Wow House: 147-Year-Old Victorian House In Lake Forest For Sale

LAKE FOREST, IL -This faithfully restored five-bedroom home, with unique sun-filled four-sided wrap around porch, seeks new custodians.

• Address: 472 E Illinois Rd, Lake Forest, Illinois
• Price: $1,299,000
• Square Feet:
• Bedrooms: 4
• Bathrooms: 3 Full and 2 Half Baths
• Built: 1872
• Features: Ideally situated on the corner of Illinois & Rosemary, the house is a few minutes walk from Market Square, the beach, Deerpath Inn, & trains to downtown Chicago. It was built in 1872 & is one of the founding homes of Lake Forest. It has recently undergone a two-year inside & out restoration, including a new cedar roof, kiln-dried painted cedar siding, copper gutters, Farrow & Ball interior paint throughout, new fireplace, refinished hardwood floors, upstairs carpet, & more. If you like to cook, you will love the beautiful open-plan kitchen with maple wood countertops. Just imagine the joy of throwing lunch & supper parties for loved ones, perhaps with children playing on the expansive lawns, or simply relaxing in a double hammock with glasses of wine in hand under the canopy of mature oak trees. This exquisite home is move-in ready and awaits your finishing touches.

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