Address: 1010 North Green Bay Road, Lake Bluff

Year built: 1913

Architect: David Adler and Henry Dangler

Original owner: Ralph Hutchinson Poole and Marie Wright Richards Poole

A celebration of Louis XV style, the Poole house was one of
the first collaborations of young
architects Henry C. Dangler and David Adler. They designed the home for Ralph H. Poole, the brother of Abram Poole, their classmate
from Princeton. Ralph Poole
commissioned this 1913 country place and allowed Adler to indulge his scholarly
appreciation for high French architecture and ornament.

This lovely, symmetrical house with low horizontal lines,
balanced wings and a central forecourt also reflects the popularity of
Francoise Mansart (1598-1666,) at that time. Adler selected statuary, woodwork and limestone from Europe. The checkered marble floor and massive
staircase in the entry were inspired by the Hotel Biron, now the Rodin Museum
in Paris. Five public rooms are en enfilade, formally aligned with each
other. Large windows with Rococo details
let in natural light. The result, an exquisite and livable house for Ralph and
Marie Poole and their four children.

The Olmsted Brothers' original landscape plan for the 40
acres estate was never realized. David
Adler took over the design of the forecourt, formal gardens and natural prairie. At one time, livestock roamed the back fields. The farm buildings, barn and gardener’s
cottage are now long gone.

The home currently sits on just over eight acres and in 2018 was undergoing
an extensive renovation by the third owners of the house.