2018 Spring Newsletter

Spring 2018

Gates of Lake Forest: Treasures by the Road and Hidden Away

Photo By Cappy Johnston

Gates of Lake Forest:

Treasures by the Road and Hidden Away

Now is the perfect time of year to view Lake Forest’s historic gates. With leaves down and daylight increasing, these historic treasures by the road or hidden away stand out on a drive or walk through our historic districts. Following are just a few of our favorites.

Lake Forest Cemetery

Barrell Memorial Entrance Gate

This monumental gate, located at the north end of Lake Road, marks the entrance to Lake Forest Cemetery. It is visible almost the entire length of North Lake Road, signaling the importance of the Cemetery site. Dedicated in 1919, it was a gift of Mrs. Finley (Mary Grace Witbeck) Barrell in memory of the Barrell’s son, John, who accidentally drowned at age 24 in the Illinois River in July 1916.

The Barrell Memorial Entrance Gate is Gothic style and constructed of striated gray limestone. The verticality of its design seems to reflect a spiritual quality befitting a memorial. It is massive, soaring more than thirty feet high, and framing the view of the historic, National-Register-listed landscape beyond. It sets a tone of dignity for the visitor.

The central Gothic portal with pointed arch is just wide enough to allow for single-lane vehicular traffic. Above the arch and inside a crenellated niche there is a young oak tree; its height is cut off, symbolizing the death of the donor’s son. A decorated band around the

arch on the south front terminates with carved angels. Tablets, inscribed with the year of construction and the donor’s initials are above the arch. On the north side, plain shields, set high on the structure’s face, repeat the year and donor’s initials.

The Gothic portal’s black wrought iron gate was created by the renowned firm of Samuel Yellin, Philadelphia. Along its height, vertical grilles with fluted and straight-sided rails rise to terminate in graceful floral motifs. The pair of symbolic wrought iron angels atop the structure stand above the Latin words, Lux Et Veritas (Light and Truth). Inscribed next to these figures is “In Loving Memory of John Witbeck Barrell” and the dates of his birth and death. A figure of St. Peter serves as a doorknocker set in the panel beside the lock on the gate.

Second Finley Barrell House Gate, 1915

Matching the style of the second Finley Barrell House at 747 East Deer Path, this gate – not for vehicles, but a garden gate for pedestrians – was designed by architect Frederick Wainwright Perkins, architect of the house. Sited to the south of the junction of Hawthorne and Deer Path, it echoes the home’s blend of Georgian and elements popular during World War I. The garden gate door surround and pediment are of Bedford limestone. Notable is the gate’s leaded-glass treatment similar to the leaded-glass porch of the house. The ornamental gate is supported by a wall of brick

matching the house. In the course of subdivision, the gate now stands alone at the point where new properties to the west and south meet the remaining portion of the original property. The gate offers the only clear view of the house to passersby. Finley Barrell was a prominent Chicago grain dealer in Finley Barrell and Company. The entrance gate at Lake Forest Cemetery was a gift to The City of Lake Forest from the Barrells (see Cemetery Gate).

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Stone Gate Road Entry Gate

Constructed early in the 20th century by architect James Gamble Rogers, this gate is a rustic structure with large stones and a roof overhead, looking the same as in a ca. 1910 postcard. This gate marks the entrance to the

Stone Gate private-road community, an enclave of 1890s to 1920s landmark-quality structures—English-style houses by Arthur Heun for two second-generation Farwell brothers, J. V., Jr. and Francis Farwell I, and the Beidler French-style house designed by H. T. Lindeberg. Another gate on Stone Gate Road was designed by Warren Manning to access the Walden estate, ca. 190l. In Lake Forest, Rogers also designed the Anderson Block, 1903, now best known for its corner Walgreen’s store, and the A. B. Dick Westmoreland estate house, 1903 (demolished).

Havenwood Entry Gate and Gatehouse

This gate at Ringwood and Ashley Roads was completed ca. 1914 to designs by Howard Van Doren Shaw. The gate posts served as the main entry gate for Havenwood, the well-known estate of steel magnate

Edward L. Ryerson. Resembling an Italian villa, the estate included elegant gardens, with four 16th Century statues brought by Shaw to Lake Forest for the Ryersons’ fountain. Beginning in 1945, the Franciscan Fathers occupied the estate as a convent and novitiate. The main house was razed, literally overnight, in 1979, and the property was subdivided. Only the main gate, Adler-signature dog-trot service block carriage house on Ringwood, and minor gates and remnants of the formal gardens are extant. Elegant brass chandeliers from the main house were rescued during razing and now hang in Gorton Community Center.

Train sTaTion inTerior renoVaTion upDaTe

Your Contributions Have Made the Difference to this Important Project Becoming a Reality

Thank you to all those who have generously donated to the interior restoration of the downtown train station over the past two years. We are particularly grateful for a recent

$25,000 anonymous donation. Together, this donation along with the Foundation’s $25,000 project match, proceeds of our 2016 Annual Fund, and other community support, have helped ensure the funding needed to complete our phase of the station’s interior with historically-accurate improvements.

Work began February 26th, and will include: new red clay tile to match the station’s original flooring, restoration of the original horizontal wood wainscoting, restoration of the original benches, and installation of custom reproduction light fixtures. Be sure to follow us on Facebook or check us out on Instagram (LakeForestPreservationfdn) for periodic updates as work on this exciting project progresses.

1. Ogden Armour Mellody Farm Gate

These elegant gate structures can be viewed set back at 350 North Waukegan Road. They once marked the two-mile-long, elm-tree-lined entry to “Mellody Farm,” the

1908. Ogden Armour estate. The entry road extended from Waukegan Road to the main house, crossing the Milwaukee Railroad Line over a concrete bridge. Design was overseen by architect Arthur Heun, and the house and gate complex were built between 1904 and 1908. The estate was created out of nearly 1,000 acres of farmland, barren

floodplain, and slough. Only a handful of trees existed, next to the final location of the villa. The 29,000 square-foot Italian-Renaissance-inspired villa is now part of Lake Forest Academy. The east-end gates, gatehouse, wash house, and related acreage now comprise the Conservation Campus of Lake Forest Open Lands Association. Extensive landscaping by O.C. Simonds and Jens Jensen included also formal gardens, lush forests, and private lakes, much now part of the Academy and also viewable near the Academy Woods subdivision.

Join the Lake Forest Preservation Foundation today!

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Preservation Foundation

Your membership provides vital funding that allows the Foundation to advocate for the preservation of Lake Forest’s most remarkable landmarks, streetscapes, landscapes, and historic districts. In partnership with our supporters, the Foundation has funded more than $4 million in grants since its founding in 1976. Additionally, your membership gains you VIP access to educational programs and garden strolls, as well as a closer look at spectacular, rarely open homes and gardens during our annual Architectural House & Garden Tour.

You can take an active part in preserving Lake Forest’s legacy. What are you waiting for? Visit lfpf.org to become a member of Lake Forest’s Preservation Foundation.

Join the Lake Forest Preservation Foundation today!

See the History Around You:

Connect to it at Lake Forest

Preservation Foundation

Your membership provides vital funding that allows the Foundation to advocate for the preservation of Lake Forest’s most remarkable landmarks, streetscapes, landscapes, and historic districts. In partnership with our supporters, the Foundation has funded more than $4 million in grants since its founding in 1976. Additionally, your membership gains you VIP access to educational programs and garden strolls, as well as a closer look at spectacular, rarely open homes and gardens during our annual Architectural House & Garden Tour.

You can take an active part in preserving Lake Forest’s legacy. What are you waiting for? Visit lfpf.org to become a member of Lake Forest’s Preservation Foundation.Annual Holiday Celebration

LFPF members celebrated the holiday season at the beautifully restored Frank Hibbard Estate

home of Suzanne and Kent Woloson.

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Thank You To our 2017 MeMbers, Donors, VolunTeers anD sponsors

MeMbership

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Abbattista Ms. Nancy Akred

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Alfe Mr. and Mrs. James Allen Ms. Sara Anderson

Mr. Stanley Anderson Mr. Vernon Armour

Mr. and Mrs. James Armstrong Mr. and Mrs. Bill Athenson Ms. Brunhild Baass

Mr. and Mrs. David Baier Mr. Dan Baigelman

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Bailey Mr. and Mrs. Robert Banks * Ms. Caryl Barclay

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Barnhart Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Barry Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bass Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Behrens

Mr. and Mrs. Francis Beidler, III Mr. Francis Beidler IV

Ms. Patti Belmonti

Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Benjamin Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Bennett

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bennett, III * Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Bent *

Mrs. Joan Bent

Mr. Paul Bergmann * Mr. Craig Bergmann and Mr. Paul Klug

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Bernish Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bernthal

Mr. and Mrs. James Bertram * Mr.and Mrs Mark Bischoff Mr. and Mrs. William Block Mrs. William Boggess, II * Mrs. Nancy Bolton *

Ms. Suzanne Boren * Mr. and Mrs. Jim Borg Mr. Richard Bories and Mr. James Shearron

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bowen Ms. Ann Bowen

Ms. Judy Bramson

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Brandel Ms. Nancy Brankis

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Brewster Mr. and Mrs. Cameron Brown Mr. and Mrs. Don Brown

Mr. and Mrs. Jackson Brown * Mrs. Jean Brown

Mr. Robert Brown *

Mr. and Mrs. Devon Bruce Mr. and Mrs. David Bruskin Mr. and Mrs. John Bryan * Mr. and Mrs. James Bryant Dr. and Mrs. Brian Bryzinski * Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bull

Mr. and Mrs. David Burgess Dr. Barbara Buchbinder Mr. Raymond Buschmann Mrs. Rhett Butler *

Mr. and Mrs. David Cain * Mrs. Bud Cappola

Mr. John Capstick Mrs. Betty Carbol

Mr. and Mrs. George Cardenas Mr. and Mrs. Norman Carlson Mr. and Mrs. Peter Carney

Mr. and Mrs. Barry Carroll Mr. and Mrs. Doug Cassidy Mr. Bill Castle

Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Chabraja *

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Ms. Catherine Champ Mrs. Clarissa Chandler Mr. and Mrs. Luke Chang Mr. Richard Chapman

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Cirrincione Mr. Jerome Claeys *

Ms. Debbie Clark

Mr. Stuart Cohen and Ms. Julie Hacker

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Cole * Mr. and Mrs. Liam Connell Mr. and Mrs. Vince Conroy * Mrs. Granger Cook

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Coolley Mrs. Katie Cordell

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Coutant * Mr. and Mrs. William Crane Mr. and Mrs. Robert Crawford * Mr. and Mrs. Scott Cummings Mr. and Mrs. Michael Cummins Mr. Richard Cutler *

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Daly Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Daly

Mr. and Mrs Neal Dann-Fenwick Mr. Mike Dau

Mr. and Mrs. James De Acetis Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Deemer Mr. and Mrs. Michael Deering * Mr. and Mrs. Roger Deromedi Mr. and Mrs. Tim Derr

Mr. and Mrs. David Dezelan Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Dixon Mr. and Mrs. John Doheny Mrs. Barbara Donnelley

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Douglas Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Douglass Mr. John Drummond and

Ms. Rommy Lopat *

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Dunne

Mr. and Mrs. William Emerson * Mr. and Mrs. James Engelland * Mr. and Mrs. Morton Engle

Mr. and Mrs. James Estes Mrs. Marge Everson

Mr. and Mrs. Les Finkel Mrs. Patricia Finn *

Mr. and Mrs. John Foran Mr. James Fouts, III

Ms. Maria Gabaldo

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Garriques Mr. and Mrs. Chris Garrity Ms. Janet Gates

Ms. Susan Gaud Ms. Carol Gayle *

Mr. and Mrs. Dan Gescheidle Mrs. R. Thomas Gibson

Ms. Jan Gibson Mr. Sean Gilmore Mr. Tom Gleason *

Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose Glombowski

Mr. Jack Goggin

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Goldstein * Mr. O. Renard Goltra

Dr. Alexia Gordon

Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Grabbe Mrs. Leslie Graham

Mr. Edward Gray

Mr. and Mrs. Will Gregg

Mr. and Mrs. David Grinnell * Mrs. Katharina Grossi

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Guldbek Mr. and Mrs. Ernst Haberli

Ms. Blanche Hall

Dr. and Mrs. James Hall * Mr. and Mrs. Ed Halle Mrs. Elizabeth Hamilton Mr. Philippe Hans *

Mr. Gunny Harboe

Mr. and Mrs. Phil Hartung Ms. Sharon A. Harvey

Mr. and Mrs. Everett Hauck Mr. and Mrs. Michael Havey Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hayman Mr. Douglas Hayward

Mrs. Molly Heizer

Mr. Kip Helverson and Mr. Trey Gonzales

Mr. John Hemenway

Mr. and Mrs. David Henkel Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Henry * Mrs. Carrol Herber *

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hermes Ms. Susan Hetzel

Ms. Lucia Heyworth * Ms. Mary Lynne Hickey Mr. Steve Hill and

Ms. Eva Heilman

Mr. and Mrs. James Hodges * Mrs. Joyce Holson

Ms. Sharon Hoover

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Huber * Mrs. William Hughes *

Ms. Sarah Hughes *

Mr. and Mrs. Roger Hull Ms. Judith Inglese

Ms. Susan Ipsen *

Mr. and Mrs. James Isenberg Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Isola Mr. and Mrs. Fred Jackson Dr. and Mrs. William Janes * Mr. and Mrs. Allan Janis * Mrs. Sarah Jimenez

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Johnsen Mr. and Mrs. John Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Johnston Mrs. Rosemary Kehr

Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Kelly Mr. and Mrs. James Kenney * Mr. and Mrs. Bill Killam

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Kinney * Mr. and Mrs. William Kirk * Mrs. Donna Kissel *

Mr. Henry Kleeman and Ms. Joan Boughton

Mr. Fred Klein and Ms. Frieda Jacobs *

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kleinert Ms. Betty Klingenberg

Mr. and Mrs. Willam Knauz * Ms. Pamela Knowles

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kolar Mr. and Mrs. Mike Koob Mr. and Mrs. John Kozak * Mr. and Mrs. Paul Krauss * Mrs. Posy Krehbiel

Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Kruse Lake Forest Garden Club

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lamphere Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lane

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lanigan

Mr. and Mrs. Desmond La Place * Mr. and Mrs. James Leahy

Mr. and Mrs. Sean Leahy Ms. Linda Liang

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Lind

Mr. Mark Linenberg *

Mr. and Mrs. David Linville Mr. and Mrs. William Lloyd

Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey W. Luce * Mr. Don Lynch and

Ms. Lori Lennon

Mrs. Barbara Macfarlane

Mr. and Mrs. William Madden Ms. Mary Anna Malich

Ms. Susan Mandel

Mr. and Mrs. Reese Marcusson * Mr. and Mrs. Miles Marsh

Mr. Robert Marshall and Ms. Mary Frances Greene Mrs. Carol Marwede

Mr. and Mrs. David Mathis * Mr. David Mattoon *

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Maxwell

Mr. and Mrs. John McDonough * Mr. William McFadden

Ms. Mary Ellen McGoey

Mr. and Mrs. Tom McIntosh * Ms. Kelly McKee

Ms. Diana Melichar

Mr. Richard Mentzinger Mr. Terry Mieling

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Milani Mrs. Pamela Miles

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur H. Miller * Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Miller * Ms. Meredith Mitchell

Mr. and Mrs. Roger Mohr * Mr. Steven Monz *

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Moore Mr. and Mrs. Chris Moore

Mr. and Mrs. German Moreno Ms. Wendy Moreno

Mr. and Mrs. David Morgans Mrs. Katherine Morris *

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Mosner

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Moulton-Ely Mr. and Mrs. Fred Moyer *

Mr. and Mrs. John Mueller Mrs. Catherine Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Karl Nagel

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Neaman Dr. and Mrs. Mark Neerhof Ms. Leslie Newman

Mr. Tim Newman

Mr. and Mrs. Neil Nicastro Mr. and Mrs. Richard Norton Mr. and Mrs. John Notz

Mr. Michael O’Connell *

Mr. and Mrs. Jim O’Connor * Mr. and Mrs. Peter O’Malley * Ms. Andra O’Neill

Mr. C. J. Oates and

Dr. Heather Heiberger Mr. Larry Obermeyer and Ms. Anne O’Connell

Mr. and Mrs. James Opsitnik * Mrs. Shirley Paddock

Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Pairitz *

Mr. and Mrs. George Pandaleon * Mr. and Mrs. Joe Passalino

Ms. Gina Pellini Mrs. Ellen Peter Mrs. Judy Polk

Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Pollock Mr. Christopher Pommer and Mrs. Lisa Pommer *

Ms. Carol Post Mr. Byron Prais

Mr. and Mrs. Rick Preiss

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Price * Mrs. Juliet Priebe

Mrs. Diane Quinn *

Mr. and Mrs. David Radcliffe * Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Rajkovich Mr. and Mrs. Robert Reda

Mr. William Redfield Mr. and Mrs. Jack Reilly

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Reinkemeyer Mr. Lawrence and Dr. Linda Remensnyder *

Ms. Martha ReQua

Mr. and Mrs. Timm Reynolds * Ms. Betty Rich

Mrs. Daniel M. Riess * Ms. Sandra Riggs *

Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Roberts * Ms. Sylvia Robinson

Mr. Bill Robinson

Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence Roebel Mr. and Mrs. Ted Rojahn

Mr. and Mrs. James Roselle Dr. Carlotta Rotman

Mr. and Mrs. Edmond Russ Mr. and Mrs. William Russell Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Russo Mr. and Mrs. Bob Salzwedel Mr. and Mrs. Mark Saran Ms. Katherine Saville

Mr. Franz Schulze *

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Schumann Ms. William Searle *

Mrs. Julia Shackleford Mrs. Hollis Shank

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Shannahan Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shaw * Ms. Christine Shaw

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sheffield Mrs. Gerald Shields *

Ms. Patricia Shuma and Mr. Craig Fox*

Ms. Dianne Siekmann

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Slavin Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Smith Mr. Sidney T. Smith

Mr. and Mrs. Carl Sommers Mrs. Bruce Southworth

Ms. Linda Spanberger Mrs. Joan Sparrow

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Sprague Ms. Dorr St. Clair

Col. and Mrs. Lawrence Stack Dr. and Mrs. John Stamelos Mr. Charles Starcevich

Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Steans Mr. and Mrs. James Stebbins Mrs. Karen Stensrud

Ms. Kathleen Stevenson Mr. and Mrs. James Stirling Mr. and Mrs. James Stokes Mr. Jim Stokes

Mrs. Carole Stroh * Ms. Heather Strong

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sunseri * Mr. D. Jeffery Swinson

Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor Mrs. Beth Teich

Mr. and Mrs. Ken Temkin Ms. Marsha Temple

Mr. and Mrs. James TenBroek Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Terry * Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Tesarik

Preservation publication is provided three times a year to the entire community of Lake Forest free of charge through our generous members listed.

MeMbership, continued          

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Thomson Ms. Linda Tomchuck

Mrs. Marilyn Turchi * Mrs. Robert Tweed

Mr. and Mrs. William Vance

Mr. Peter Van Nice

Ms. Cassandra Vermillion

Dr. Alan and Mrs. Susan Stetson Vertrees

Mr. John Vratimos

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Warnke Mr. and Mrs. Robert Washlow Ms. Emily Watts

Mr. and Mrs. David Waud Mr. and Mrs. Ron Waud

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Wettermann Mrs. Henry Wheeler *

Mr. Jay Whipple, Jr. * Ms. Laura Whistler

Mr. and Mrs. Emmett White *

Ms. Lisa Wolfe Mr. Kent and

Dr. Susanne Woloson* Mr. and Mrs. Kirk Wolter

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wood *

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Van Cleave *

Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Wacker, III* Ms. Nicki Weeden *

Mr. George White

Mrs. Anna Jean Woroch *

Ms. Cathy Van Dorpe Ms. Kathleen Van Ella

Ms. Betty Jean Van Gorkom

Mr. Frank Waldeck *

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Walsh Mrs. Rheda Walton

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Weithas * Mr. and Mrs. Henry West

Mr. and Mrs, Peter West *

annual FunD

Mrs. Donna Williams Ms. Louise Wilson*

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wisner

Ms. Gina Zisook

Mr. Lloyd Zuckerberg

• denotes Annual Fund donor also

Contributions to the Annual Fund are dedicated to new local preservation projects.

Mrs. Keene Addington II

Mr. and Mrs. James Anderson Anonymous

Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Banks *

Mr. and Mrs.Edward H. Bennett, III* Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Bent *

Mr. Paul Bergmann *

Mr. and Mrs. James Bertram * Mr. and Mrs. William Beshilas Mrs. William Boggess, II * Mrs. H. Chris Bolton * Ms.Suzanne G. Boren *

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brennan, III Mr. and Mrs.Stephen Brewster * Mr. and Mrs. Jackson Brown * Mr. Robert Brown *

Mr. and Mrs. John Bryan * Mr. and Mrs. Brian Bryzinski * Mrs. Rhett W. Butler *

Mr. and Mrs. Willard Bunn Mr. and Mrs. M. David Cain * Mr. J. Melfort Campbell

Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Chabraja * Mr. amd Mrs. Roger Christoph Mr. Jerome J. Claeys *

Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Cole *

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Deering * Deerpath Questors

Ms. Florian Dieckmann Mr. John Drummond and

Ms. Rommy Lopat* Ms. Carolyn Duffield Mr. Dennis Dunlap

Mr. and Mrs. William Egan Mrs. Josephine F. Elting

Mr. and Mrs. William Emerson * Mr. and Mrs. James Engelland * Mr. Victor Filippini

Ms. Patricia Finn *

Mr. and Mrs. John Furton Ms. Carol Gayle *

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Gelderman Mr. and Mrs. James J. Glasser Mr. Tom Gleason *

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Goldstein * Ms. D. Kendall Griffith

Mr. and Mrs. David Grinnell * Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Gross Mrs. Jane Hall *

Mr. Philippe Hans * Mrs. Margaret Hart

Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Henry *

Ms. Anne Hunting

Mr. and Mr. James Iacubino Ms. Susan Ipsen *

Dr. and Mrs. William Janes * Mr. and Mrs. Allan Janis *

Mr. And Mrs. Kenneth Johnsen Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Johnston * Mr. Thomas E. Keim

Mr. and Mrs. James A. Kellock Mr. and Mrs. James Kenney * Mr. and Mrs. A. Stewart Kerr Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Kinney * Mr. and Mrs. William T. Kirk * Mrs. Richard Kissel *

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Klaskin Mr. Fred Klein and

Ms. Frieda Jacobs *

Mr. and Mrs William Knauz * Mr. and Mrs. John Kozak * Mr. and Mrs. W. Paul Krauss * Lake Forest Garden Club

Mr. and Mrs. Desmond LaPlace * Mr. Mark Linenberg *

Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey W. Luce * Mr. and Mrs. Reese Marcusson * Mr. Robert J. Marshall and

Mr. Steven B. Monz * Ms. Anne D. Morgan

Mr. and Mrs. James Morris * Mr. and Mrs. Fred Moyer * Mr. Michael O’Connell *

Mr. and Mrs. James O’Connor * Mr. and Mrs. Peter O’Malley * Mr. and Mrs. Raymond D. Oddi Mr. and Mrs. James Opsitnik * Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Pairitz *

Mr. and Mrs. George A. Pandaleon* Mrs. Jane S. Partridge

Mr. and Mrs. L. Robert Pasquesi Mr. Christopher Pommer and

Mrs. Lisa Pommer * Mr. and Mrs. John Poth

Mr. and Mrs. John Preschlack Mr. and Mrs. Richard Price * Mrs. Diane Quinn

Mr. and Mrs. David Radcliffe * Mr. and Mrs. James Reid-Anderson Mr.Lawrence and

Dr. Linda Remensnyder * Mr. and Mrs. Timm Reynolds * Mrs. Daniel M. Riess *

Ms. Sandra Riggs *

Dr. and Mrs. Kirk Shepard Mrs. Gerald Shields *

Ms. Patricia Shuma and Mr. Greg Fox*

Mr. Sidney T. Smith Ms. Connie Snyder Mrs. Carole Stroh *

Mr. and Mrs. Sandy Stuart Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sunseri *

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Terry * Mrs. Dominic Turchi *

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Turner Rev. Ronald Valentine

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Van Cleave * Ms. Deborah Vonderhaar

Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Wacker, III * Mr. Frank Waldeck *

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Walsh Ms. Nicki Weeden *

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Weithas * Mr. Christopher P. Werwicki Mr. and Mrs. Peter West *

Ms. Carla Westcott Ms. Mimi Westin Mrs. Henry Wheeler * Mr. Jay Whipple, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Vincent J. Conroy, Jr. * Mrs. James F. Herber *

Ms. Mary Frances Greene

Mr. and Mrs. Theodore H. Roberts*

Mr. and Mrs. Emmett White *

Mr. and Mrs.Daniel Considine Ms. Michelle Corse

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Coutant * Mr. and Mrs. Robert Crawford * Mr. Richard Cutler *

Mr. and Mrs. Harold D’Orazio Mr. and Mrs. John Davidson Ms. Anna Dawson

Ms. Lucia Heyworth *

Mr. and Mrs. James Hodges * Mr. and Mrs. David Holdsworth Dr. Eugene Hotchkiss

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Huber * Ms. Sarah Hughes *

Mrs. William Hughes * Mr. Thomas Hunter, IV

Mr. and Mrs. David Mathis * Mr. David Mattoon *

Mr. and Mrs. Keith McClintock Mr. and Mrs. John J. McDonough * Mr. and Mrs,. Thomas McIntosh * Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Miller *

Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Miller * Mr. and Mrs. Roger Mohr *

Dr. Mark Rudberg and Ms. Ellory Peck

Mr. and Mrs. John Schreiber Ms. Susan W. Schreiber

Mr. Franz Schulze * Mrs. William Searle*

Mr. and Mrs. John Sentell

Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Shaw *

Ms. Louise Wilson * Mr. Kent and

Dr. Susanne Woloson * Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wood * Mrs. Eugene Woroch *

• denotes LFPF Member also

                  DocenTs anD VolunTeers         in honor oF

Germaine Arnson Dianne Begin Paul Bergmann Lynn Bertram Cathi Borushek Brian Bryzinski Ingrid Bryzinski Cele Bull

Peter Coutant Janet Cummings Nancy Duffy Jan Gibson

Tom Gleason

David Grinnell Maureen Grinnell Susan Halle Sharon Harvey Chick Hayman Gail Hodges Sherry Hoover Sarah Hughes Susan Ipsen Cappy Johnston Dennis Johnston Romayne Kazmer Rosemary Kehr

Marcy Kerr Stewart Kerr Linda Liang Mark Linenberg Geoffrey Luce Laura Luce Miranda Luce

Debbie Marcusson Reese Marcusson David Mattoon Clay Maxfield

Bill McFadden Sharon McFadden

Arthur Miller Janet Miller Pauline Mohr Roger Mohr Steven Monz Liz Moore Wendy Moreno Fred Moyer Margaret Moyer Elaine Opsitnik Jim Opsitnik

George Pandaleon

Peggy Pandaleon

Natalie Reinkemeyer Denise Schlax

Greg Schlax Linda Spanberger Sara TenBroek Lynn Van Cleave

Catherine Van Dorpe Caryl Vehe

Karey Walker Emily Watts Kent Woloson Susan Wright Gina Zisook

Baker-Rafferty Family Lucia Egan

Laura Luce Pauline Mohr

sponsors anD in-kinD Donors                in MeMorY oF

April’s Linens Bent Fork Crab Tree Farm

Craig Bergmann Landscaping DiVinci Painters

Linda and Jim Estes Fitness Together Forest North Dental Fresh Market

Melissa and Greg Glyman

Heather Heiberger and CJ Oates Cappy Johnston

JWC Communications Pam and Bob Kleinert Knauz Motor Group KZF Development

Lake Forest Bank and Trust Lake Forest Hearing

Lake Forest Place Lake Forest Shop

Mariani Market House

Melichar Achitects Merrill Lynch Arthur Miller

Ann and Cliff Miller Alice Moulton-Ely Barbara and Karl Nagel Tim Newman

Northwest Vscular and Vein

Ragdale Foundation Linda Shields SilverPepper

Sunset

The Davey Tree Expert Company UPS

V J Killian and Co. Susanne and Kent Woloson Peggy and Art Wood

William E. Bergmann Rhett Bulter

Barbara Claeys Harry Duffield, Jr. William J. Hughes

Jean V. and Albert S. Lowe

1. T. Neale Daniel M. Riess Jerry Shields

Every effort was made to list the names of all our contributors. If we inadvertently omitted your name or listed it incorrectly, please contact the office at 847-234-1230 or [email protected] so we might correct our records.

Every effort was made to list the names of all our contributors. If we inadvertently omitted your name or listed it incorrectly, please contact the office at 847-234-1230 or [email protected] so we might correct our records.Jane and Mike Weeden

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Nominations for 2018 Historic Preservation Awards Due by March 24th

Every year, coinciding with National Historic Preservation Month, the Lake Forest Preservation Foundation honors families, businesses, and organizations that have demonstrated a commitment to excellence in preserving Lake Forest’s architectural heritage. The annual Historic Preservation Awards are based on criteria established by the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties and fall into five categories; a description of each can be found on the Foundation’s website.

Preservation • Rehabilitation • Restoration Reconstruction • New Construction or Infill

Any building, structure or landscape fifty years or older is eligible to be nominated. For the category of New Construction or Infill, new and recent construction is eligible. Nominations may be made by any interested person – the owner, the designer, a neighbor or friend, an admiring passerby. Handsome bronze plaques will be presented to award recipients at the Preservation Foundation’s Annual Meeting.

Nominations for the 2018 awards are being accepted now thru April 1st and can be submitted by downloading a nomination form available on the Foundation’s website, www.LFPF.org/ preservation-awards, or by contacting the LFPF office,

847-234-1230 or [email protected].

Nominations for 2018 Historic Preservation Awards Due by March 24th

Every year, coinciding with National Historic Preservation Month, the Lake Forest Preservation Foundation honors families, businesses, and organizations that have demonstrated a commitment to excellence in preserving Lake Forest’s architectural heritage. The annual Historic Preservation Awards are based on criteria established by the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties and fall into five categories; a description of each can be found on the Foundation’s website.

Preservation • Rehabilitation • Restoration Reconstruction • New Construction or Infill

Any building, structure or landscape fifty years or older is eligible to be nominated. For the category of New Construction or Infill, new and recent construction is eligible. Nominations may be made by any interested person – the owner, the designer, a neighbor or friend, an admiring passerby. Handsome bronze plaques will be presented to award recipients at the Preservation Foundation’s Annual Meeting.

Nominations for the 2018 awards are being accepted now thru April 1st and can be submitted by downloading a nomination form available on the Foundation’s website, www.LFPF.org/ preservation-awards, or by contacting the LFPF office,

847-234-1230 or [email protected] the President

Dear Lake Foresters and Friends of the Preservation Foundation,

Lake Forest is a place of captivating charm. To the visitor, it is a city with well maintained streetscapes, roadways, shopping districts, historically and architecturally significant homes and estates, a beautiful golf course, a high school nationally recognized for its academics and architecture and a lake front beach promenade which easily rivals that of Nice or Cannes, in fact possibly better … we have a sand beach not rocks!

What is not seen and what makes all this beauty and quality of life possible are the hundreds of people yearly and perhaps thousands over the years who have generously contributed their time, talents and financial resources to maintain and enhance our historic environs. These are the people who step forward to serve on the city’s boards, commissions, the Caucus, Elawa, the Historical Society, Ragdale, Open Lands, school and church organizations, Forest Park and the Library board. Without their generous commitments, much of what we enjoy daily would not be possible.

Many of these individuals did not grow up in Lake Forest but saw the beauty and value of living here and wanted to perpetuate it for their families and future generations. A neighbor who now serves on several national corporate boards makes an annual trip to the neighborhood of his youth, the south side of Chicago, to remember his roots. Another top Lake Forest executive in telecommunications worked summers, as I, in the South Works and Gary steel mills to pay for our college educations. Perhaps these more humble beginnings also fostered the desire to secure and preserve the many family oriented qualities and amenities that we have in Lake Forest.

of Millennials surveyed enjoy exploring the history of an area when visiting a new place.

71%

of Millennials surveyed are interested in historic preservation as a means to save places that define us as Americans.

of Millennials surveyed see historic preservation

as a way to protect the “unique, cultural wealth and diversity of communities.”

54%

53%

of Millennials surveyed value historic preservation.

of Millennials surveyed would prefer to spend their money at businesses that support historic preservation over those that do not.

97%

80%

Last summer, the National Trust for Historic Preservation released findings of a study that revealed the Millennial generation cares greatly about preserving historic places. The report detailing the study’s findings, titled Millennials and Historic Preservation: A Deep Dive Into Attitudes and Values, found that nearly all (97 percent) of the nation’s largest and most diverse generation appreciate the value of historic preservation.

You can read the full study by visiting the Trust’s website, www.Savingplaces.org.

What Millennials Think of Historic Preservation

of Millennials surveyed enjoy exploring the history of an area when visiting a new place.

71%

of Millennials surveyed are interested in historic preservation as a means to save places that define us as Americans.

of Millennials surveyed see historic preservation

as a way to protect the “unique, cultural wealth and diversity of communities.”

54%

53%

of Millennials surveyed value historic preservation.

of Millennials surveyed would prefer to spend their money at businesses that support historic preservation over those that do not.

97%

80%

Last summer, the National Trust for Historic Preservation released findings of a study that revealed the Millennial generation cares greatly about preserving historic places. The report detailing the study’s findings, titled Millennials and Historic Preservation: A Deep Dive Into Attitudes and Values, found that nearly all (97 percent) of the nation’s largest and most diverse generation appreciate the value of historic preservation.

You can read the full study by visiting the Trust’s website, www.Savingplaces.org.

What Millennials Think of Historic PreservationOur architecture is a direct and substantial representation of history and place. By preserving historic structures, such as Market Square, the Deer Path Inn, and the east side Train Station, we are able to share the very spaces and environments in which the generations before us lived. Historic preservation is the visual and tangible conservation of cultural identity.

JimIf you are not a member of the Foundation, I strongly encourage you to join our 500+ members and donors in helping to maintain and appreciate the visual and architectural heritage of Lake Forest.

Jim Opsitnik, President

Thursday, March 15, 2018, 7:00 PM

Gorton Community Center

John Vinci: Life and Landmarks

John Vinci: Life and Landmarks is the first authoritative survey of the life and work of one of Chicago’s most acclaimed architects and preservationists. John Vinci will share an intimate look at his portfolio that spans half a century and includes the restoration of some of Chicago’s and its suburbs most important historic structures as well as numerous award-winning original projects. For more information about the program and to make reservations visit our website LFPF.org. Admission is free, but reservations are appreciated.

Sincerely,

Jim Opsitnik, President

Thursday, March 15, 2018, 7:00 PM

Gorton Community Center

John Vinci: Life and Landmarks

John Vinci: Life and Landmarks is the first authoritative survey of the life and work of one of Chicago’s most acclaimed architects and preservationists. John Vinci will share an intimate look at his portfolio that spans half a century and includes the restoration of some of Chicago’s and its suburbs most important historic structures as well as numerous award-winning original projects. For more information about the program and to make reservations visit our website LFPF.org. Admission is free, but reservations are appreciated.

Sincerely,6

830 Green Bay Road:

A Case Study in Smart Restoration

The lovers of historic homes on the North Shore were delighted when Nancy and Adrian Smith purchased the 1930s David Adler estate on Green Bay Road last spring. A world-renowned architect and his accomplished artist wife would be the perfect pair to restore the property to its former glory. Plus, their two adult children could help out – Jason as contractor and Katherine as interior designer. But the Smith family isn’t out to create a museum piece; they want to preserve the essence of the property yet make it usable for today’s family.

That seems to be the biggest challenge facing owners of old, significant homes today. Family life has changed and houses like the Smiths are often woefully out of date. For example, their house has 18 smaller bedrooms, mostly for servants, as the original owners, Joseph and Jean Morton Cudahy, did not have any children. The kitchen was also designed for servants, not for today’s family that often makes the kitchen the hub of the home. So how do you go about restoring an architectural masterpiece from a bygone era, while making it usable and relevant for today?

“You need to accept that there’s an evolutionary process to life and innovations are constantly occurring.” Adrian believes. “A smart renovation of an historic property recognizes the essence of the real estate and how it impacts the neighbors and the city. It doesn’t mean you have to slavishly go back to life as it was in the 1930s.” As seen by the Smiths, this property’s essence is a family compound built in the French country style that is historically relevant due to the architect and the family who

built it, plus its visibility in the city. Joseph Cudahy ran the family meat-packing business and his wife was the daughter of the founder of Morton Salt and later managed the Morton Arboretum.

From years of researching Adler’s life and architecture, Adrian has a theory about why he chose the French Normandy style. Apparently, Adler and his wife lived in France for a few years as he was immersing himself in the estate architecture of the countryside. His wife was killed in a car crash there inin in the mid-twenties. Shortly thereafter, Adler came back to Chicago, still depressed and in mourning. Cudahy, a prior client, asked him to build on the Green Bay Road site and Adler created Innisfail II, based on the essence of French Normandy country manor homes, much like those he was studying while living in France with his wife. Adrian, a long-time David Adler aficionado, said that when his family first moved to Lake Forest in 1987, they “loved it from the street because it was a little bit of Europe with all the connected buildings.” The Smiths also lived in France for a time. But by the time they purchased it last year, Nancy remarked that “nature was gobbling it up.”

Cleaning away all that nature to reveal the original structure was the first step in the restoration. Focusing on the exterior first to recreate their original view and improve their neighbors’ view, they stripped ivy off most walls, freed the pool from vast overgrowth, added new landscaping, repaired and painted windows, shutters, and trim, and began to reconstruct the greenhouse.

The interior work to date has been mostly repairing the infrastructure (75 burst pipes) and un-decorating, bringing walls to a neutral white and refinishing vast square footage of wood flooring. They are building a family play room in the basement with a walk-out to the pool area. The room is an excellent example of where you can create space for a contemporary family in a less prominent area of the house. The Cudahys used this basement room to host nurses who came to wrap bandages for the war effort, which is historic, but not critical to the essence of the home.

Before

After “We’re keeping this house

and the idea of preservation alive for the Lake Forest community . . .

Life goes on, but there are many things here definitely worth preserving.”

– Adrian Smith

Before

After

Advice from the Smiths for those contemplating historic restoration:

Don’t expect to make any money;

Do it for the love of the house and for the love of Lake Forest;

Be ready for surprises and a much longer timeline.

There will be many decisions ahead that require tradeoffs between the original Adler design and contemporary usage. For example on the south wing, there is a rounded, enclosed portico that was added to the south facade where the main entrance originally existed. The room inside this area is full of natural light and is a large, welcoming space, which could be used in many ways. However, the protruding bay of windows is not Adler, so the purist approach would be to take them out. Still under discussion.

Photos By Corrine Stagen

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LAKE FOREST PRESERVATION FOUNDATION

2017-2018

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Jim Opsitnik

President

Peggy Pandaleon

VP Communications

Ingrid Bryzinski

VP Development

Tom Gleason Laura Luce VP Programs

Arthur Miller

Secretary

Peter Coutant

Treasurer

DIRECTORS

Elizabeth Abbattista Susie Athenson Lynn Bertram Maureen Grinnell Sharon A. Harvey Linda Liang Debbie Marcusson David Mattoon William McFadden Roger Mohr Elizabeth Moore Fred Moyer

Kurt Pairitz

Natalie Reinkemeyer Sara TenBroek

Lynn Van Cleave

HONORARY DIRECTORS

Herbert Geist Gail Hodges Pauline Mohr Shirley Paddock Linda Shields Lorraine Tweed

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Marcy Kerr

Preservation

EARLY SPRING 2018

VOLUME 11, NUMBER 1

Contributors:

Gail Hodges, Marcy Kerr, Arthur Miller, Jim Opsitnik, Peggy Pandaleon

Editor: Peter Coutant

Photography:

Cappy Johnston

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2018 Programs and Events

See the History Around You

Thursday, March 15, 2018      John Vinci: Life and Landmarks

7:00 PM               A talk by acclaimed architect and preservationist

Gorton Community Center Free admission,

reservations requested

Sunday, April 29, 2018               Annual Meeting and

2:00 PM – 4:00 PM        2018 Historic Preservation Awards

Gorton Community Center Member reception following at an historic residence

Friday, June 22, 2018 Early Summer Garden Stroll

5:30 PM – 7:30 PM       at an historic estate

Members $20 Non-members $30

Saturday, July 28, 2018             Annual Summer Tour of

10:00 AM or 1:00 PM  Crab Tree Farm & Art Collections

Members $20 Non-members $40

Friday, August 24, 2018            Late Summer Garden Stroll

5:30 PM – 7:30 PM       along the bluff

Members $20 Non-members $30

Sunday, September 23, 2018 Architectural House &

1:00 PM – 4:00 PM       Garden Tour, Annual Benefit

Advance ticket $100

Sunday, December 2, 2018   Annual Member Holiday

2:00 PM – 4:00 PM       Celebration

Members only

Please visit our website at www.lfpf.org for new programs, updates and to register.