Libertyville Windblown Hill Compound Hits Market At $5.5 Million

LIBERTYVILLE, IL - The Libertyville home and surrounding property, known as Windblown Hill, and that has been in the family connected to Chicago's R.R. Donnelley printing empire since the mid-1950s, is for sale and is being listed for a price of $5.5 million.

The collection of homes and other buildings, described in the real estate listing as a family compound, sits on 84 acres of land and includes two other homes in addition to the main 7-bedroom home as well as barns - including a seven-stall horse barn, a greenhouse, swimming pool and exhibition hall spaces.

The compound, according to reports, was once the county estate of Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley, who were environmentalists who donated hundreds of acres of land in Illinois and South Carolina. Gaylord Donnelley was the grandson of Richard Robert Donnelley, who founded the R.R. Donnelly printing company in 1864.

Donnelley, along with his wife Dorothy, established a family foundation dedicated to the preservation of land, was only part of the family legacy, which is evident in the Libertyville compound now being offered up for sale.

• Address: 31780 N Almond Rd, Libertyville, Illinois
• Price: $5,500,000
• Square Feet: 6910
• Bedrooms: 7
• Bathrooms: 5 Full and 2 Half Baths
• Built: 1955
• Features: Your Wisconsin Family Compound, right here! Windblown Hill, approx. 84 acres of pristine prairie, savannah, and woodlands with thoughtful conservation easements to retain its charm. Your own world here- self- contained and seemingly far from the troubles of the world- yet only 7 miles to downtown Libertyville restaurants and Metra. Main Homestead designed by Shaw, Metz, and Dolio, to maximize views of the surrounding countryside. Main home has separate nanny suite w/kitchen. In addition to main homestead, there is a smaller caretaker home, third home, barns, greenhouse, silos, and large exhibition-hall type spaces. So much privacy and room to realize your dream. Acres of flowering prairie, walking/riding trails through your own woods, and farmable acreage on some of the best soil in Illinois. Pool has its own pool house with shower and bathroom. Horse barn has 7 stalls, paddocks and sand walking areas for the horses. Take your horses for a many mile ride through the woods, stop at the pond, and just enjoy a carefree life away from the worries of the city. Numerous other buildings could have horse stalls, indoor riding areas. Almond Marsh Forest Preserve abuts your acreage to the north. Millennium Trail bike path runs half a mile south. The southern portion of your land has in past been rented to a hay farmer for nearby equestrian properties. AG zoning means low taxes: $22, 000 for 84 acres!

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