Stone Manor on the shore of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
#63/122. Magnificent
In the late 1800's, many of Chicago's wealthy families built magnificent summer homes along the shore of Geneva Lake in southern Wisconsin. Stone Manor, built by Otto Young is the largest estate ever built on the lake. Otto started his American business life selling costume jewelry from a pushcart on the sidewalks of New York City. After the Chicago Fire of 1871, Mr. Young moved to Chicago and began investing heavily in real estate in the burned out city. Though many thought that Chicago would never rebuild after the devastation of the fire, Otto saw the opportunity and he stockpiled an enormous fortune.
There are seven levels in this historic estate. Complete with 2 sub-basements, 4 main levels, and a sprawling roof terrace. A 250-foot wide veranda completes this architectural wonder that stretches an amazing 174 feet along the lakeshore. The exterior walls feature Bedford limestone, the interior walls are covered in Tennessee marble and hand laid parquet tile floors complete this majestic masterpiece. When completed in 1901, all of the doorknobs, plumbing and electrical fixtures on the main level were 14kt gold plated, with matching solid sterling silver on the 2nd floor. Ceilings in the mansion are hand-carved out of mortar and lavishly decorated by European artists with breath-taking oil paintings.
As seen from a tour boat ride along the shore in August, 2022 with my mother and sister.
Stone Manor on the shore of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
#63/122. Magnificent
In the late 1800's, many of Chicago's wealthy families built magnificent summer homes along the shore of Geneva Lake in southern Wisconsin. Stone Manor, built by Otto Young is the largest estate ever built on the lake. Otto started his American business life selling costume jewelry from a pushcart on the sidewalks of New York City. After the Chicago Fire of 1871, Mr. Young moved to Chicago and began investing heavily in real estate in the burned out city. Though many thought that Chicago would never rebuild after the devastation of the fire, Otto saw the opportunity and he stockpiled an enormous fortune.
There are seven levels in this historic estate. Complete with 2 sub-basements, 4 main levels, and a sprawling roof terrace. A 250-foot wide veranda completes this architectural wonder that stretches an amazing 174 feet along the lakeshore. The exterior walls feature Bedford limestone, the interior walls are covered in Tennessee marble and hand laid parquet tile floors complete this majestic masterpiece. When completed in 1901, all of the doorknobs, plumbing and electrical fixtures on the main level were 14kt gold plated, with matching solid sterling silver on the 2nd floor. Ceilings in the mansion are hand-carved out of mortar and lavishly decorated by European artists with breath-taking oil paintings.
As seen from a tour boat ride along the shore in August, 2022 with my mother and sister.