Raith estate

The Raith Estate, also called "Chateau Raith",  is the main residence of Lord Raith and Lara Raith  and the rest of the Raith family in the Chicago area.

The House
The House has several wings and several stories and a couple of faux-castle turrets. Harry thinks that it could double as the HQ of a James Bond villian.

The Grounds
The House was bordered by a well-manicured old-world forest with rolling hills and shapely trees covered in ivy. There were scattered small lit pools shrouded in mist. It stretched half a mile in the front of the estate. Harry dubs it "Little Sherwood".

The Location
The estate is located north along Lake Michigan in a wealthy lakeside development.

Other Details
Lara keeps a physician on retainer, named Bruce.

PreviewIn the Series
In Blood Rites, Harry Dresden first visit to Chateau Raith was with Lara, Thomas and Inari Raith in the Blue Beetle escaping an attack by Black Court vampires sent by Mavra. Both Thomas and Inari are badly wounded. Lara extends Right of Hospitality to Harry.

The main events in Blood Rites, that take place there are: 1: Lord Raith sends Inari to Harry's room for her first feeding which is intended to kill Harry and turn Inari into a White Court Vampire. 2: Thomas Raith makes a big revelation about his connection to Harry. 3: Thomas is captured by his father, Lord Raith, for the purposes of sacrificing him in an Entropy Ritural curse to kill to Harry, both of margaret's sons to free him from her Death Curse.