855 Lake St Oak Park, Illinois USA

Basics
Resource Category:
Building
Resource Type:
Apartment Building
Location
Address:
855 Lake St
City:
Oak Park
County:
Cook
State/Province/Region:
Illinois
Zip/Postal Code:
60302
Country:
USA
Other Address or Location Information:
Between Kenilworth Ave and Oak Park Ave
Parcel/Tax number or land unit:
16-07-129-012-0000
Local place name:
Setting/Landscape/Site Features:
Acreage, parcel, land unit size:
15,564.40 sq ft
Quad/Map name and date:
Date
Township/Range/Section:
39N / 13E / S7 NW
Visible from Public Road?
Yes
Historical Information
Historic name:
Scoville Manor Hotel
Current name:
Construction Date (range/estimated):
1920-1929
Construction Date Certainty:
documented
Known Construction Date:
1926
Source for Known Construction Date:
Village of Oak Park building permit archives.
Architect/Designer:
Harry P. Mozier
Developer:
Builder:
Significant Owner(s):
Harry P. Mozier
Historical Summary:
855 Lake Street, historically known as the Scoville Manor Hotel, is a five-story apartment hotel that was constructed in 1926 for architect/owner Harry P. Mozier. Mozier added a penthouse unit on the roof in 1927. The building name was changed to the Scoville Park Hotel around 1952. In 1961 the canopy over the front entrance was added and the building name was changed again, this time to the Oak Hotel. The property address was changed from 839 to 855 at the request of the property owners, which necessitated Unity Temple to change their address from 845 to 875.
Extant Status:
Not Demolished
Architectural Style and Form
Plan/Footprint Shape:
rectangular
Building Form or Plan Type (core plan):
apartment/multi-unit complex
Style, Primary:
Tudor Revival
Style, Secondary:
Notes on architectural style, form, distinguishing features:
Tudor Revival elements on the front façade include the parapet and decorative stonework below the windows.
Architectural Elements and Features
Number of Stories:
6
Bays:
5
Structural System:
masonry
Foundation:
Basement:
Building Size:
Square footage/meters:
Roof Configuration:
Flat with parapet
Roof Material
Roof remarks/description:
The front portion of the of the building is six stories but the majority is five stories. A penthouse apartment is located on the roof of the five story portion, not visible from directly in front of the building.
Eave Type:
Eave Ornamentation:
Dormer Count:
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Exterior Wall Material (primary):
brick
Exterior Wall Material (secondary):
stone
Notes on exterior materials:
Principal Windows::
steel
Window Panes/Lights:
2 over 8
Window Type:
casements
Window remarks:
Chimney remarks/description:
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Chimney Placement 1:
Chimney Count (second):
Chimney Placement 2:
Porch description, characteristics, details:
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Primary entryway:
The primary entrance is centrally located on the front façade.
Function and Use
Historic Function:
Domestic: Hotel/Inn
Present Function:
Domestic: Apartment Building
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:
Ridgeland-Oak Park 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: Yes
Landmark: No
Date, name, remarks:
Ridgeland-Oak Park Historic District
Protected by ordinance or regulation?:
Yes
Protection status, remarks:
Oak Park Historic Preservation Ordinance
Evaluation of Potential Eligibility
Potentially eligible for historic/heritage designation?
Level of potential eligibility
Rating or Rank
Recommended as a potential landmark?
Criteria:
Significance and Context
Theme(s)
Period of significance
Significance/Context Remarks
Area(s) of Significance



Ancillary Structures / Outbuildings
Number of ancillary structures / outbuildings:
Secondary structure type
Contributing to primary property?
Ancillary structures remarks or description:
A wood frame building located at the rear of the property is widely believed to be a concession stand from the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, based on verbal and photographic records.
Condition and Alterations
Character of modifications:
General Condition:
Moved or Relocated?:
Date moved or relocated:
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Alterations?
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Additions?:
Date of major additions:
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Nature of additions:
Endangered / Threatened
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Recommendations:
Contact:
Tourism / Featured Destination
Open to the public:
No
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:
Survey and Planning
Level of Survey:
intensive
Sources, References, Bibliography
Previously Surveyed?
Name of Previous Survey:
Additional Research Recommended?
Other Sources of Information:
Building permit records.
General Remarks:
Latitude: 41.8883046000000000
Longitude: -87.7963523999999900
UTM: Zone 16T   433932.5437 mE, 4637681.4996 mN
Datum WGS84
2017
2017
2017
2017

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