Business Overview:
Looking for that large family home, weekend retreat, bed and breakfast opportunity? This is the grandest older home located on the Rock River. Built of the best materials and with the finest quality of workmanship, this two story stone home has been exquisitely maintained and updated over the past 80 years. This property was originally the family retreat of the Lawrence, one of the family-owned companies to make the Sauk Valley area known as the "Hardware Capital of the World." This main floor consists of a formal living room with very large gas fireplace, library with gas fireplace, formal dining room with wood fireplace, gourmet Kitchen and breakfast area, office and large laundry area. These rooms are focused to take advantage of the property with access to the brick patio, Sun room and screened porch, all situated to enjoy the beautiful Rock River. Upstairs by the grand staircase, you enter the family living quarters which consist of a master bedroom with fireplace and sitting area, dressing room and full bath, large bedroom with fireplace and full attached bath, another large bedroom with fireplace, full bath and exterior door to the 2nd floor deck overlooking the river, large bedroom with sitting area, dressing room and bath and 2 more bedrooms that share a full hall bath. Further down the hall you come to the Servants' area, which consists of a large bedroom suite with sitting area and full bath and 2 smaller bedrooms that share a hall bath. This section of the home is located above the garage and also has a staircase, which takes you back down to the kitchen and laundry area. That totals 9 bedrooms and 6 baths on the second floor, with 3 separate sitting areas. The basement is also ready for your use - bar, pub area, pool room, family room with large fireplace, ping pong area, summer kitchen with 2 stoves, large bathroom that has entrance from the outside, so coming in from the river activities is very convenient. Attached is an over sized 3-car garage, with another detached 3-car garage. The grounds consist of 2.69 acres of professionally manicured lawn and tennis court. Just a stone's throw away from the Arduini Boat Launch and the historic Hennepin Feeder Canal, this property is truly exquisite and irreplaceable. Please contact the listing office for further details. All the appliances stay, and the home may be purchased totally furnished.
For more information regarding this listing please contact us by completing the "Contact the Seller" form to the left. We look forward to hearing from you.
Additional Details:
- The property is owned.
- The owner is not willing to train/assist the new owner.
- This is not a homebased business opportunity.
- This is not a franchise resale opportunity.
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