Quiet cul-de-sac, just steps from Lake Road, provides the perfect backdrop for this stunning like-new historic home. Classic modern decorating with a fabulous kitchen/butler's pantry blends perfectly with hand-hewn flooring, 7 fireplaces, & 5 en-suite bedrooms (one on 1st floor with study or 6th BR). Fully restored & updated with sunroom, screened porch, roof-top terrace, breathtaking gardens. Check the website!
Property History:
One of the most architecturally interesting historic homes in Lake Forest, this thatch-roof Tudor, drew its inspiration from a castle in Argyll, Scotland and was sited originally on close to 10 acres. According to Arthur Miller (Lake Forest College archivist and librarian), Edgar Stanton, the property's first owner, enlisted Myron Hunt in 1898 as his architect to design and build this home. Mr. Hunt's work flourished in Chicago at the turn of the 19th to 20th century, later moving his practice to the Los Angeles area. It is believed that in 1921 Cyrus McCormick III purchased this " English cottage" and expanded the structure to similar lines found today.
The diamond pane leaded glass window in the front entry highlights the McCormick family crest or coat of arms. The motto "Sinetome," added to the crest, is a Gaelic inscription meaning "without fear." The dukedom of Argyll in Scotland for several centuries was the most powerful noble family in Scotland - lending credance to naming the home Arglysshire. The crest, or coat of arms, is repeated in the linen-fold carving, simulating drapes, in the oak paneling above the living room fireplace.
The McCormicks lived at Argyllshire until 1928 when it was sold to a family who resided there off and on until 1962. At that time the property was subdivided but the Tudor cottage occupies the largest portion of the original site.
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