):

Historical Summary:

Extant Status:

Not Demolished

Architectural Style and Form

Plan/Footprint Shape:

Building Form or Plan Type (core plan):

Style, Primary:

19th/20th Century Functional

Style, Secondary:

Notes on architectural style, form, distinguishing features:

Foundry wings

Architectural Elements and Features

Number of Stories:

Bays:

Structural System:

Foundation:

Brick

Basement:

Building Size:

Square footage/meters:

Roof Configuration:

Gambrel

Roof Material

Roof remarks/description:

Eave Type:

Eave Ornamentation:

Dormer Count:

Dormer Configuration:

Exterior Wall Material (primary):

brick

Exterior Wall Material (secondary):

Notes on exterior materials:

Principal Windows::

Window Panes/Lights:

Window Type:

Window remarks:

Windows are original or historic and contemporary wood; vinyl 12/12 fixed; double-or single hung; round arch.

Chimney remarks/description:

Chimney Count (first):

Chimney Placement 1:

Chimney Count (second):

Chimney Placement 2:

Porch description, characteristics, details:

Porch Height, Stories:

Porch Configuration:

Porch Type:

Porch Roof Shape:

Porch Roof Material:

Porch Columns/Posts (upper or only):

Porch Piers (lower):

Primary entryway:

Doors are original or historic wood paneled with transom.

Function and Use

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction: Manufacturing Facility

Present Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction: Manufacturing Facility

Function remarks:

Listed, Designated, or Protected Status

Status Code:

Listed at the national level?

Individually Listed: No
Contributes to a District: Yes
Landmark: No

Date, name, remarks:

Galena Historic District

Designated at State/Province level?

Individually Listed: No
Contributes to a District: No
Landmark: No

Date, name, remarks:

Designated Locally?

Individually Listed: No
Contributes to a District: No
Landmark: No

Date, name, remarks:

Protected by ordinance or regulation?:

Protection status, remarks:

Evaluation of Potential Eligibility

Potentially eligible for historic/heritage designation?

Contributes to potential district

Level of potential eligibility

National

Rating or Rank

Recommended as a potential landmark?

Criteria:

Significance and Context

Theme(s)

Period of significance

Significance/Context Remarks

Area(s) of Significance

Architecture
Industry

Ancillary Structures / Outbuildings

Number of ancillary structures / outbuildings:

Secondary structure type

Contributing to primary property?

Ancillary structures remarks or description:

Condition and Alterations

Character of modifications:

Slightly Altered

General Condition:

Good

Moved or Relocated?:

Date moved or relocated:

Relocation remarks:

Alterations?

Date of major alterations:

Nature of alterations:

Additions?:

Date of major additions:

Addition Height:

Addition Placement:

Addition Type:

Nature of additions:

Endangered / Threatened

Endangered by:

Endangered/Threatened remarks:

Recommendations:

Contact:

Tourism / Featured Destination

Open to the public:

Contact information, Hours, and Amenities:

For Sale, Rent, or Lease

Property Classification:

Sale status:

Sale remarks:

Owner

Ownership type:

Name of Owner:

Owner Mailing Address:

Legal Description of Property/Comments:

Survey and Recorder

Authorized Resource Number or ID :

Optional Tracking or Sequence Number:

Alternate Resource ID or Key:

Survey Date:

Surveyed By:

Report Name, or Reason for Survey:

Level of Survey:

Sources, References, Bibliography

Previously Surveyed?

Name of Previous Survey:

Additional Research Recommended?

Other Sources of Information:

General Remarks:

Dentils; Brick Corbelling/Decorative Brickwork.

Custom / Extra Information

Contributes to NHL District with period of significance 1820-1900:

Yes

Contributes to NHL District with period of significance 1820-1960:

Yes

HAARGIS:

Latitude:	42.4154512500000000
Longitude:	-90.4279943600000000
UTM:	Zone 0.0000 mE, 0.0000 mN
Datum	WGS84

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Historic Resources of Galena, Illinois

100 S Commerce St Galena, Illinois USA

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