: ce← Previous revisionRevision as of 01:05, 22 October 2026 Line 20: Line 20: The '''Ansel B. Cook House''', is a [[historic house museum]] in [[Libertyville, Illinois]], United States. It was built as a [[Victorian architecture|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 architecture|Neoclassical]] renovation that converted it into a library, opening to the public in 1921.{{cite web |title=The Ansel B. Cook House |url=http://www.lmhistory.org/cookhouse.html |publisher=Libertyville–Mundelein Historical Society |accessdate=2012-12-31}} The '''Ansel B. Cook House''', is a [[historic house museum]] in [[Libertyville, Illinois]], United States. It was built as a [[Victorian architecture|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 architecture|Neoclassical]] renovation that converted it into a library, opening to the public in 1921.{{cite web |title=The Ansel B. Cook House |url=http://www.lmhistory.org/cookhouse.html |publisher=Libertyville–Mundelein Historical Society |accessdate=2012-12-31}} 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.{{cite journal |last=Pantle |first=Gabriella |title=Cook Memorial Library History |url=https://www.ila.org/content/documents/Reporter_0212.pdf |journal = Illinois Library Association Reporterdate=February 2012 |accessdate=2012-12-31 }} 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.{{cite journal |last=Pantle |first=Gabriella |title=Cook Memorial Library History |url=https://www.ila.org/content/documents/Reporter_0212.pdf |journal = Illinois Library Association Reporter|date=February 2012 |accessdate=2012-12-31 }} 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. 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.