TRULY ONE OF A KIND! Built with quality and character—1 Greenwood Lane, Elkhart is a custom 4 bedroom, 3.5 bathroom, 3,700+ sq ft, English Country style home, facing West, located on sloping hillside with 18.20 acres and accessed by a 1/2-mile-long private lane! Followed by a front circle drive, to large open front porch, a sunroom overlooking the fenced-in backyard with in-ground pool, rear pool house, attached garage and detached garage/mower shed! This home was built to last inside AND out-- with white brick, redwood trim, copper gutters, and granulated metal roofing (2013). Inside throughout-- you'll find beamed ceilings, walnut trim, Italian marble and slate window sills, and hand-cut Vermont slate flooring (kitchen, dining, hall, and den). An eat-in kitchen with limestone fireplace (one of three in the home), dual wall ovens, Viking 6 burner cooktop, butler's pantry accessing the large dining room, fantastic sunken great room with 15' cathedral ceiling, wood beams, hardwood plank flooring, and huge limestone fireplace--ALL with large windows overlooking the serene tree-canopied back yard! Off the hall there's a tiled half bathroom, office/den with limestone fireplace, 2 large bedrooms with shared full bathroom, and cedar lined closets! A large private master suite with dual closets, and 4th large private suite with full bath! City water, updated septic (2020), 2 HVAC systems, generator. With only 3 prior owners, this historic homesite is one that you don't want to miss!
Urgent NOTICE: The Wild Hare owners are ready to deal! Come visit the Cafe', then let's talk! Loft style living in Historic Elkhart Illinois next to route 66 and just 20 minutes from Springfield. the charming walk-up loft features high ceilings, kitchen/dining looks into the living area and a private bedroom is above the kitchen (looking down to the living room)....you'll think it is a European Hostel. Now the rest of the story! You get the "Wild Hare Cafe and Little Foxes" gift shop. The ground floor (2 joined buildings 100-102 Oglesby St) have been entertaining guests from all around the world via Route 66 tourism for over 20 years. The restaurant currently serves Lunch only Thursday-Sunday. The eclectic design provides seating for 68 guests plus ample display space for gifts/antiques. Wonderfully unique wall paintings are everywhere! Quit your job and get ready to live your dream because the commercial kitchen, the gift inventory, all display cases are all included. The fully operational business has thrived in downtown Elkhart 22+ years and the owners are ready to "RETIRE". If you would love to own a ready to go business and live in a unique village near the Capital City of Illinois on Historic route 66...whew!! This might be the answer, so come to Elkhart first thing, have lunch and go explore the gift shop/ downtown(hours are Thursday-Sunday 11-2).....
Andrea D. Conner, License 471020674, Xome Inc., License 478026347, [email protected], 844-400-XOME (9663), 750 Highway 121 Bypass, Ste 100, Lewisville, TX 75067
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Elkhart is located in Illinois. Elkhart, Illinois has a population of 505. Elkhart is more family-centric than the surrounding county with 43.57% of the households containing married families with children. The county average for households married with children is 28.07%.
The median household income in Elkhart, Illinois is $77,500. The median household income for the surrounding county is $59,809 compared to the national median of $69,021. The median age of people living in Elkhart is 44.7 years.
The average high temperature in July is 85 degrees, with an average low temperature in January of 18.1 degrees. The average rainfall is approximately 38.7 inches per year, with 18.9 inches of snow per year.
