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Former "Arbor's Bed & Breakfast", four bedrooms, four baths dining room, living room, kitchen, sitting area, library, parlor & cupola all on approx. ¾ acre corner lot. Mature trees, bushes, perennial gardens, flowering shrubs fence the yard, arbor, trellis walkway, and much more! Large home that has been "restored" and enjoyed by many. Copper roof, cupola fretwork, new electrical, plumbing, furnace, central air, and temperature controlled wine cellar and lots more!
Room sizes are all approximate. Wide plank hard wood floors, 10' ceilings with crown molding, wainscot and tripartite woodwork and 2 story open oak staircase.
Dining room - 15.5 x 16.5 with prism chandelier, 5" wainscot wall board 3' up from the baseboard. Swinging door to kitchen and plate rail.
Sitting Area - 6.5 x 4 with stain glass ceiling light. Matching curtains and shades.
Kitchen - 15x16 with large built-in cupboard, porcelain double sink, electric Magic Chef stove, Magic Chef microwave, Garbage disposal, Kenmore Elite high temp sanitizer dish washer, tile backsplash, Design maker 20" wood grain front refrigerator with ice maker, back staircase to upstairs & back pantry closet. Pantry/Laundry Room- 5x9 with laundry sink, hook up for washer & dryer & storage.
Living room - 15 x 16 with brass chandelier, open oak staircase, wide plank floors, 6 paned windows, 2 entry doors from front porch and screened porch. Swinging doors to dining area.
Library - 9x12 with built in bookcase and built in knick knack shelves. Swinging French doors from sitting area.
Parlor - 12.5 x 18 with door ways to dining area, library, front entry and to a side porch. Ruby & brass chandelier w/prisms, window seat, closet, and tripartite wall 2.5' up from the floor trim & Crown molding at the top.
*Main floor bathroom- 3.5 x 6 with porcelain pedestal sink, tall mirror and oak commode.
Walking up the open oak staircase to the four bedrooms
Bedrm #1 - 12x12 with a 4x5 walk in closet.
*Bathroom - 8.5x11.5 with double sink with porcelain knobs, claw foot tub & shower combination, Oak & porcelain commode.
Bedrm#2 -15x16 with back staircase to kitchen, ceiling fan, 4 windows, phone jacks & TV jacks.
*Connecting bathroom - 5x7 with Oak commode, tiled shower, single porcelain sink.
Bedrm#3 - 10x15 with two large windows, coordinating wallpaper and curtains.
Bedrm#4 - 12x12.5 with 2 large windows & ceiling fan.
*Bathroom - 7x11.5 with claw foot tub/shower, double sink with large mirror, oak commode with oak tank.
Open Oak staircase from second floor to the third floor cupola with a mural painted up the wall.
Cupola-Windows looking out to every direction. Remembering back to the Victorian days when the ladies watched for their husbands to come from the war. These were called widow walks.
Basement- Has the laundry room with large four door wainscot cupboard, laundry sink, shelving, New A. O. Smith hot water heater, New electrical, new furnace-General 1040 with power humidifier. Large area for extra refrigerator & freezer.
Temperature controlled wine cellar. Trim T Trion electric air cleaner.
24'x24' Garage with attic space for storage. Fretwork to match the home. Crushed red rock driveway.
Perennial gardens, fountain, arbor covered with flowering honeysuckle, archway over sidewalk covered with flowering honeysuckle, brick pavers sidewalk to home from the driveway.
Professionally landscaped with mature bushes surrounding yard for privacy. Magnolia tree, pines, oaks, lilac bushes, perennials & a flowering bush, tree or flowers every season.
History of the home: This historic home was previously owned by Lord Peter Palumbo, who had also purchased the Farnsworth (Glass) House in 1971. Needing a place for his family and guests to stay when visiting. This home was built in 1868 by John C. Eldridge and his wife Mary Jane. During the past years the Busse family owned the home. As you will see on the bedroom doors, the rooms have been named after prior owners.
Sharing the past of this historic 1868 Italianate style home:
Items of interest: Tour the Farnsworth (glass) house, hike through Silver Springs State Park, Canoe the Fox River, Visit Starved Rock State Park, Tour Fox Valley Winery, Play golf at many local courses, Shopping at local antique shops, dress shops, enjoy all our restaurants, 2 water parks coming soon, Equestrian stables close by, and so many other amenities in our surrounding area.
Antiques to be auctioned after the home.
Living room chairs, Duncan Pythe table, Mini refrigerator, Cane seat chairs, Victrola, Flat top trunk, Patio porch table and chairs, Walnut 3 drawer commode, 2 Walnut chairs, Toshiba TV, 3 years old, Bird cage, Bench in arbor, 2 Wicker end tables & 2 other small TV's.
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05-31-08 | Plano, IL | Arbor B & B | Listing
