930 ROSEMARY ROAD

  • $14,975,000
930 Rosemary Road, Lake Forest, IL 60045
  • Single Family
  • Property Type
  • 8
  • Bedrooms
  • 9
  • Bathrooms
  • 11787
  • sf
  • 1904
  • Year Built
For Sale
930 Rosemary Road, Lake Forest, IL 60045
  • $14,975,000

Overview

  • Single Family
  • Property Type
  • 8
  • Bedrooms
  • 9
  • Bathrooms
  • 11787
  • sf
  • 1904
  • Year Built

Description

Once in a lifetime opportunity to own one of the most coveted estates in the Midwest with a main house, attached coach house, guest house, pool, pool house, conservatory, and awe-inspiring gardens with 21 “rooms” spanning almost 9 acres, near Lake Michigan! This magnificent brick Georgian home was designed by noted architect Benjamin H. Marshall in 1904. He was an influential Chicago architect of the roaring 20’s, most remembered for designing the Drake Hotel. The house was built for Mr. and Mrs. John T. Pirie. Mr. Pirie was president and heir to Carson, Pirie Scott & Company. The current owners purchased the estate from Laurance H. Armour, Jr. in 1988. The facade of the house reflects the Prairie School of architecture, with its row of wide windows, portico and three-story gable, with an Italianate influence featuring Tuscan columns and bowed windows. The spectacular landscape was designed in the 1920’s by Rose Standish Nichols. This fabulous estate includes a breathtaking expanse of bentgrass lawns, majestic trees and a series of 21 awe-inspiring outdoor “rooms,” most of which were created by the current owners who engaged prominent landscape architects throughout the development of the gardens. After the current homeowners took possession in 1988, they proceeded with a decade long house and garden renovation and expansion of remarkable stewardship enhancing the property to its current state of splendor. In the mid 90’s two neighboring properties on Mayflower were purchased allowing for the expansion of the gardens and the addition of the pool house, pool and guest house. They extended the gardens well beyond the historic landscape plan employing the highest quality and nationally recognized architectural and landscape professionals, preserving its historical character and recreating a classic Lake Forest estate. The expansion was the most important event in the history of local country places in 60 years and significantly elevated the architectural quality of this section of Mayflower Road. There is elevator access to all four levels of the main house. The landscape is the collaboration of many including Tom and Kirsten Beeby, New York Garden Estate Landscape Architect & Designer Deborah Nevins, and local landscape architects Frank Mariani, Craig Bergmann, and P. Clifford Miller. The most important influence was the owner’s passion and creative talent for gardening, as well as their love of nature that was the driving force behind this extraordinary estate.

  • Address 930 Rosemary Road, Lake Forest, IL 60045
  • City Lake Forest
  • State/county IL

Details

Updated on November 29, 2024 at 7:39 am
  • Price: $14,975,000
  • Property Size: 11787 sf
  • Bedrooms: 8
  • Bathrooms: 9
  • Year Built: 1904
  • Property Type: Single Family
  • Property Status: For Sale

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