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The Louis F. Swift House is a historic house at 255 E. Foster Place in Lake Forest, Illinois.The house was built in 1916 for Louis F. Swift, the president of meat packing firm Swift & Company; it was originally an addition to a home built for Swift in 1898, which was demolished in 1940.
The Helen Shedd Reed House, also known as the Mrs. Kersey Coates Reed House, is a historic house at 1315 N. Lake Road in Lake Forest, Illinois.Built in 1931–32, the house was the home of Helen Shedd Reed and her children; it replaced a 19th-century house called Elsinore where Reed and her husband Kersey Coates Reed had lived until the latter's death in 1929.
The Lake Forest Historic District is a national historic district encompassing much of the original town area of Lake Forest, Illinois.The district is primarily residential, though it also includes three educational institutions and two significant commercial districts.
Lake Forest is a city located in Lake County, Illinois, United States.Per the 2020 census, the population was 19,367. [3] The city is along the shore of Lake Michigan, and is a part of the Chicago metropolitan area and the North Shore.
The Mildred and Abel Fagen House is a historic house at 1711 Devonshire Lane in Lake Forest, Illinois.Its address at the time of its construction was 1581 Old Mill Road, but the surrounding acreage was eventually sold to developer Arthur Rubloff, who added a number of new streets to service the many additional homes that were built on the former Fagen property.
The West Park Neighborhood Historic District is a residential historic district surrounding West Park in Lake Forest, Illinois. The district includes 149 contributing buildings, most of which were built between 1907 and 1930, and West Park.
Eastern Lake Forest gradually became known as a retreat for the wealthy citizens of Chicago, who built estates on the curving, tree-lined streets. The Vine–Oakwood–Green Bay Road region, however, was reserved for individuals of more moderate socio-economic statues until at least the 1890s.
Shields Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census , its population was 39,062. [ 2 ] The Naval Station Great Lakes is located in this township.