Adlai Stevenson's Lake Co. Home Gets National Historic Landmark Status

Written by Emily Stone (Patch Staff)

Illinois Governor and two-time presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson II’s home and farm, in what is now Mettawa, will be dedicated Sunday as a National Historic Landmark, according to an article in the Chicago Tribune.

The home, which sits on 70 acres, is where Stevenson raised his family, along with sheep, horses and vegetables, the article says. He entertained Eleanor Roosevelt and President John F. Kennedy on its porch.

It is now owned by the Lake County Forest Preserves.

You can read the full Tribune story here.

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