(Re)Birth Of An Icon
The year was 1922 and the venerable Chicago Tribune was about to celebrate its 75th anniversary. To commemorate the occasion, the publisher announced an international competition for what would be…
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Home & Garden
Estate Era
In 1890, Lake Forest had roads so muddy that horses “were continually in a lather from struggling through mire, often six inches deep,” wrote Edward Arpee about the history of…
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Regal Retreat
Future owners of a home at 1022 Aynsley Avenue in Lake Forest are in for a delight. Located in the heart of the Middlefork Savanna and the neighboring Elawa Farm,…
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The Remembrance Garden
By 6:30 a.m. on a recent Tuesday, soft shafts of morning sunlight had already worked their way past the West Lake Forest Train Station, and across Telegraph Road. There, they…
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French Palatial
Building a new construction home in East Lake Forest is not without its pressures. Sure, modern technology makes it possible to have state-of-the-art everything, but when an architect or builder…
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Coastal Living
If you can dream it, you can make it happen. This is the life philosophy Victoria Lidstrom lives and works by. The Lake Bluff resident and interior designer/architect isn’t interested…
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Timeless Elegance
One thing long-time residents know about Lake Forest is that if you are going to build a new house in a historic district, it’s important to stay mindful of the…
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French Twist
Outbuilding. Not a pretty word, and certainly not a place one is likely to call home—unless you and your architect can see the silk purse within the sow’s ear. Anyone…
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The Caretakers
Looking out over their private beach, and a splintery boat pier that was grandfathered in more than a century ago, Janet and Paul Burt feel the weight of their Lake…
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