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Wow! House: 19th Century Beauty With Circular Entry Porch and Grand Center Entry Hall

The Forest Ave. residence was inspired by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's home in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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Listed at $3.3 million, this architecturally significant and recognizable home at 1048 Forest Ave. in Evanston was designed by JTW Jennings in 1894 and inspired by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s home in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

It sits on a half-acre of grounds and includes two additional living quarters on the property that offer a bedroom, bath, kitchen, and sitting room in each, in addition to a three car garage. The impressive front circular entry porch with pilasters leads to a grand center entry hall with 18-foot ceiling and marble floor, sweeping curved staircase, and intricate dentil molding.

Seven beds, eight baths and 9,799 square feet. 

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