Bill Redfield can still remember the first time he saw the old Hugh McBirney estate in Lake Forest. It was 1974 and he and his wife, Lyn Redfield, had been…
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Who Was Howard Van Doren Shaw?
Born in 1869 in Chicago, Howard Van Doren Shaw was one of the best-known country house architects of the early 20th century. A contemporary of Frank Lloyd Wright, Shaw explored…
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Bonfire Of The Ages
Sometime before nightfall, after men in kilts fall from the sky, after the Scottish pipe bands have played their last mournful melody, you and the hundreds of others gathered at…
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50 Years Of Lake Forest Open Lands
In the summer of 1967, a small group of Lake Forest visionaries founded Lake Forest Open Lands Association (Open Lands) to preserve the beauty and nature of Lake Forest. At…
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English Delights
There’s a telling little anecdote about the first time that Neal Fenwick brought his wife, Tina Dann-Fenwick, to the big 1930s Georgian property in Lake Forest. Both from the Surrey…
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Chateau Nouveau
Did you ever wonder what a Howard Van Doren Shaw house looked like when it was brand new? Ever think about what it must have been like when David Adler…
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A Gentleman’s Legacy
It was meant to be a weekend place, one of those gentleman’s farms that were in vogue in the early part of the 20th century. Built for one of the…
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For The Children
On Friday, June 30, area supporters of Allendale Association will come together for an inaugural fundraising event straight out of a Ralph Lauren fashion shoot. With a backdrop of apple…
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Swing Back
Once upon a time on the North Shore, if you wanted to see a nonprofit, professional Equity production, you needed to go to Chicago. But thanks to the work of…
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If Walls Could Talk
When an estate has a name that dates back more than 100 years, you know it has some stories to tell. Two Gables offers just that, with a history that…
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