Real Estate
$16.5 Million Lake Forest Home Has Historical Ties
Take a closer look at this 1920s home which was built for the father of F. Scott Fitzgerald's young love.
A Lake Forest home built in 1920 may have played a role in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novels, according to a real estate listing.
The estate was designed for Charles Garfield King whose daughter Ginevra was Fitzgerald’s first love.
“It is widely believed that this Estate served as his introduction to the good life as portrayed in his novels, including The Great Gatsby,” according to a Zillow.com real estate listing.
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The relationship between Ginerva and Fitzgerald King reportedly fizzled after King told his daughter’s beau, "Poor boys shouldn't think of marrying rich girls," according to an article on the Huffington Post. Fitzgerald went on to write about the wealthy in his novels. The Great Gatsby may have been inspired by Ginevra, the Huffington Post reports.
Her father’s one-time 7,424-square-foot home, which sits on a 45-acre lot, is on the market for $16.5 million.
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It features seven bedrooms and 10 bathrooms.
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