March 10, 1942 – The Lake Forest summer home of
the late Edith Rockefeller McCormick, Villa Turicum, is sold at a tax
foreclosure sale in Waukegan for $75,000 -- $4,925,000 less than the estate
cost to build in 1912. There are tax
claims of $340,427 against the villa along with interest and penalties that
have accrued for eight years between 1931 and 1939. It is believed that the 253-acre property
will be subdivided in two to ten-acre plots with the city of Lake Forest receiving
58 acres for a park. One parcel of the
16 that are sold, the one that holds the 59-room mansion with 13 bathrooms, is
sold for $13,500. The once sat on a
bluff above the lake just east of Sheridan Road and north of Fort
Sheridan. The great mansion on the
estate was finally razed in 1956, and another relic of an earlier era
disappeared with its pavilion above the lake designed for taking afternoon tea
while musicians played, its polo field, reflecting pools, stables and bridle
paths and a service area that included 21 garages. The house itself had a main dining room that
could accommodate 60 guests, 13 master bedrooms, each with a bath and fireplace
and 14 rooms for servants. [http://www.villaturicum.com/Ruin/]
March 10, 1913 -- The South Shore Country Club closes its membership, announcing that new members will only be accepted in the event of a death or resignation. This leaves the club, founded in 1905, with 1,027 membe
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