OUR LEGACY
A celebrated history.
Since 1985, the Lake Forest Chapter of the IWS Family Health has staged the region's signature designer showhouse in some of the North Shore's most beautiful homes — raising more than $6 million for family healthcare along the way.
THE HOUSES
A Legacy of Remarkable Homes
Each showhouse has offered a unique glimpse into Lake Forest's most distinguished estates and residences.









1985
The first Lake Forest Showhouse opens, beginning a four-decade tradition of design philanthropy.
1989
James Ward Thorne Estate
1993
Thorndale Manor
1997
"Frogner" - Frederick Herman Gade Home
2001
Rimwold Estate
2005
Finley Barrell Estate
2009
Lansdowne
2015
John R. Hughes Home
2020
William A. Pullman Home
2025
Pembroke Lodge

1987
Clayton Mark Estate

1991
Bluff's Edge

1995
Pullman Estate

1999
Eighty Elms

2003
Shadow Pond

2007
Le Manoir Du Grand Moulin

2011
Thorndale Manor

2017
Fellows Home

2023
Walter Frazier Estate
