Jewel Tea Company, Inc. building explained

Jewel Tea Company, Inc.
Coordinates:42.1611°N -88.1278°W
Built:-30
Demolished:2004
Architect:Holabird and Root
Architecture:Art Deco, Moderne
Added:February 3, 2004
Delisted:January 2, 2020
Refnum:03001462

The Jewel Tea Company, Inc. building was a historic building at 511 Lake Zurich Road in Barrington, Illinois. The building was built in 1920-30 as a new headquarters for the Jewel Tea Company, which operated the Jewel supermarket chain. The building was used as the company's main offices as well as a manufacturing plant for several of Jewel's products, including coffee and tea. At the time, it was unusual for companies to relocate from the city to the suburbs, and Jewel's relocation to Barrington had a considerable economic impact on the village. Architecture firm Holabird & Root designed the building using a combination of the Art Deco and Moderne styles.[1]

The company was bought by American Stores, inc in 1984[2] and was later added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 3, 2004. It was demolished later in the same year.[3] and was removed from the National Register in 2020.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Harkins . Michael J. . Woodsome . Robert . National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Jewel Tea Company, Inc. . . March 8, 2020 . April 12, 2003.
  2. Web site: Jewel Cos. . 2023-02-26 . www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org.
  3. News: Ryan . Joseph . Jewel Tea demolition restarts . March 8, 2020 . . February 15, 2004.
  4. Web site: Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/27/2019 Through 1/3/2020 . . March 8, 2020.