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| Location | 982 Sheridan Rd., Lake Bluff, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 42°17′17″N 87°50′45″W / 42.28806°N 87.84583°W |
| Area | 9 acres (3.6 ha) |
| Built | 1926-28 |
| Architect | David Adler |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 07001476[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 31, 2008 |
The William McCormick Blair Estate is a historic estate at 982 Sheridan Road in Lake Bluff, Illinois. The estate was built in 1926-28 for financier William McCormick Blair, who was one of the many wealthy and prominent Chicagoans to build an estate in Lake Bluff in the early twentieth century. Architect David Adler, a well-regarded designer of country houses, designed the estate's main house in the Colonial Revival style. The house has a complex, sprawling shape unified by the consistent use of double-hung windows and wood roofing shingles. The estate also includes a garage, a tennis house, two cottages, two sheds, a folly shaped like a Greek temple, a greenhouse, and a garden.[2]
The estate was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 31, 2008.[1]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ Benjamin, Susan S.; Yant, Gwen Sommers (October 1, 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: William McCormick Blair Estate" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Division. Retrieved March 14, 2020.[dead link]