The house was built to be an authentic Italian villa and had a working, retractable glass roof but when the Cuneos bought it, they had other ideas.
Sunday, June 30, 2013
The Insull/Cuneo Mansion & Gardens
Just 10 miles northwest of Evanston just before Libertyville is this estate built by Samuel Insull in 1918. Insull came from England to be Thomas Edison's secretary and eventually founded GE. He lost all his money in the Depression and in 1937 the estate was bought by the Cuneo family, a family of magazine and book publishers.
The house was built to be an authentic Italian villa and had a working, retractable glass roof but when the Cuneos bought it, they had other ideas.
The house was built to be an authentic Italian villa and had a working, retractable glass roof but when the Cuneos bought it, they had other ideas.
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