St. James Farm in Warrenville in DuPage County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Chamossaire Statue

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, November 14, 2025

1. Chamossaire Statue Marker

Inscription. In 1965 John R. Skeaping, R.A., was commissioned by Mr. Stanhope Joel to execute a life-sized bronze of his 1946 St. Leger winner Chamossaire. The finished bronze stands at Snailwell Stud, Newmarket, England.

In 1966 Mr. Joel consented to have a copy made for St. James farm. This casting was the last to be poured by H.H. Martyn Co., Ltd., Cheltingham before going out of business.

The statue left the Port of London on July 20, aboard the "Svanefjell", Fjell-Oranje Lines, arriving at Chicago on August 7, 1967.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Animals • Arts, Letters, Music • Sports. A significant historical date for this entry is August 7, 1967.

Location. 41° 50.016′ N, 88° 9.694′ W. Marker is in Warrenville, Illinois, in DuPage County. It is in St. James Farm. It is on Winfield Road (County Route 13) near Butterfield Road (Illinois Route 56). The marker is in St. James Farm Forest Preserve, near the main parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2S541 Winfield Road, Warrenville IL 60555, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in Greater Chicago.

It is also in the American Midwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A Love for Horses (within shouting distance of this marker); William Deering and Company Factory Doorway (within shouting distance of this marker); Milwaukee Works War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Dairy Operations (within shouting distance of this marker); George Washington Elm (approx. ¾ mile away); It Kame From the North (approx. 0.8 miles away); Recipe for a River (approx. one mile away); A Dam Struggle (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Warrenville.

Regarding Chamossaire Statue. Chamossaire won the St. Leger in 1945 and sired a horse named Santa Claus, which won the Derby Stakes in 1964.

St. James Farm was acquired in the 1920s by

Chamossaire Statue and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, November 14, 2025

2. Chamossaire Statue and Marker

Chauncey McCormick, a member of the prominent Chicago family. His son Brooks, who would serve as International Harvester's CEO in the 1970s, was an avid equestrian. In 2000, he sold the farm for $43 million to the DuPage County Forest Preserve, which would not occupy the land until his death. McCormick died in 2006 and is buried in Chicago's Graceland Cemetery.

Also see . . .
1. Brooks McCormick (Wikipedia). (Submitted on November 19, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)
2. H.H. Martyn Co. Ltd. Cheltenham.

Excerpt: "Herbert Henry Martyn (1842-1937) founded a firm of stone, marble and wood carvers in Cheltenham in 1888. It became a limited company, H.H. Martyn & Co. Ltd, in 1900, and included castings in bronze and gun metal among its range of services, alongside decorative plaster work, joinery, cabinet making and wrought iron work. By 1920, the firm’s Sunningend Works in Lansdown, Cheltenham, employed over one thousand men and it remained the largest employer in Cheltenham for many years while also operating in other locations, including London and Birmingham."

(Submitted on November 19, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

3. Chamossaire (Wikipedia).

Chamossaire Statue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, November 14, 2025

3. Chamossaire Statue

(Submitted on November 19, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

Chamossaire Statue at St. James Farm image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, November 14, 2025

4. Chamossaire Statue at St. James Farm

Credits. This page was last revised on November 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 19, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 84 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 19, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.