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Goldblatt Mansion
The Marshall/Goldblatt mansion (commonly known as the Marshall mansion or the Goldblatt mansion) refers to a demolished mansion that was formerly located on the shore of the Wilmette Harbor in Wilmette, Illinois at 612 Sheridan Road. The exterior of the forty-room pink stucco structure was built in the Spanish Colonial Revival architecture, Spanish Colonial Revival style. Built between 1922 and 1924, the mansion was among the most extravagant mansions constructed in the North Shore (Chicago), North Shore suburbs of Chicago and was considered an unofficial landmark. The residence was designed by noted architect and hotel magnate Benjamin Marshall (architect), Benjamin Marshall and constructed as his personal residence and studio. Amid the Great Depression, the mansion was sold in 1936 to Nathan Goldblatt (of Goldblatt's fortune). The mansion became abandoned after Nathan Goldblatt's widow moved out in 1947. The Goldblatt family offered to sell it to the village of Wilmette's governm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mansion
A mansion is a large dwelling house. The word itself derives through Old French from the Latin word ''mansio'' "dwelling", an abstract noun derived from the verb ''manere'' "to dwell". The English word '' manse'' originally defined a property large enough for the parish priest to maintain himself, but a mansion is no longer self-sustaining in this way (compare a Roman or medieval villa). '' Manor'' comes from the same root—territorial holdings granted to a lord who would "remain" there. Following the fall of Rome, the practice of building unfortified villas ceased. Today, the oldest inhabited mansions around the world usually began their existence as fortified houses in the Middle Ages. As social conditions slowly changed and stabilised fortifications were able to be reduced, and over the centuries gave way to comfort. It became fashionable and possible for homes to be beautiful rather than grim and forbidding allowing for the development of the modern mansion. In British Eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
