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In 1912, they hired prominent architect Charles A. Platt to build a mansion on their large country estate, located directly on Lake Michigan in Lake Forest, Illinois, which they named Villa Turicum, and which had extensive architecturally landscaped gardens. [2] .
"VILLA TURICUM," the country estate of Mrs. Rockefeller McCormick, at Lake Forest, Illinois, is regarded as the finest example in America of the Italian treatment in landscape design. This notable summer home, of approximately three hundred acres, is situated on a high bluff overlooking Lake Michigan.
Edith Rockefeller, like most of her family, was accustomed to the finer things in life and one of the finest things she ever owned was the lovely Italian-inspired estate on Lake Michigan that...
The Lake Forest Estate of Harold Fowler McCormick and Edith Rockefeller McCormick, built on the shores of Lake Michigan and designed by Charles A.Platt.
3300 North Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois (designed by architects Rissman & Hirschfeld) Additional Information: A prominent socialite and one of Chicago’s wealthiest women, Edith Rockefeller McCormick (1872-1932), became a real estate developer in the 1920s.
11. Dez. 2011 · 11 Sunday Dec 2011. I just stumbled upon the most wonderful web site dedicated to the legendary Villa Turicum, the Lake Forest estate built for Harold McCormick and his wife, Edith Rockefeller McCormick. The 44-room Italianate villa was constructed between 1908 and 1918.
The Lake Forest Estate of Harold Fowler McCormick and Edith Rockefeller McCormick, built on the shores of Lake Michigan and designed by Charles A.Platt.
