![David Adler Hamill Residence David Adler Hamill Residence](https://classics.life/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/David-Adler-Hamill-Residence.jpg)
Photo: Ryerson & Burnham Archives
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Hamill Residence, Lake Forest, Illinois. Photo: Ryerson & Burnham Archives
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Hamill Residence, Lake Forest, Illinois. Photo: Ryerson & Burnham Archives
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Hamill Residence, Lake Forest, Illinois. Photo: Ryerson & Burnham Archives
![Bentley Residence](https://classics.life/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/David-Adler-Bentley-Residence.jpg)
Bentley Residence, Lake Forest, Illinois. Photo: Ryerson & Burnham Archives
![Clow Residence](https://classics.life/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/David-Adler-Clow-Residence.jpg)
Clow Residence, Lake Forest, Illinois. Photo: Ryerson & Burnham Archives
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Clow Residence, Lake Forest, Illinois. Photo: Ryerson & Burnham Archives
![Kuppenheimer Residence](https://classics.life/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/David-Adler-Kuppenheimer-Residence.jpg)
Kuppenheimer Residence, Winnetka, Illinois. Photo: Ryerson & Burnham Archives
![Edison Residence](https://classics.life/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/David-Adler-Edison-Residence.jpg)
Edison Residence, Lake Forest, Illinois. Photo: Ryerson & Burnham Archives
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Edison Residence, Lake Forest, Illinois. Photo: Ryerson & Burnham Archives
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Edison Residence, Lake Forest, Illinois. Photo: Ryerson & Burnham Archives
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Edison Residence, Lake Forest, Illinois. Photo: Ryerson & Burnham Archives
![Stonehill Residence](https://classics.life/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/David-Adler-Stonehill-Residence.jpg)
Stonehill Residence, Glencoe, Illinois. Photo: Ryerson & Burnham Archives
Six ideal homes? Elegant and easy to live in, these houses sample the genius of a man who’s work defined luxury on Chicago’s North Shore. All, save “Pierremont” the Charles Stonehill Residence (Adler’s first commission), are extant & in private hands today. Favorite bits? Those wonderful overmantles! Also, the fauns & rams flanking the drives of the Hamill & Stonehill Residences respectively!
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