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Dec 11, 2011 · 11 Sunday Dec 2011. I just stumbled upon the most wonderful web site dedicated to the legendary Villa Turicum, the Lake Forest estate built for Harold McCormick and his wife, Edith Rockefeller McCormick. The 44-room Italianate villa was constructed between 1908 and 1918.
Lake Forest, Illinois. By F. A. CUSHING SMITH, A.S.L.A. Editor, The American Landscape Architect. June 1930. Four beautiful elms grace the long greensward of the mall that leads to the residence at "Villa Turicum." "VILLA TURICUM," the country estate of Mrs. Rockefeller McCormick, at Lake Forest, Illinois, is regarded as the finest example in ...
Nov 19, 2015 · Edith Rockefeller McCormick Residence. Although it is often referred to as the Edith Rockefeller McCormick Residence, the Romanesque Revival mansion at 1000 N. Lake Shore Dr. was...
Edith Rockefeller McCormick (August 31, 1872 – August 25, 1932) was an American socialite, daughter of Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller . She and her husband Harold Fowler McCormick were prominent in Chicago society, supporting many causes, including the city's first opera company. After being treated for depression by Jung, she ...
EDITH ROCKEFELLER McCORMICK HOUSE. Although it was commonly referred to as the Mrs. Edith Rockefeller McCormick residence, this house located at 1000 N. Lake Shore Drive was built in 1883 for Nathaniel Jones, a prosperous member of the Board of Trade. He was described as “one of the wealthiest and most successful businessmen in Chicago.”.
In 1923 she organized the Edith Rockefeller McCormick Trust, capitalized with a five-million-dollar contribution from her and $1,500 apiece from Chicago realtors Edwin D. Krenn and Edward A. Dato. Last week the E. R. M. Trust announced a new financing of eleven million dollars in five year 6% gold notes, "unconditionally guaranteed as to ...
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DESCRIPTION. Exterior view of the residence of Harold McCormick and Edith Rockefeller McCormick. The home and yard are surrounded by stone and wrought-iron fencing with an elaborate gate opening to the walkway. The residence was built by Solon Spencer Beman and was located at 1000 Lake Shore Drive.
