McHENRY COUNTY HISTORIC PRESERVATION LANDMARK

The original portion of the William and Lucia Ormsby house was built in 1861. In 1946, Philip and Elizabeth Starck purchased the house and had noted architect, John Vincent Anderson, remodel and add to the original house, the result was a 22 room, 6,500 square-foot home with added details including marble slabbed bathrooms, a large walk-in cooler, white tiled Terra Cotta walls in the kitchen area and white oak paneled walls in the library complete with a secret closet.