Three private residences will be un...

Three private residences will be unclose for viewing on Friday during a benefit housewalk in northwest suburban Inverness.

Let's take a quick apply the mind at the homes on the tour:

Twenty-six silver maples arch across the approach to the face entrance of a Georgian manor house, designed through Period Homes. The home replicates the regularity and the detail of the classic mode of expression both inside and out. uncompounded bodys in the interior design remain authentic to the era, including six-panel doors, white trim and flut and arched entryways.

The foyer the fireplace encircles and the bathrooms all feature marble. The kitchen and the basement rec play have been remodeled. An exit within the back promises a rose garden and a plash area.

In 2002 a Prairie-style house was designed by way of the homeowners and built at Harris Builders, which has frameed multimillion-dollar homes in Inverness and Barrington. Since the initial construction, the proprietors have finished the lower plain and added a pond and a gazebo (which appears to be floating).

The lower flat features a wine cellar (with individual inlaid redwood planks), a secondary kitchen and an entertainment center (with a 92-inch projection cover and two additional monitors). Visitors also can anticipate for two salt-water aquariums (each with 250 gallons).

A 20-year-old pink brick ranch was gutt An indoor pond was filled in -- creating a sun-room and a dining stead The home is in a gated community.

Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 pm Tours begin at the Inverness Field House, 300 N Highland Rd A boutique will feature jewelry, accessories, hand-painted items and floral arrangements. Tickets are $50 Luncheon will be at Richard Honquest Fine Furnishings, 1455 s Barrington Rd. in Barrington.

The housewalk is sponsored by dint of the Northwest Suburban Guild. be causeds benefit Children's Memorial Hospital.

"Over the past 30 years, the guild's various efforts have ensueed in raising more than $630000 for the hospital," said Joan Stearns, president of the arrange The housewalk is held each three years.

Inverness housewalk. For tickets, call (773) 880-6871 or visit www.childrensmemorial.org/events.

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