Historic Howard Van Doren Shaw Lake Forest Manor Asks For $2.7M

LAKE FOREST, IL — First built for the railroad tycoon Darius Miller and later owned for many years by the family of the late Marshall Field executive Ronald Boardman, the Lake Forest home known as Thorndale Manor was designed by noted architect Howard Van Doren Shaw and constructed in 1917.

The updated and restored home includes an elevator, central air conditioning, a four-car garage, five wood-burning fireplaces, refinished hardwood floors in its six bedrooms and dining room. The three-story, 10,000-square-foot brick and stucco Georgian mansion also includes a sunroom and a library.

The 19 acre estate was subdivided into seven smaller lots known as Thorndale Estates.

Currently sitting on a lot of more than 6 acres, the grounds include a pond and a wooded area.

» Check out more images from inside Thorndale Manor on its Realtor.com listing

Thorndale Manor was previously listed at $3.4 million. The property has been listed for $2.7 million since January and recently changed brokerages, according to its listing agent.

• Address: 1510 N Green Bay Rd, Lake Forest, Illinois
• Price: $2,700,000
• Square Feet: 10064
• Bedrooms: 6
• Bathrooms: 5 Full and 2 Half Baths
• Built: 1917
• Features: Spectacular Howard Van Doren Shaw Estate. Restored and improved with central A/C, elevator, 4-car garage, restored fireplaces and new boiler among many other improvements. The wonderful home is move-in ready and sits on 6 glorious acres all just a stone's throw from downtown Lake Forest and Lake Bluff. Such an incredible value it is not to be missed.

This listing originally appeared on realtor.com. For more information and photos, click here.