Hawthorn Mall
Shopping mall in Vernon Hills, Illinois
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Hawthorn Mall (formerly Westfield Hawthorn) is a shopping mall in Vernon Hills, Illinois. It was developed by Urban Investment and Development Co, and anchor stores Sears and Marshall Field's (now Macy's) as part of New Century Town, a community with 5,000 condominiums and townhomes planned at the time. The mall features JCPenney and Macy's, in addition to a Dave & Buster's and a 12-screen AMC Theatres.
The redesigned Hawthorn Mall logo for the Hawthorn 2.0 era. | |
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| Location | Vernon Hills, Illinois, United States |
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| Coordinates | 42°14′34″N 87°57′0″W |
| Address | 122 Hawthorn Center |
| Opened | September 10, 1973 |
Previous names | Hawthorn Center (1973–2002) Westfield Shoppingtown Hawthorn (2002–2005) Westfield Hawthorn (2005–2015) |
| Developer | Urban Investment and Development and Mafco[1] |
| Management | Centennial Real Estate |
| Owner | Centennial Real Estate Montgomery Street Partners USAA Real Estate Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield |
| Architect | Loebl, Schlossman, Bennett & Dart |
| Stores | 79 as of 1/21/2026[2] |
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| Floor area | 1,295,915 square feet (120,394.4 m2)[3] |
| Floors | 2 (3 in Macy's) |
Public transit | Pace |
| Website | shophawthornmall |
History
Construction of the mall began in May 1972[4] and was completed at a cost of $45 million. On September 10, 1973, the first stores had their grand opening – Marshall Field's, Sears, and fifteen specialty shops.[5] Hawthorn Center was a joint-venture between the Urban Investment and Development Company and Mafco which is a subsidiary of Marshall Field's.[6] The Lord & Taylor store would open on August 11, 1975.[7] Hawthorn was originally constructed without a food court. In 1990, Lord & Taylor sold its store to Carson Pirie Scott. In 1997, more stores began to come into the mall, including Barnes & Noble and JCPenney, which was constructed on the north end of the mall to replace the shuttered location at the failing Lakehurst Mall in Waukegan.[8] In 1999, Holiday Inn Express opened outside the mall.
The mall was acquired by Westfield Group in 2002.[9] Dave & Buster's opened on March 26, 2014.[10] Maggiano's Little Italy opened on July 21, 2014.[11] AMC Theatres opened in the spring of 2015.[12] Westfield Group sold its 80% interest in the mall as of December 2015.[13] Anchor stores include JCPenney, Macy's, AMC Theatres, and Dave & Buster's.[14] On April 18, 2018, it was announced Carson's and Carson's Furniture Gallery would close, after their parent company went out of business.[15] The store closed in August 2018. On May 31, 2018, it was announced that the Sears anchor store would close.[16][17][18][19] In January 2021, the Sears and Carson's anchor stores were demolished for construction of new "main street" development with apartments and restaurants.[20]
Anchors
Current
- JCPenney — Opened in 1997[21]
- Macy's — Opened in 2006[21]
- Dave & Buster's — Opened in 2014[21]
- AMC Theatres — Opened in 2015[21]
- Barbara's Bookstore -- Opened in 2019 (Unofficial Anchor)
Former
- Marshall Field's — Opened in 1973, converted to Macy's in 2006[21]
- Sears — Opened in 1973, closed in 2018, building was demolished in 2021[21]
- Lord & Taylor — Opened in 1975, closed in 1990, replaced by Carson's[21]
- Carson Pirie Scott — Opened in 1991, closed in 2018, building was demolished in 2022[21][22]
- Barnes & Noble — Opened in October 1995, closed in 2018 (Unofficial Anchor)[21]
