Nonprofit Selling Off Brainerd, Gym Buildings Brick by Brick

A school district nonprofit group will be selling salvaged bricks this weekend from Libertyville’s recently demolished Brainerd Building and Jackson Gym, according to a Daily Herald report.

The one-day-only sale will be from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 9, at Libertyville High School, 708 W. Park Ave., the report stated. Profits from the sale will go to the Distrcit 128 Foundation, which helps school programs throughout Libertyville-Vernon Hills Area High School District 128, the report added.

READ: Demolition Underway on Libertyville’s Brainerd Building

The bricks will cost $10 apiece, and people will be limited to 10 bricks, according to the report. Bricks will be sold on a first come, first served basis, the report stated.

About 1,000 bricks were salvaged from the building demolition, which began in November of last year, the report stated.

The building and gym were part of the original site of Libertyville High School, and they’ve been a part of the village for nearly 100 years, being built in 1917. The buildings, which are at Route 176 and Brainerd Avenue, are being cleared away to create a sports field, a parking lot and a memorial to the original high school.

>>Find out more about the buildings’ history at the Daily Herald

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