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LAKE FOREST BUILDING SURVEY, 1980-81 BUILDING INFORMATION 1 NAME OF BUILDING Villa Turicum ADDRESS OF BUILDING 595-655 Circle Lane ORIGINALLY BUILT FOR Harold McCormick (Edith Rockefeller McCormick) PRESENT IDENTITY OF BUILDING [blank] DATE of work discussed on this form: 1912 Source of that date: [blank] ARCHITECT of that work: Charles A. Platt Source of that identity [blank] Exterior: noteable features visible on the building and grounds, for example, gardens, landscaping, walls, gates, fountains, coach house: --if the work altered something already existing, specify what those alterations were Italian Villa Style – 300 Acre estate. High plateau overlooking Lake Michigan covered with native oak, maple, ash & hickory. Two large ravines cut through the property. House based on Villa D’Este in Tivoli, Italy – near Rome. 44 rooms – 15 bathrooms 21 garages (each with imported copper door) 29 bedrooms for visiting chauffers, 28 rooms for gardeners, magnificent gardens & $600,000 tea house. Stucco with green shutters, tile roof – service wings concealed (green sheet) by heavy woods (Approach through pine forest.) Interior: noteable features inside the main buildings, for example, period rooms, special rooms, fireplaces, noteable interior decoration – if the work altered something already existing, specify what those alterations were Marble fireplaces, marble-walled ballroom, marbled-walled & columned Pompeian room with pool & fountain – oil-painted walls & ceiling, walnut paneled dining room for 60. 13 master bedrooms, each with bath & fireplace. Sources of visual documentation for work discussed on this form: [blank] Form prepared by: [blank] Date: [blank]
Object Description
Title | Villa Turicum: "Lake Forest Building Survey, 1980-1981" |
Description | Five-page survey with information on Villa Turicum, 595-655 Circle Lane, Lake Forest, IL. |
Subject |
Architecture Villa Turicum McCormick, Edith Rockefeller McCormick, Harold F. Platt, Charles A. |
FullText | LAKE FOREST BUILDING SURVEY, 1980-81 BUILDING INFORMATION 1 NAME OF BUILDING Villa Turicum ADDRESS OF BUILDING 595-655 Circle Lane ORIGINALLY BUILT FOR Harold McCormick (Edith Rockefeller McCormick) PRESENT IDENTITY OF BUILDING [blank] DATE of work discussed on this form: 1912 Source of that date: [blank] ARCHITECT of that work: Charles A. Platt Source of that identity [blank] Exterior: noteable features visible on the building and grounds, for example, gardens, landscaping, walls, gates, fountains, coach house: --if the work altered something already existing, specify what those alterations were Italian Villa Style – 300 Acre estate. High plateau overlooking Lake Michigan covered with native oak, maple, ash & hickory. Two large ravines cut through the property. House based on Villa D’Este in Tivoli, Italy – near Rome. 44 rooms – 15 bathrooms 21 garages (each with imported copper door) 29 bedrooms for visiting chauffers, 28 rooms for gardeners, magnificent gardens & $600,000 tea house. Stucco with green shutters, tile roof – service wings concealed (green sheet) by heavy woods (Approach through pine forest.) Interior: noteable features inside the main buildings, for example, period rooms, special rooms, fireplaces, noteable interior decoration – if the work altered something already existing, specify what those alterations were Marble fireplaces, marble-walled ballroom, marbled-walled & columned Pompeian room with pool & fountain – oil-painted walls & ceiling, walnut paneled dining room for 60. 13 master bedrooms, each with bath & fireplace. Sources of visual documentation for work discussed on this form: [blank] Form prepared by: [blank] Date: [blank] |
Proper Names |
Platt, Charles A. McCormick, Edith Rockefeller McCormick, Harold F. |
Participant | Lake Forest Library |
Date | 1981 |
Type | other typeset |
Format |
Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG), 300 DPI, 8-bit gray-scale (256 grays), Epson Expression 836XL, Adobe Photoshop v.5.5 |
Address | 595-655 Circle Lane |
Geographic Coverage | United States--Illinois--Lake County--Lake Forest |
Decade | 1910s (1910-1919) |
Rights | This material may be protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S. Code). Contact the City of Lake Forest for permission to use. |
Copyright | This material may be protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S. Code). |
PlaceKept | Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Historical Society |
Language | English |
CompoundDoc | lakefore013 |
Contributing Institution | Lake Forest Library |
Collection Name | Lake Forest Library Archives |
Description
Title | Villa Turicum: "Lake Forest Building Survey, 1980-1981" |
Description | Five-page survey with information on Villa Turicum, 595-655 Circle Lane, Lake Forest, IL. |
Subject |
Architecture Villa Turicum McCormick, Edith Rockefeller McCormick, Harold F. Platt, Charles A. |
FullText | LAKE FOREST BUILDING SURVEY, 1980-81 BUILDING INFORMATION 1 NAME OF BUILDING Villa Turicum ADDRESS OF BUILDING 595-655 Circle Lane ORIGINALLY BUILT FOR Harold McCormick (Edith Rockefeller McCormick) PRESENT IDENTITY OF BUILDING [blank] DATE of work discussed on this form: 1912 Source of that date: [blank] ARCHITECT of that work: Charles A. Platt Source of that identity [blank] Exterior: noteable features visible on the building and grounds, for example, gardens, landscaping, walls, gates, fountains, coach house: --if the work altered something already existing, specify what those alterations were Italian Villa Style – 300 Acre estate. High plateau overlooking Lake Michigan covered with native oak, maple, ash & hickory. Two large ravines cut through the property. House based on Villa D’Este in Tivoli, Italy – near Rome. 44 rooms – 15 bathrooms 21 garages (each with imported copper door) 29 bedrooms for visiting chauffers, 28 rooms for gardeners, magnificent gardens & $600,000 tea house. Stucco with green shutters, tile roof – service wings concealed (green sheet) by heavy woods (Approach through pine forest.) Interior: noteable features inside the main buildings, for example, period rooms, special rooms, fireplaces, noteable interior decoration – if the work altered something already existing, specify what those alterations were Marble fireplaces, marble-walled ballroom, marbled-walled & columned Pompeian room with pool & fountain – oil-painted walls & ceiling, walnut paneled dining room for 60. 13 master bedrooms, each with bath & fireplace. Sources of visual documentation for work discussed on this form: [blank] Form prepared by: [blank] Date: [blank] |
Participant |
Lake Forest Library |
Date | 1981 |
Type |
other typeset |
Format |
Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG), 300 DPI, 8-bit gray-scale (256 grays), Epson Expression 836XL, Adobe Photoshop v.5.5 |
Address | 595-655 Circle Lane |
Decade |
1910-1919 |
Rights | This material may be protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S. Code). Contact the City of Lake Forest for permission to use. |
PlaceKept | Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Historical Society |
Language | English |
CompoundDoc | lakefore013 |
Contributing Institution | Lake Forest Library |
Collection Name | Lake Forest Library Archives |