Adlai Ewing Stevenson II
1900 – 1965
Adlai Ewing Stevenson – Governor of Illinois from 1949 to 1953, twice the Democratic Party nominee for president, and United States Ambassador to the United Nations – Built this residence in 1938. Known as "The Farm," the house, outbuildings, and surrounding meadows and woods comprise seventy acres. Throughout his career of public service, Stevenson often returned to the farm for rest and inspiration. The property is now owned by the Lake County Forest Preserve District.
Marker is on North Saint Mary's Road (County Route 19) ½ mile north of West Everett Road (County Route 40), on the right when traveling south.
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