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The Riding Club of Barrington Hills hosted its fall Barn Tour on Sat., October 7, 2017 for more than 100
guests. The gracious owners of the two properties shared their unique equestrian lifestyles and showcased
each barn’s purpose, design, and facilities. Both properties are in the countryside of Barrington Hills.
The first stop was at Cauthorn Farm, where hosts Frauke and Jan-Dirk Lueders welcomed guests and
shared a brief overview of their property and its features. Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres were served,
and a harvest style dinner was prepared onsite. After a tour of the Lueders' three barns, a chukker of polo
was played in the large barn's indoor arena before dinner.
Once aboard the buses after dinner, the guests went to Shamrock Farm, owned by
Marianne and John Pappas, where they enjoyed dessert, aperitifs, and live music complete with
a bonfire and nearly full moon.
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CAuTHORN FARM wAS PuRCHASeD iN 1939
by Thomas Cauthorn white and his wife, both of
Glencoe, who were seeking a property for their
riding and race horses. The original farmhouse
where they lived dates to 1834—a time when
the pioneer settlers from the east set foot here
following the Black Hawk war. its location was
in Barrington Center, then the central gathering
place of commerce and farming.
Thomas white became a Joint Master of the
newly-formed Fox River Valley Hounds, and
the white’s barn was the initial home of the 22
couples of imported foxhounds brought over
from england during world war ii. Their horse
barn was built in 1906 with a railway deliv-
ery of cypress that went unclaimed by its in-
tended buyer. The owners today, Frauke and
Jan-Dirk Lueders, have returned this barn to
its original splendor and house some of their
polo ponies within. A second barn with horse
stalls was built next to the old barn, as well as a
third extraordinary barn complex that features a
regulation size indoor polo arena, observation
deck, and living room area with a fireplace and
kitchenette. Designed throughout with
contemporary materials including large glass
panel walls, the barn features remote-con-
trolled lighting, irrigation on the outdoor polo
field, and dust-free footing material in the in-
door polo arena.
The Lueders grew up in Germany, where
they were accomplished equestrians—
Jan-Dirk in dressage, and Frauke in eventing.
They moved to the united States in 1990 for
a short while, returned to Germany, and then
settled in Barrington Hills in 2005. The couple
joined the Riding Club of Barrington Hills in
2007, and the Barrington Hills Polo Club’s polo
school in 2013. Later that year, they bought
the white property and have created
a grand equestrian complex to support their
family hobby of playing polo. with three young
children in school, they prefer to stay at home
during the colder months, and continue to play
their sport outdoors or indoors depending on
the season.Frauke and Jan-Dirk Lueders with daughter Emma.
• C a u t h o r n F a r m •
From leFt: Maureen Prettyman, PK Johnson, Fritz Gohl, Denise Nash,
and Clare Mantelman.
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Karen Selman and Jane Clement.
Barn Tour guests could view the outdoor polo field through the floor-to-ceiling glass walls.
The new polo pony barn (on left) sits adjacent to the original cypress horse barn.
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Inside the new polo pony barn.
A double rainbow above the regulation sized polo field that is surrounded by riding trails.
Polo ponies and players head over to the indoor polo arena.
Guests watch a chukker of polo before dinner.
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PK Johnson and Judy Freeman admire the dessert table.
Kurt Anderson, Denise Nash, and a guest.
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SHAMROCk FARM iS 15 ACReS FROM AN
original united States Government Land Grant
to Silas Jayne in the 1850s. Jayne emigrated
from Germany and settled the land which he
purchased for 25 cents an acre. He built a two-
bedroom farmhouse in 1855, and later grew his
settlement with eight additional buildings.
in 1983, John Pappas purchased the proper-
ty and added the west barn and an indoor arena.
in 1985, a second barn and lounge were added
and the arena was enlarged. in 2001, the lounge
was remodeled. Pappas and his three children
trained for nationwide Saddlebred and Roadster
competitions within the property. it was later
converted to support Hunter-Jumper training
and foxhunting.
in 1988, Pappas built an antebellum style
residence south of the farmhouse on what was
an overgrown tennis court, and later tore down
the old farmhouse. Two collapsed clay tile silos
were discovered while digging the foundation.
Today, the old coach house is the only origi-
nal structure remaining from 1983. The name
Shamrock Farm was chosen for its “Good Luck”
theme and to honor Notre Dame Law School,
from which John Pappas graduated.
Marianne Pappas, who teaches Special edu-
cation, brought elementary students from the
Chicago Public Schools to the property to plant
and install a monarch butterfly garden, flowers,
and shrubs in during the summer, encouraging
them to become productive members of their
community.
Marianne and John Pappas of Shamrock Farm
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