William McCormick Blair Estate

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]

William McCormick Blair Estate
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	982 Sheridan Rd., Lake Bluff, Illinois
Coordinates	42°17′17″N 87°50′45″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 estate was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 31, 2008.[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. 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.