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The Sanfilippo "Place de la Musique"
Turneasterne (VirtualGlobetrotting)
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This is the home of Jasper B. Sanfilippo and Marian Sanfilippo, located in the village of Barrington Hills, IL, an independent village of Barrington, IL. John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. is a publicly traded company on the NASDAQ stock market under the ticker, JBSS, and is a processor and marketer of tree nuts and peanuts in the United States. Its principal products are raw and processed nuts, and it is the parent company of Fisher Nuts. Mr. Sanfilippo was the chairman and CEO of John B. Sanfilippo and Sons Inc., and he worked with the company for his entire professional career, starting in 1953 until his retirement in 2008. He currently holds the title of Chairman Emeritus and is a Director at the company.
TheThe Sanfilippo 'Place de la Musique' is known worldwide for its magnificent collection of beautifully restored antique music machines, phonographs, arcade and gambling machines, chandeliers, art glass, the world's largest restored theatre pipe organ, the most spectacular European salon carousel in existence, street and tower clocks, steam engines and other functional mechanical antiques, displayed within a breathtaking French Second Empire setting located in village of Barrington Hills, Illinois.
The house sits on 57 acres bordering a stream with a house that was originally built in 1974 at about 6,000 square feet. They added a 1,700 square foot music room, but in the late 1980′s a decision was made to add a huge music room addition on and one that would have room for a balcony and a new pipe organ of 5 manuals and 80 ranks. The new wing was completed in the French Empire style in 1992 and brought the total square footage of the mega mansion to around 44,000, with the he main living quarters measuring in at 20,486 square feet.
The primary motive behind his collection is the preservation and sharing of the experience of these marvelous inventions of the Western World. The 44,000 square foot mansion, home to collector Jasper Sanfilippo, is also a private museum designed as a complementary setting for the display and demonstration of these musical instruments within a temperature-controlled environment. The large scale of the rooms accommodates the great number of instruments and sizable audiences.
The village of Barrington Hills is located northwest of Chicago and spans four counties - Cook, McHenry, Lake and DuPage. It is the home of the horse farms Hill 'N Dale Farms and Horizon Farms, as well as the host of the annual Barrington Horse Show. The property is on the list of the top 10 residential tax payers in Barrington Hills. This list is comprised of residents such as real estate developer William Kaper, Jr. and soft drink industry veteran Marvin Herb.

John Sanfilippo's House
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By: kenny1.
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John is the founder of John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. The company is one of the largest processors, manufacturers, and distributors of edible nuts in the world.

Tom Wamberg's house
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By: Champion3.
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Tom Wamberg is the CEO of Wamberg Asset Management and its parent company, Clark & Wamberg, LLC. Mr. Wamberg is the former Chairman and CEO of Clark Consulting. He joined Clark Consulting in 1977 and became Chairman of the company in 1995 and led it through a successful IPO in 1998 and its subsequent sale to AEGON in 2007.
He is selling his 30,000 sq ft mega-mansion for $12.5 million.
http://www.clarkwamberg.com/wam/about.htm

James Sanfilippo's Estate
Turneasterne (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Turneasterne.
This is the Barrington Hills, IL home of James J. Sanfilippo and Anamarie S. Sanfilippo. James J. Sanfilippo serves as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Clear Lam Packaging, Inc. He is part of the Sanfilippo family who each live next door to each other on this street. He is also a prolific inventor, with a large quantity of patents.
This is one of the most significant estates in Barrington, IL, secluded on 11.50 acres. This brick mansion, with 5 bedrooms and 6 bathrooms, presides over rolling lawns and lush gardens.

Bryan Cressey's house
Champion3 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Champion3.
Bryan Cressey is an equities investor and businessman. He is Chairman of Belden, a manufacturer of cable and other transmission devices. For the past twenty-nine years, he has also been a General Partner and Principal of Golder, Thoma and Cressey, Thoma Cressey Bravo, and Cressey & Company, all private equity firms, the last of which he founded in 2007. The firms have specialized in healthcare software and business services. He is also a director of Jazz Pharmaceutical, a specialty pharmaceutical company, Select Medical Holdings Corporation, a healthcare services company, and several privately held companies. He has a J.D. and M.B.A from Harvard. He owns the Azure Leisure, a 142-foot yacht.

Brad Faxon's House
tlp333 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: tlp333.
The professional golfer lives here.

Borislav Boskovic's house
Champion3 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Champion3.
Borislav Boskovic is a tool inventor. He is selling this 33,500 sq ft mega-mansion for $10.5 million.

Greg Brown's House
jdubble07 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: jdubble07.
Greg Brown is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Motorola Solutions.
He recently served as a member of President Obama’s Management Advisory Board and in 2004, President George W. Bush appointed Brown to the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee.

Gary Grube's House
jdubble07 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: jdubble07.
Gary Grube is Founder, President and CEO of Caerus Institute.

John Thodos' House
jdubble07 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: jdubble07.
John Thodos is an orthodontist with offices in Algonquin, Cary, and Palatine, IL.

Sam Cecola's House
Sam Cecola is owner of the Admiral Theatre strip club in Albany Park.

Danny Bonaduce's House (former)
tlp333 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: tlp333.
The actor, radio host and reality show star, sold this 7,000 sq ft home in 2000 for $835K.

This Old House Barrington Project
CEMaine (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: CEMaine.
2011 Project House at Barrington Beach

Prince Charles & Princess Diana's Rental House (Former)
Prince Charles and Princess Diana rented this property in 1985.

Belton Court
Mike1989 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Mike1989.
Belton Court (also known as Ferrin Hall, Barrington College, Gibson Memorial Building, and Peck Mansion) is a historic estate on Middle Highway in Barrington, Rhode Island.
The building was built as the country home for Frederick Stanhope Peck, a businessman and Rhode Island political figure. Barrington College, a Christian school, owned the building for many years as part of its campus before merging with Gordon College in Massachusetts. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. In 1985 Belton Court became home to the Zion Bible College which bought the campus for over $5 million. In 2007, it was listed for sale at $13 million, and Zion Bible College moved to Bradford, Massachusetts in 2008.

Brian Goldner's House
Brian Goldner is an American business executive and film producer. He is the chief executive officer of the American toy and media company Hasbro.

Benjamin LeCompte's House
Benjamin LeCompte is a neurosurgeon.

Vincent Pelleltiere's House
Vincent Pelleltiere is an Inverness, IL based plastic surgeon.

Richard Gouse's House
Richard Gouse is President of the New England Institute of Technology. Gouse has held that position since 1971. He is one of the longest serving college presidents in America.

Conimicut Light
kjfitz (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: kjfitz.
Conimicut Light remains an active aid to navigation, with a flashing white light and a red sector. In 1960 Conimicut Light became one of the last lighthouses in the United States to be electrified.

Nayatt Point Light
kjfitz (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: kjfitz.
Station established: 1828; Present lighthouse built: 1856; Discontinued: 1868
Construction material: Brick
Height of tower: 25 feet; Height of focal plane: 31 feet
Original optic: Fourth order Fresnel (1863)
Other buildings still standing: 1828 keeper's house

Gatorade Sports Science Institute
milwhcky (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: milwhcky.
The sports drink brand Gatorade opened this research facility in 1985. They study how hydration and nutrition affect athletic performance in order to improve their product. The facility has been featured in recent Gatorade commercials.

'Hairdo' by Bobby Joe Scribner
pmoore66 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: pmoore66.
at the Barrington Library

'Rosser Residence' by Stanley Tigerman
pmoore66 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: pmoore66.
1976?

'Astrolobe' by Nicole Beck
pmoore66 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: pmoore66.
at the Barrington Library

'Debate' by Ed Kowalczyk
at the Barrington Library

'Henrich House' by Edward Dart
1962
won a few mentions in 1965 trade magazines

'Balzac' by Barry Tinsley

Crescent Park Looff Carousel
Mike1989 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Mike1989.
Crescent Park Looff Carousel, also known as Crescent Park Carousel or more officially as Crescent Park Looff Carousel and Shelter Building, is a National Historic Landmark in East Providence, Rhode Island.
The hand-carved carousel was built in 1895 by Charles I. D. Looff at Crescent Park Amusement Park in Riverside, Rhode Island. The ride's fifty-foot platform contains sixty-one horses, one camel, two single coaches, and two double chariots. Fifty-six of the horses are jumpers.

Pomham Rocks Light
kjfitz (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: kjfitz.
Station established: 1871; Present lighthouse built: 1871; Discontinued: 1974
Construction material: Wood
Height of tower: 40 feet; Height of focal plane: 54 feet
Original optic: Sixth order Fresnel. Present optic: None (neighboring skeleton tower has a 250 mm solar-powered optic)
Other buildings still standing: oil house

Relax4Life Labyrinth
adrbr (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: adrbr.

'X-tras' by Bruce White

Octagon House
kkeps (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: kkeps.

Crosley tow truck on a pole
milwhcky (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: milwhcky.
An old Crosley tow truck is mounted on a sign pole for Knight's Garage.

'Bingham Residence' by Edward Dart
1955
William Bingham

Vintage fire truck
WacoKidd110 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: WacoKidd110.

'Dart Residence' by Edward Dart
1956
Dart's own home

Allen–West House
Fab (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Fab.

Crab Island
Fab (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Fab.

Little Island
Fab (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Fab.

St. Matthew's Episcopal Church (Barrington, Rhode Island)

Prince Pond