115-Year-Old WI Mansion Is Breathtaking! The Cost? Nearly $21M

LAKE GENEVA, WI — Villa Hortensia is the first legacy estate of this caliber to come to market in more than two decades.

“There’s really nothing like bringing my kids to this house on Lake Geneva in the summer,” said Mike MacDonald to Crain's Chicago Business, who with his parents, Ralph and Sally MacDonald, and other family members, have owned the estate in a family trust since 1997. “We have the pool, the lake, two piers. My kids always loved coming there.”

The enormous estate was first owned by members of the Swift meatpacking family.

Finished in 1906, famed architect Howard Van Doren Shaw collaborated with legendary landscape architect Jens Jensen to ensure the Edwin Swift's new lake home would settle confidently and quietly into this massive wooded site.

• Address: W3415 Snake Rd, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
• Price: $20,750,000
• Square Feet: 12396
• Bedrooms: 6
• Bathrooms: 10 Full and 3 Half Baths
• Built: 1906
• Features: Distinctly Mediterranean in style, the striking Spanish tile roof set against a stucco exterior marked a timeless and significant landmark on Snake Road. The 20 acre site has a staggering 502' of level lakefront, with 2 piers and privacy from the shore path. The thrill of winding down Snake Road to the understated yet impressive entry of Villa Hortensia is as memorable as any approach on this lake. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to secure a legacy estate.

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