The McCormick family of

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is an

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family of Scottish and Scotch-Irish descent that attained prominence and fortune starting with the invention of the McCormick

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, helped break the bonds of

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, and established the modern

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by beginning the

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of the

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ing of

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. Through the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company and later, the

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and other investments, the McCormicks became one of the wealthiest families in America. The name became ubiquitous in agriculture starting in the 19th century and the press dubbed the McCormicks the "Reaper Kings". Later generations expanded into

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), and

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(McCormick Estate). Various family members were well known as civic leaders. They are descended from an influential leader of modern agriculture, inventor Robert McCormick Jr. (1780–1846), and Mary Ann "Polly" Hall of Steeles Tavern, Virginia. The family is Presbyterian.

Family members

* Robert McCormick Jr. (1780–1846) was an American inventor who lived in rural Virginia. His maternal grandparents were Scottish immigrants, George Sanderson and Catharine (née Ross) Sanderson, and paternal grandparents were Thomas (1702–1762) and Elizabeth (''

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'' Carruth) McCormick, Presbyterian immigrants born in

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and

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respectively who married in 1728 and settled in

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in 1735. * Cyrus Hall McCormick Sr. (1809–1884), entrepreneur, publisher, father of modern agriculture, and founder of what became the International Harvester Company. A devout Presbyterian, he was the primary benefactor of the

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. *

William Sanderson McCormick William Sanderson McCormick (November 2, 1815 – September 27, 1865) was an American businessman who developed the company that became the major producer of agricultural equipment in the 19th century. The business became the International Harves ...

(1815–1865), who was an inventor and co-founder of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company (International Harvester). Third son of Robert Jr. and Polly. In support of his native Virginia, he was known for wearing a Confederate uniform well after the Civil War.^{how if he died in 1865?} *

Leander James McCormick Leander James McCormick (February 8, 1819 – February 20, 1900) was an American inventor, manufacturer, philanthropist, and businessman and a member of the McCormick family of Chicago and Virginia. Along with his elder brothers Cyrus and William ...

(1819–1900), an inventor and co-founder of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company, he owned vast tracts of land in downtown Chicago and Lake Forest, Illinois. In the 1880s, he donated the McCormick Observatory to the University of Virginia in an effort to help the South recover from the war. At the time it was the second largest telescope in the world and the largest in America. Upon his death, his vast real estate holdings became the Leander J. McCormick Estate. He married Henrietta Maria Hamilton (1822-1899) of Virginia, a direct descendant of the

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of Scotland, heirs to the Scottish throne. * Robert Hall McCormick II (1847–1917), the head of the McCormick Estate. His chief interests were horses, yachting, and art. He owned one of the finest collections of British master paintings in the United States. With

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, he exhibited some of his paintings at the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893 and was a trustee of the

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. He owned two steam yachts: the ''Rapidan'', which was wrecked in Delaware, and the ''Satilla,'' named after a river near the

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and which became a naval ship during World War II. He married Sarah Lord Day (1850-1922), who was the daughter and granddaughter of founders of the law firm

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. *

Robert Sanderson McCormick Robert Sanderson McCormick (July 26, 1849 – April 16, 1919) was an American diplomat. Born in rural Virginia, he was part of the extended McCormick family that became influential in Chicago. Early life McCormick was born July 26, 1849 on the ...

(1849–1919), a diplomat who served as the U.S. Minister to

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1902–1905, U.S. Ambassador to

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1905–1907. He built the McCormick Villa in

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, now the Brazilian Embassy. He was the son-in-law of

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Mayor

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. *

William Grigsby McCormick William Grigsby McCormick (June 3, 1851 – November 29, 1941) was an American businessman of the influential McCormick family in Chicago, who was a co-founder of Kappa Sigma Fraternity. He also served as a Chicago alderman. Early life and educ ...

(1851-1941), a Chicago businessman who was among the founders of the

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fraternity at the

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. * Henrietta Laura McCormick-Goodhart (1857–1932). One of the first American heiresses to marry an English aristocrat, she lived in England and, later, at her estate, Langley Park in Maryland. By order of

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, her last name was officially changed to encompass her husband's name, Goodhart. She had two sons, Leander and Frederick. Leander was a main figure at the British Embassy in Washington, D.C. *

Leander Hamilton McCormick Leander Hamilton McCormick (May 27, 1859 – February 2, 1934) was an American author, inventor, art collector and sculptor. Early life McCormick (as he was known) was born in Chicago, May 27, 1859. He was the youngest of four children born to He ...

(1859–1934), art collector and inventor. He is credited with the creation of the study of characterology. He had three sons: Leander James McCormick II, Edward Hamilton McCormick, and Alister Hamilton McCormick (1891–1921). Alister married Joan Tyndale Stevens, a niece of Charles Morton Astley, Lord Hastings. Leander II married the Comtesse de Fontarce et Flueries. * Cyrus Hall McCormick Jr. (1859–1936), the head of International Harvester. He was a music lover who brought

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to the United States. In 1923, he and his mother donated McCormick Hall to Princeton University. A member of the

, a founder of the Chicago Community Trust, and a financier of the

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Anita McCormick Blaine Anita Eugenie McCormick Blaine (1866-1954) was an American philanthropist and political activist. An heir to the McCormick Reaping Machine Works fortune built by her father, Cyrus McCormick (1809–1884), Blaine funded the launch of Chicago's Franci ...

(1866-1954), who founded the New World Foundation and also the Francis W. Parker School and the Laboratory School at the University of Chicago. Despite coming from a conservative family, she embraced progressive movements, such as the

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and the suffragist movement. * Harold Fowler McCormick Sr. (1872–1941) who married

Edith Rockefeller Edith Rockefeller McCormick (August 31, 1872 – August 25, 1932) was an American socialite, daughter of Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller. She and her husband Harold Fowler McCormick were prominent in Chicago society, supporting many ...

, youngest daughter of

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and Laura Celestia "Cettie" Spelman. Before their divorce, Edith and Harold were the wealthiest couple in Chicago and were great patrons of the Civic Opera. They built a massive estate, Villa Turicum, in

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and he was a pioneer in aviation, running a number of successful flights, and donated the Harold F. McCormick Collection of Aeronautica at Princeton. His promotion of his second wife's music career was partial inspiration for

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in the movie ''

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* Elizabeth Day McCormick (1873-1957), who owned one of the finest and most complete textile and costume collections, now the Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. To the University of Chicago she donated two very important early Greek texts, the Rockefeller-McCormick Manuscript, in memory of her cousin and fellow collector, Edith Rockefeller McCormick. * Joseph Medill McCormick (1877–1925), who was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1916 and 1920, member of the Illinois Legislature, U.S. Representative from Illinois 1917–1919, and U.S. Senator from Illinois 1919–1925. Ruth was a Republican National Committeewoman 1924-1928, U.S. Representative from Illinois 1929–1931, and nominee for the U.S. Senate from Illinois in 1930. * Robert Hall McCormick III (1878-1963). Head of the McCormick Estate and Alderman for Chicago's 21st Ward, and worked as a secretary to the Brazilian Ambassador in Rio de Janeiro. Welcomed

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to the U.S. in 1914. He also was the builder of Chicago's McCormick Building and the Roanoke Building. Maintained a Roman-style sailing ship, the ''San Marco'', in Venice, Italy, which was sunk by the Nazis during World War II. He built the Apollo Theater and was director of the Civic Opera after the death of Harold McCormick. He married Eleanor Russell Morris (1881-1970), descended from the Lords of the Manor of Morrisania, owners of the South Bronx and founders of New Jersey. His ancestors include Lewis Morris, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and Gouverneur Morris, the penman of the U.S. Constitution. *

Ruth Hanna McCormick Ruth McCormick (née Hanna, also known as Ruth Hanna McCormick Simms; March 27, 1880 – December 31, 1944), was an American politician, activist, and publisher. She served one term in the United States House of Representatives, winning an at-l ...

(1880-1944), the daughter of U.S. Senator

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and Charlotte Augusta Rhodes, she was the wife of Joseph Medill McCormick, and after his death, the wife of U.S. Representative

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after Medill McCormick's death. She maintained a large farm in Byron, Illinois. * Robert Rutherford McCormick (1880–1955), famous publisher of the ''

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'' and patriarch of Chicago. He was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1912, 1940, 1948 and 1952. He married twice and died childless. He considered his favorite niece, Ruth "Bazy" McCormick, to be his heir. Upon his death his estate became the Robert R. McCormick Foundation. McCormick Place is named for him as is the McCormick School of Engineering at Northwestern University. His estate,

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in Wheaton, Illinois, is now a museum. (

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(1879–1946), Illinois State Representative in 1903, was first cousin of J. Medill McCormick and Robert Rutherford McCormick through the Medill family.) * William McCormick Blair Sr. (1884–1982), the founder of William Blair & Co. (which specialized in financing homes in the Midwest). He married Helen Hadduck Bowen (1890-1972), daughter of Joseph Tilton Bowen and Louise deKoven. * Chauncey Brooks McCormick (1884–1954), the president of International Harvester. He married Marion Deering, heiress of the Deering Machine Company fortune that had merged with McCormick to form International Harvester. They owned Villa Vizcaya in Miami. *

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(1916-2015), an investment banker who served as the U.S. Ambassador to

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1961–1964 and the U.S. Ambassador to the

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1964–1967. * Brooks McCormick (1917-2006), who was the last McCormick to have a senior role at International Harvester; his wife Hope Baldwin McCormick (1919-1993) served in the

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. * Ruth "Bazy" McCormick Miller Tankersley (1921-2013), a publisher and Arabian horse breeder.

Family tree

Three branches: (1) Cyrus-the McCormick Blaines and the Rockefeller McCormicks. (2) William-the Deering McCormicks, the Medill McCormicks, and the McCormick Blairs. (3) Leander-the Hall McCormicks, the McCormick-Goodharts, and the Hamilton McCormicks. * Robert McCormick Jr. (1780–1846) ∞ 1808 Mary Ann "Polly" Hall (1780–1853). ** Cyrus Hall McCormick Sr. (1809–1884) ∞

Nancy Fowler McCormick Nancy Maria "Nettie" McCormick (; February 8, 1835 – July 5, 1923) was an American philanthropist. Through marriage, she became a member of the prominent McCormick family. Early life Nettie was born on February 8, 1835, at Brownsville, New Yor ...

(1835–1923) *** Cyrus Hall McCormick Jr. (1859–1936) ∞ 1889 Harriet Bradley Hammond (1862–1921). **** Cyrus Hall McCormick III (1890–1970) ∞ Florence Nicks (née Sittenham) Davey (1888–1979). **** Elizabeth McCormick (1892–1905). **** Gordon McCormick (b. 1894). *** Mary Virginia McCormick (1861–1941). *** Anita McCormick (1866–1954) ∞ Emmons Blaine (1857–1892). **** Emmons Blaine (1890–1918) ∞ 1917 Eleanor Blaine Gooding (1893–1972). ***** Anne Blaine (1918–1977) ∞ 1951 Gilbert Avery Harrison (1915–2008). ******

Joel Harrison Joel Harrison is an American jazz guitarist, singer, composer, and arranger. Career Harrison was born in Washington, D.C. and graduated from Bard College, New York, in 1980 with a Bachelor of Arts in composition and performance. His father was ...

(b. 1957). *** Harold Fowler McCormick Sr. (1872–1941) ∞ (1) 1895 (div. 1921)

. ∞ (2) 1922 (div. 1931)

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. **** John Rockefeller McCormick (1897–1901). **** Editha McCormick (1903–1904). **** Harold Fowler McCormick Jr. (1898–1973) ∞ Anne Urquhart Brown (née Potter) Stillman (1879–1969). **** Muriel McCormick (1903–1959) ∞ 1931 Elisha Dyer Hubbard (1878-1936). **** Mathilde McCormick (1905–1947) ∞ 1923 Wilheim Max Oser (1877–1942). *** Stanley Robert McCormick (1874-1947) ∞ 1904 Katharine Dexter (1875–1967). ** Mary Caroline McCormick (1817–1888) ∞ 1847 Rev. James Shields IV (1812–1862). *** James Hall Shields (1849–1916) ∞ Nellia Manville Culver (1858–1907). **

(1815–1865) ∞ 1848 Mary Ann Grigsby (1828–1878). ***

(1849–1919) ∞ Katherine van Etta Medill (1853–1932). **** Joseph Medill McCormick (1877–1925) ∞ Ruth Hanna (1880-1944). ***** Katrina McCormick (1913–2011), who married Courtlandt Dixon Barnes Jr. ***** John Medill McCormick (1916–1938). ***** Ruth "Bazy" McCormick (1921-2013) ∞ 1941 (1) (d. 1951) Peter Miller ∞ 1951 (2) Garvin Tankersley. **** Katrine McCormick (1879–1879). **** Robert Rutherford McCormick (1880–1955) ∞ 1915 (1) Amie Irwin Adams ∞ 1944 (2) Maryland Mathison Hooper. ***

(1851–1941) ∞ 1873 Eleanor Brooks (1852–1922). **** Chauncey Brooks McCormick (1884–1954) ∞ Marion Deering (1886–1965). ***** Charles Deering McCormick (1915–1994) ∞ Nancy Hoskinson (1919–2017). ***** Brooks McCormick (1917–2006) ∞ Hope Baldwin McCormick (1919–1993). ***** Roger Simon McCormick (1920–1968). *** Anna Reubenia McCormick (1860–1917) ∞ Edward T. Blair (1857–1939). **** William McCormick Blair Sr. (1884–1982) ∞ Helen Hadduck Bowen (1890–1972). ***** Helen Bowen Blair (1913–1930). ***** Edward McCormick Blair (1915–2010). *****

(1916–2015) ∞ Catherine (née Gerlach) Jelke (born 1931). ****** William McCormick Blair III (1962–2004). ***** Bowen Blair (1918–2009). **** Lucy McCormick Blair (1886–1978) ∞ Howard Linn. **

(1819–1900) ∞ Henrietta Maria Hamilton (1822–1899). *** Robert Hall McCormick II (1847–1917) ∞ Sarah Lord Day (1850–1922). **** Elizabeth Day McCormick (1873–1957). **** Robert Hall McCormick III (1878–1963) ∞ 1903 (div. 1944) Eleanor Russell Morris (1881–1970). *** Elizabeth Maria McCormick (1850–1853). *** Henrietta Laura McCormick-Goodhart (1857–1932) ∞ Frederick Emanuel McCormick-Goodhart (1854–1924). **** Leander McCormick-Goodhart (1884–1965) ∞ 1928 Janet Phillips. ***

(1859–1934) ∞ 1884 Constance Plummer (1865–1938). **** Leander James McCormick II (1888–1964) ∞ (1) 1917 (div. 1929) Alice Cudahy ∞ (2) (1933-1998) Renée de Fleurieu Fontarce, the Countess de Fleurieu. ****Thierry Leander McCormick, (adopted) 1922-2003, Mari Bahe 1927-2019 ****Christopher Leander McCormick, 1953, Anthony D. McCormick, 1954, Matthew B. McCormick, 1960 **** Edward Hamilton McCormick (b. 1889) ∞ Phyllis Mary Samuelson. **** Alister Hamilton McCormick (1891–1981) ∞ 1923 Joan Tyndale Stevens (1905–2004).

Legacy

The McCormicks are remembered through their philanthropy and projects named in their honor, including: *

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* Fourth Presbyterian Church, Chicago *

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* McCormick Hospital, Thailand *

* McCormick Hall, Princeton University * McCormick Farm, Virginia Tech * McCormick Courtyard,

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, University of Virginia * Stanley McCormick Hall, MIT * McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University * McCormick Library,

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* Chauncey and Marion Deering McCormick Foundation * Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston * McCormick County, South Carolina *

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, Miami * McCormick Library, Groton School * Francis W. Parker School *

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, University of Chicago * McCormickville neighborhood, Chicago * Robert R.

McCormick Foundation McCormick Foundation is a Chicago-based nonprofit charitable trust established in 1955, following the death of "Colonel" Robert R. McCormick of the McCormick family. , it had more than US$1 billion in assets. History In 1911, McCormick became the e ...

*Cantigny Park *

New World Foundation The New World Foundation is a liberal foundation, based in New York. It supports organizations that work on behalf of civil rights and that seek to encourage participation of citizens in American democracy. It was founded in 1954 by Anita McCormic ...

Roanoke Building 11 South LaSalle Street Building or Eleven South LaSalle Street Building (formerly Roanoke Building and Tower and originally Lumber Exchange Building and Tower Addition or simply the Roanoke Building and Lumber Exchange Building) is a Chicago L ...

* Saint Barnabas on the Desert, Paradise Valley, Arizona * McCormick Building 332 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago *

McCormick Wilderness The McCormick Wilderness is a United States Wilderness Area located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It covers an area of about and is located east of the Baraga- Marquette county line.Mohlenbrock, Robert H. (2006). ''This Land: A Guide to ...

, Baraga County, Michigan *

Brookfield Zoo Brookfield Zoo, also known as the Chicago Zoological Park, is a zoo located in the Chicago suburb of Brookfield, Illinois. It houses around 450 species of animals in an area of . It opened on July 1, 1934, and quickly gained international recogn ...

* Chicago History Museum * Rush University Hospital * United Artists Theater, Chicago * McCormick Boulevard, Chicago * McCormick Bridgehouse and Chicago River Museum * McCormick twins in "Une grenade avec ça?" *

The Island House The Island House, sometimes referred to as the Edwin Noble House or the Elk Rapids Island House, is a historic structure located at 300 Isle of Pines Drive in the village of Elk Rapids, Michigan, Elk Rapids in the U.S. state of Michigan. Built in ...

, Elk Rapids Michigan

Residences

* Walnut Grove, Raphine, Virginia * Villa Turicum,

* Walden, Lake Forest, Ill. * House-in-the-Woods, Lake Forest, Ill. *

Wheaton, Illinois Wheaton is a suburban city in Milton and Winfield Townships and is the county seat of DuPage County, Illinois. It is located approximately west of Chicago. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 52,894, which was estimated ...

* Langley Hall,

Langley Park, Maryland Langley Park is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. It is located inside the Capital Beltway, on the northwest edge of Prince George's County, bordering Montgomery County. ...

Miami, Florida Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a East Coast of the United States, coastal metropolis and the County seat, county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade C ...

* Crabtree Farm, Lake Forest, Ill. *

Castle Hill (Virginia) Castle Hill (Virginia) is an historic, privately owned, 600-acre (243 ha) plantation located at the foot of the Southwest Mountains in Albemarle County, Virginia, near Monticello and the city of Charlottesville, and is recognized by the Virginia ...

Keswick, Virginia Keswick is a Census-designated place in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States, about six miles east of Charlottesville. Community Keswick has few businesses, and lacks a central business district. It is predominantly residential, with a mixt ...

* Clayton Lodge,

Richfield Springs, New York Richfield Springs is a village located in the Town of Richfield, on the north-central border of Otsego County, New York, United States. The population was 1,264 at the 2010 census. The name is derived from local sulfur springs. Geography The vi ...

Kildare Kildare () is a town in County Kildare, Ireland. , its population was 8,634 making it the 7th largest town in County Kildare. The town lies on the R445, some west of Dublin – near enough for it to have become, despite being a regional cen ...

Huntsville, Alabama Huntsville is a city in Madison County, Limestone County, and Morgan County, Alabama, United States. It is the county seat of Madison County. Located in the Appalachian region of northern Alabama, Huntsville is the most populous city in t ...

* St. James Farm, Wheaton, Ill. *

Lotusland Ganna Walska Lotusland, also known as Lotusland, is a non-profit botanical garden located in Montecito, near Santa Barbara, California, United States. The (15 ha / 37 acres) garden is the historic estate of Madame Ganna Walska. The County of Sa ...

Montecito, California Montecito (Spanish for "Little mountain") is an unincorporated town and census-designated place in Santa Barbara County, California.McCormack, Don (1999). ''McCormack's Guides Santa Barbara and Ventura 2000''. Mccormacks Guides. p. 58. . Located ...

* Eastpoint,

Seal Harbor, Maine Mount Desert is a town on Mount Desert Island in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,146 at the 2020 census. Incorporated in 1789, the town currently encompasses the villages of Otter Creek, Seal Harbor, Northeast Harb ...

* Stanwood,

Bar Harbor, Maine Bar Harbor is a resort town on Mount Desert Island in Hancock County, Maine, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population is 5,089. During the summer and fall seasons, it is a popular tourist destination and, until a catastrophic fire i ...

* McCormick Farm,

Steger, Illinois Steger is a village that straddles the border which separates Cook County and Will County, Illinois (Steger Road is the border line). It is south of Chicago and had a population of 9,584 at the 2020 census. History S ...

* Mizzentop, Bar Harbor, Maine * Burnmouth, Bar Harbor, Maine *

Gordon Hall Gordon Hall (8 April 1784 – 20 March 1826) was one of the first two American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions missionaries to Bombay, then-headquarters of Bombay Presidency. He was instrumental in establishing ''Bombay Missionary ...

Dexter, Michigan Dexter is a city in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,067 at the 2010 census. Dexter Township is located to the northwest and does not border the city, and the two are administered autonomously. The townshi ...

* Riven Rock,

Santa Barbara, California Santa Barbara ( es, Santa Bárbara, meaning "Saint Barbara") is a coastal city in Santa Barbara County, California, of which it is also the county seat. Situated on a south-facing section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coas ...

* McCormick Apartments, (Andrew Mellon Building),

* McCormick Villa, 3000 Massachusetts Ave., Washington, D.C. (Embassy of Brazil) * 675 Rush St, Chicago * 660 Rush St, Chicago * 1000 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago * 101 East Erie St, Chicago * 50 East Huron St, Chicago * 100 East Ontario St, Chicago (Lawry's Prime Rib) * Cable-McCormick mansion, 25 East Erie St., Chicago * Patterson-McCormick mansion, Astor St., Chicago *

McCormick Ranch McCormick Ranch refers to an area in Scottsdale, Arizona, which is one of the largest planned communities in Arizona. History In 1921, the Jolly family built a ranch and home on 160 acres located at what is today the corner of Scottsdale and I ...

Scottsdale, Arizona , settlement_type = City , named_for = Winfield Scott , image_skyline = , image_seal = Seal of Scottsdale (Arizona).svg , image_blank_emblem = City of Scottsdale Script Logo.svg , nick ...

* Deering Estate,

Palmetto Bay, Florida Palmetto Bay is a suburban incorporated village in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The population was 24,439 as of the 2020 US census. Palmetto Bay includes three neighborhoods that were former census-designated places, Cutler, R ...

References

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External links

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