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Historic Rose Villa still stands tall on the Bay By Sandra Landen Machaj
that he owned enough lakefront property to allow For over 100 years, the his mansion to stand out. palatial mansion known as He also had a boathouse the Rose Villa has stood high on the waterfront. A small on the shores of Pistakee bridge was placed over a Bay. Constructed of white stream that cut through the McHenry Artificial stone, property so that the Sayers a popular local building could walk the lakeshore material of the early 1900s, along the entire length of it was the home of George the property. and Rose Sayer. At the time the Rose Completed in 1912, this Villa was built, there were home was, and still is, the no roads around Pistakee largest on the bay, originally Lake or the Bay. consisting of 32 rooms, To arrive at the home eight fireplaces, and eight site it was necessary to take bathrooms. The property a boat from McHenry or included extensive rose later from the train station gardens, the favorite flower in Fox Lake. The building of Rose Sayer, which gave materials for the homes the property the Rose Villa along the lake were also name. brought in by boat. The George and Rose Sayer roads around the Bay were arrived at the bay in the not completed until the early 1900s and lived in 1920s, and even then, very a modest summer home, few, if any, were paved. which became known as Sayer’s land holdings Rose Lodge. Their second were not only limited to his home was the Rose Villa, a lakefront property. He had more appropriate home for other large land holdings the wealthiest man to live in the Pistakee area that on the bay. included five farms. The George Sayer was a farms were large and Chicago businessman who provided employment for owned a butcher supply many local people. company, Wolff, Sayer, and Around 1905, the Sayers Hiller which he founded began to collect exotic with Wolff and Hiller. He animals. Birds were brought later purchased their equity in from all over the world to become the sole owner. and shipped by train to This was not his only McHenry. The birds would business, as he was also the then be transferred to one head of Enterprise Chemical of the sightseeing boats Company. that would transport them When Sayer purchased to the Sayer’s animal park, property along the located adjacent to their lakefront, he made certain home. Birds were not the CORRESPONDENT
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Above: The Rose Villa continues to stand prominently along the shore of Pistakee Lake, even after more than a century. The building underwent restoration, which began in 2006, by the current owners. Right: The dining room was large enough to accommodate a large number of diners.
only animals that caught the attention of George Sayer. The animal park known as Deer Park was the home of a large duck and pheasant preserve. It also was the home of two sacred cattle brought from India and also transported by boat to the property. George Sayer passed away in 1926 and in keeping with his wealthy
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status had commissioned a fine mausoleum as a place for George and Rose to be buried in St. Patrick’s Cemetery in McHenry. The Sayers had been longtime members and large contributors to St. Patrick’s Church. The mausoleum was the first ever built in McHenry and like the house was made of the popular McHenry artificial stone
By 1970, the trust to fund the maintenance of the Mausoleum was depleted so the church razed it to make room for a parking lot. The foundation was so thick it had to be blasted with dynamite. The Sayers, both George and Rose were placed in a simple grave with a simple headstone.
See ROSE VILLA, Page 3
Antioch’s Taste of Summer offers fun for all ages
The Antioch Chamber will host the free “Taste of Summer” event from Thursday, July 19, through Sunday, July 22, in Downtown Antioch. The four-day carnival will include music, food, rides, carnival games, exhibitors and sidewalk sales. Times, days and events are as follows: • It will be open from 4 to 10 p.m. on Thursday, July 19. Musical performers will be “BBI Live” from 7 to 10 p.m. • It will be open from 4 to 11 p.m. on Friday, July 20. Musical performers will be “Suburban Cowboys” from 8 to 11 p.m. The special needs carnival will be from 1 to 3 p.m. • It will be open from noon to 11 p.m. on Saturday, July 21. Musical performers will be “The Neverly Brothers” from noon to 3 p.m., “Eagles Tribute Band” from 4 to 7 p.m. and “Hi Infidelity” from 8 to 11 p.m. • It will be open from noon to 7 p.m. on Sunday, July 22. Musical performers will be “Modern Day Romeos” from 3:30 to 6 p.m. The carnival will be open until 8 p.m. The “Mega Pass Wristband” is good for the entire carnival and is $50 in advance or for $60 at the festival. Daily ride wristbands will be available for $30 per day and there is also an individual ticket option. For more information, go to www.antiochchamber.org.
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