{"id":3517,"date":"2023-10-06T12:25:31","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T12:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/06\/must-love-country-estates-1934-suffield-house-near-chicago-is-a-6-9m-stunner\/"},"modified":"2023-10-06T12:25:31","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T12:25:31","slug":"must-love-country-estates-1934-suffield-house-near-chicago-is-a-6-9m-stunner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/06\/must-love-country-estates-1934-suffield-house-near-chicago-is-a-6-9m-stunner\/","title":{"rendered":"Must Love Country Estates: 1934 Suffield House Near Chicago Is a $6.9M Stunner"},"content":{"rendered":"

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An opulent,\u00a015,000-square-foot mansion<\/a>\u00a0in Lake Forest, IL<\/a>, needs a new owner\u2014one with $6,990,000 to spend.<\/p>\n

Built in 1934 and known as Suffield House, the home is the work of renowned architect\u00a0David Adler<\/strong>. He designed country homes, mostly in the Chicago<\/a> area. This project was a collaboration with his sister, designer Frances Adler Elkins.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cShe custom designed some of the furniture and went to Europe to shop for some of the lighting,\u201d explains listing agent Jennifer Ames<\/strong>, of Engel & Voelkers Chicago<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This seven-bedroom, 11-bath property\u00a0has had three owners, with the sellers having kept it for the last 50 years.<\/p>\n

A main house, pool house, and carriage house comprise the 5.4-acre spread.<\/p>\n

The property was first listed in October 2022 for more than $10 million. In effort to entice a buyer, the sellers have since lowered their ask several times.<\/p>\n

High-end home<\/h2>\n

Nine fireplaces flaunt original hardware and tools, and the light fixtures are all original. Five of the seven bedrooms are on the second floor and feature en suite baths. This level also has a two-bedroom, two-bath apartment that was once occupied by staff.<\/p>\n

A gift-wrapping room, gym, and another two-bedroom apartment round out the top floor, while a wine room is situated on the home\u2019s lowest floor.<\/p>\n

\u201cArchitectural elements of the house are much older than the home itself,\u201d Ames says. \u201cIn the library, the floor is from the deck of a schooner ship. In the dining room, the paneling is by a world-renowned English woodcarver born in 1648.\u201d<\/p>\n

Flooring throughout the main level is Versailles-patterned hardwood. There is also custom millwork, ornate plaster moldings, oil paintings, and exotic marble throughout.<\/p>\n

Entry<\/p>\n

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Dining room<\/p>\n

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Sunroom<\/p>\n

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Oil paintings<\/p>\n

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Ornate plaster work on the walls<\/p>\n

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Butler pantry<\/p>\n

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One of the baths<\/p>\n

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Another deluxe bathroom<\/p>\n

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Pool, pool house, and putting green<\/p>\n

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Original details<\/h2>\n

\u201cWhen the house was built, there was a tent city in the backyard\u2014with European craftsmen living on the property,\u201d Ames says.\u201d<\/p>\n

She adds that all of Adler\u2019s original details have been conserved.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe only thing that\u2019s really changed was the kitchen countertops and a pool house added 30 years or so ago,\u201d she notes.<\/p>\n

When the home was built, an elevator and central air conditioning were added, both features ahead of their time.<\/p>\n

Equally well known were the first owners\u2014\u201done of the fancy families in Chicago,\u201d Ames says. \u201cThey were very wealthy. Mrs. J. Ogden Lolita Armour<\/strong> was widowed, and commissioned the construction for this house for her and her daughter.\u201d<\/p>\n

Among the possible modifications a buyer might want to make is converting the former staff quarters into a playroom or office.<\/p>\n

The home would be ideal for someone who wants a sizable property in an area that isn\u2019t terribly remote.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s unusual to have such a large estate in the heart of downtown Lake Forest,\u201d Ames says.<\/p>\n

A pool, four-car garage, and a putting green modeled after the 12th\u00a0hole at Augusta National Golf Course in Augusta, GA<\/a>, are also part of the primo package.<\/p>\n

Ames insists there is a particular sort of buyer who is likeliest to be drawn to this listing.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s people who want shiny, modern, and new, and that\u2019s not this buyer,\u201d she says.\u00a0\u201cThis is a buyer who appreciates and wants to continue to celebrate the legacy of classical architecture. You couldn\u2019t reproduce it today. It would be tens of millions of dollars.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Jennifer Ames An opulent,\u00a015,000-square-foot mansion\u00a0in Lake Forest, IL, needs a new owner\u2014one with $6,990,000 to spend. Built in 1934 and known as Suffield House, the home is the work of renowned architect\u00a0David Adler. He designed country homes, mostly in the Chicago area. This project was a collaboration with his sister, designer Frances Adler Elkins.\u00a0 \u201cShe…Read More→<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":3518,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3517","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3517","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3517"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3517\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3518"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3517"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}