Mayslake Peabody Estate

"Peabody Estate" redirects here. For the London housing developments, see Peabody Trust.
Mayslake Peabody Estate
The front façade of Mayslake Hall, constructed in the Tudor Revival style in Oak Brook, Illinois
Nearest cityOak Brook, Illinois
Coordinates41°49′42″N 87°57′38″W / 41.82833°N 87.96056°W / 41.82833; -87.96056
Area87 acres (0.35 km2)
Built1919–1921
ArchitectBenjamin Marshall
from Marshall and Fox[2]
Architectural styleTudor Revival
NRHP reference No.93000836[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 8, 1994
The rear façade of Mayslake Hall

The Mayslake Peabody Estate is an estate constructed as a country home for Francis Stuyvesant Peabody between 1919 and 1922.[3] The estate is located in the western Chicago suburb of Oak Brook, Illinois, United States, and is now part of the Mayslake Forest Preserve administered by the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County.

Originally encompassing an area of over 848 acres (3.43 km2),[4] the estate now contains a total area of 87 acres (0.35 km2). The entire complex features the Tudor Revival style Mayslake Hall, its retreat wing, and the Portiuncula Chapel, a replica of the Chapel of St. Francis in Assisi, Italy.[3] Approximately 22 acres (0.089 km2) of wetlands, lakes, restored prairies and two small oak savannas are included within the 87 acres (0.35 km2) territory.

On November 8, 1994, Mayslake Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

  1. ^ a b "ILLINOIS - Du Page County". National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 2007-09-16.
  2. ^ "Peabody Estate at Mayslake". Partners in Preservation. Retrieved 2007-09-16.
  3. ^ a b "Mayslake Forest Preserve". Forest Preserve District of DuPage County. Archived from the original on 2007-08-30. Retrieved 2007-09-16.
  4. ^ Cunniff, Bill (May 24, 2002). "Coal baron's 1920 mansion in Oak Brook opens to public". Chicago Sun-Times. Find Articles. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016. Retrieved 2007-09-16.