Walter Jacobson's Former Lincoln Park Home Hits Market For $2.65M

CHICAGO, IL — A Romanesque Revival home that once belonged to TV and radio news personality Walter Jacobson has hit the market. Located in the Sheffield Historic District in Lincoln Park, the 6000-square-foot house has five bedrooms and bathrooms. Built in 1895, the house has been meticulously preserved throughout its various updates, according to listing agents.

The elegant home features tall, lead-glass windows, third-floor skylights and hand-carved woodwork throughout. It was originally built for Illinois Nail Co. founder James P. Sherlock, who lived there until he died in 1939.

Jacobson purchased the home in the mid-1980s with his former wife Diane Dybsky, who claimed the house after their divorce, and sold it in the mid-'90s for about $1.148 million, according to the Chicago Tribune.

• Address: 845 W Belden Ave, Chicago, Illinois
• Price: $2,650,000
• Square Feet: 6000
• Bedrooms: 5
• Bathrooms: 4 full and 1 half baths
• Built: 1895
• Features: The home's hand carved woodwork includes pocket doors, fretwork spandrels, fireplace overmantels, lovely balusters and newel posts and an oak/birch inlaid floor border. Other features include a three-floor turret with a slate roof, original tile hearths and a built-in china cabinet with antique lighting. The home boasts a chef's eat-in kitchen with top-of-the-line appliances and marble and granite throughout. The home also has a south-facing built-in bench seat with views of roof deck perennial plantings.

This listing originally appeared on realtor.com. For more information and photos, click here.