Robert Allerton referred to his Piatt County, Illinois, home as the "Farms"-a simple name that was hardly descriptive of his huge mansion and many acres of beautifully landscaped gardens and trails dotted with sculpture. By the time he donated his mansion
Author Biography
Author Maureen Holtz lives in Central Illinois. She has written and coauthored two other books about Allerton. Her other Images of America book, Monticello, was published in 2013.
