Stone Manor - Lake Geneva, WI
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YoSam.
N 42° 34.943 W 088° 26.062
16T E 382297 N 4715437
AKA Youngslands Manor - Today, Stone Manor is divided into five residential units.
Waymark Code: WM10B9D
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 04/06/2019
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County of building: Walworth County
Location of building: S. Lakeshore Dr., Lake Geneva
Built: 1899
Architect: Henry Lord Gay
Architectural Style: English Renaissance Revival
"Younglands is a grand three-story mansion which resembles an English Renaissance Revival
palace. It is a fireproof structure of white Bedford stone, steel, hollow tile and
concrete (it measures 70' x 174'). The main facade faces a broad expanse of lawn and
Lake Geneva. The plan is "U"-shaped with projecting pavilions on each side of a
recessed section. The first and second levels of this recessed area are filled with
round-arched loggias; on the first story is a triple arcade version of a Palladian window,
In the spandrels are cartouches with busts of Young's four daughters and lavish
foliate ornament. The second level arcade contains five arches. Capitals are Roman
Ionic. Above is a balustraded terrace. These arcades have been glazed in recent years.
"Built between 1899 and 1901 for Otto Young, a prominent Chicago businessman, Younglands
is "the largest and most luxurious mansion ever built on Geneva Lake, "a summer haven
for wealthy Chicagoans. It represents the resort era of Lake Geneva, which was
known as the Newport of the West. Younglands is of state significance because it is
among the most luxurious private residences in Wisconsin. The work of a regionally
significant architect, Henry Lord Gay, Younglands is among the best examples in
Wisconsin of the Italian Renaissance Revival which became popular at the turn of the
century for grand summer houses. In addition, the coach barn for the estate, added
before 1906, is itself a fine example of the Tudor Revival style of the early twentieth
century." ~ NRHP Nomination Form