Real Estate

Evanston Wow House: $1.9M For 1893 Masterpiece

This Evanston beauty is ready for a new family.

EVANSTON, IL -- This Queen Anne landmark home, an antique built in 1893, offers a corner lot, gardens, wrap around porch, a terrace and patio, and that's just on the outside. The interior has 18 rooms on four levels and a coach house above the four-car heated garage, not to mention the eight fireplaces and lots of recent upgrades. Check it out here.

  • Address: 1304 Forest Ave, Evanston, Illinois
  • Price: $1,895,000
  • Square Feet: 8480
  • Bedrooms: 8
  • Bathrooms: 5 Full and 1 Half Baths
  • Built: 1893
  • Features: Built in 1893, this brick Queen Anne landmark home has a fabulous presence on a generous 100 x 200 landscaped corner lot with mature trees, lovely gardens, wrap around porch and terrace, and magnificent patio. There are 18 rooms on four levels as well as a 2-story knock- out renovated coach house above the 4 car heated garage. Spectacular room sizes, dramatic high ceilings, exposed wood work, 8 fireplaces, many recent upgrades, & beautiful architectural details that add to the distinctive character of this home including a porte cochere. This home is ideally located only blocks to the lakefront, downtown Evanston , the 'L, Space music venue, many many restaurants, Trader Joes, and more. A truly majestic home. Amazing income potential with rentable coach house.

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