Take a Cruise to the Victorian Summer Retreat of a Chicago Beer Baron
Black Point Estate was built for Chicago Beer Baron, Conrad Seipp, in 1888 as a retreat, and in that spirit the home remains a place to relax, refresh, and explore. Just like the Victorian VIPs who established the estate, you’ll arrive in style and enjoy stunning Geneva Lake views on your cruise to this magnificent summer home, considered one of the finest examples of period architecture and furniture in the Midwest, and one of the oldest homes in Lake Geneva.
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Black Point Estate and Gardens
Step into Gilded Age elegance at the 1888 Summer home of Chicago beer baron, Conrad Seipp. Guests enjoy a narrated boat ride to the property via the Lake Geneva Cruise Line, a guided tour of the mansion, & time to relax and sip Seipp beer on the veranda.
Last week, our own Ginny Hall was honored by being inducted into the Delavan Hall of Fame.
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Congratulations Ginny. So well deserved. You do so much for your community and beyond.
Congratulations Ginny!
Congratulations 🎉🎊! I can’t think of anyone who deserves this more than Ginny ! She is a treasure! ✨🎉🥳🥇🏆✨
Ginny is the best - we are so happy for her!!!! What a perfect way to honor her! 🙌🔥👏😍
How wonderful!!
Congratulations on your many accomplishments and commitment to history and involvement with the community!
Very deserving! Congratulations to Ginny!
Well deserved!
Congratulations Ginny.
Congratulations !!!!!!
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People often ask what we do when the estate is closed. The team is hard at work planning new programs and inviting groups out to the estate in 2027.
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Why not start a “Forever In Time” fund-raising, costume ball w/ turn-of-century duds/dresses/parasols? Do it annually, and have a bit of fun with a reenactment play (using the ‘Black Point’ local fiction book for a short dramatization)! Invite all the same lakefront elites with pier numbers, and make bank! I can help
We've had a remarkable autumn.
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