Address: 401 E. Prairie St., Odell
Property description: This 5-bedroom, 3-bathroom estate built in 1905 on nearly three acres has more than 4,000 square feet of living space. This is a former Illinois State Senator’s home. The home is flanked at the entrance with four Corinthian columns topped with a second-floor veranda and a deck-porch. The formal entryway has leaded glass doors with sidelights. There are wood-beamed ceilings and detailed millwork throughout the home. The adjoining great room has hardwood floors, pocket doors and a brick fireplace. French doors lead to a formal dining room, with built-ins. There is a screened-in Florida room with columns. The kitchen has a center island, cherrywood cabinets and stainless-steel appliances, including a wine cooler. A sitting room overlooks the second-floor balcony veranda. There is a second staircase with a private door leading to the kitchen and rear service area.
A third staircase goes up to a third-floor finished room with window dormers. The English basement has solid concrete exterior walls and has four additional rooms along with a third full bathroom and laundry room. The rear service door goes out to a two-car garage coach house that has the potential for living space above and also a heated and air conditioned mini-coach-style house with a workshop. There is a gazebo outside.
Asking price: $479,900
Listing agent: Jim Skorupa, Coldwell Banker Real Estate Group, 815-693-2970
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Kathi Edwards is a freelance contributor to the Pontiac Daily Leader.
This article originally appeared on Pontiac Daily Leader: On the market: Former Illinois State Senator’s home for sale in Odell
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