Wow! House: First House in Joliet to Get Electric Lights!

JOLIET, IL — This was the first house in Joliet to get electric lights. It is perched on a large hillside lot and was rebuilt after a 1995 fire. There is also a coach house that is "currently utilized as a rental."

• Address: 429 Buell Ave, Joliet, Illinois
• Price: $499,900
• Square Feet: 3500
• Bedrooms: 5
• Bathrooms: 3 Baths
• Built: 1885
• Features: LOCATED IN THE HEART OF JOLIET'S HISTORICAL DISTRICT THIS MAGNIFICENT QUEEN ANNE VICTORIAN STANDS OUT AMONG THE HOMES IN THE AREA. PERCHED ON A LARGE HILLSIDE LOT (OVER 3/4 OF AN ACRE) YOU CAN'T DENY ITS STATELY AURA. THE HOME WAS BUILT IN 1885 BY SEBASTIAN LAGER. IT WAS THE FIRST HOME IN JOLIET TO HAVE ELECTRIC LIGHTS. THE CURRENT OWNERS HAVE RESTORED THIS HOME TO ITS ORIGINAL FORM. INSIDE THE HOME REFLECTS A WONDERFUL BLEND OF VICTORIAN CHARM & 21ST CENTURY LIVING. THIS UNIQUE 5 BEDROOM, 3 BATH HOME WAS LOVINGLY REBUILT IN 1995 DUE TO A FIRE. ALL ORIGINAL WOODWORK REMAINS W/EXCEPTION TO KITCHEN & DINING RM. DINING RM FEATURES ORIGINAL BUILT IN. LIVING RM W/WOOD BURNING FP & HERRINGBONE WOOD FLR W/WALNUT INLAY. PLASTER CEILINGS IN FOYER & LIVING RM. MASTER BEDRM W/JACUZZI TUB & SEP SHOWER & CERAMIC TILE FLR. UPDATED KITCHEN W/GRANITE COUNTERS & SS APPLIANCES. DETACHED 40X24 4 CAR HEATED GARGE BLT IN 2005 W/GAME RM ABOVE. SEPARATE COACH HOUSE IS CURRENTLY UTILIZED AS A RENTAL.

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