The second-generation Lehmann home, now known as "The Mansion," combines several architectural styles, but is very much in the tradition of the Old South. it was built in 1912 by Charlie and Frank Hamlin of Lake Villa and features a rather Black Forest motif featuring plenty of darkly stained oak, tongue-and-groove wood floors (in excellent shape because they were protected by carpet and rugs) and some stained glass. It originally boasted 10 bedrooms, nine porches, eight bathrooms, three living rooms, three kitchens, a dining room and a wine room on 1,100 acres facing Cedar Lake.
Amenities included a world-class stable with a private racetrack, bowling alley, golf course, billiards room, pool, trap and skeet shooting range, extensive rose and vegetable gardens, plus a working farm that raised soybeans, wheat and corn. At its peak it employed 100 people.
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