Blacktoft mansion, a historic lakefront estate built by John T. Lester in 1881 on Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Lake Geneva is a popular resort destination for wealthy Chicagoans to have second homes and is nicknamed the “Newport of the West.”

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Size: 5355px × 3570px
Location: Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, USA
Photo credit: © Richard Ellis / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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