- 2 BedBeds
- 1 BathBaths
- 1,212 SqftSqft
- TypeSingle Family
- Active
- MLS# 12761859
Property Description
Welcome to a wonderful turnkey homestead with 6 outbuildings, a 2.5 car garage and infrastructure to make your hobby-farm dreams a reality! Whether you envision raising goats, cattle, sheep, horses, chickens, rabbits, turkeys or geese or simply enjoying plenty of space and beautiful prairie views, this property offers a rare combination of comfort, functionality, and country living. The exceptionally clean home features an ideal layout with a spacious kitchen and living room. The second bedroom opens into a heated sun-room, providing a peaceful place to enjoy views of the prairie and the many outbuildings. A spacious laundry room offers tremendous versatility and would be ideal for canning, a large mudroom, or additional storage and workspace. The property includes an impressive collection of well-maintained outbuildings, all with metal siding: * Root cellar 17'x 11'11: Two levels, both with concrete floors * Well house 10 x 11'8: 220-volt electric, concrete floor, water, and a flush steel door. Well is east of the driveway and runs to the well house with the pressure tank * Chicken house 15'9 x 15'11: Electric and concrete flooring * Morton building/shop 16'6 x 25'6: Built in 2013. It is fully insulated, with concrete floor and 220-volt electric * Three-door shed/machine shed 26'4 x 51'7: Ideal for equipment and storage * Barn 33'8 x 35'1: 220-volt electric and hard-gravel flooring, birthing stall, male stall, baby stall and main stall area, 2 roll-up doors, and large hay storage above * Garage 21'9 x 27'9 with 6'8" doors. There is even an old foundation located beneath the grass west of the Morton building, offering a potential starting point if you ever decide to add another structure. Numerous updates provide peace of mind: * 2025: New steel roofing, soffits, fascia, and gutters on the house and garage * 2022: Chicken house and well house wrapped with white Pro-Rib steel siding; flush steel door added to well house * 2021: All overhead wires removed and placed underground from the pole by the well house to the garage, barn, shop, and chicken house * 2020: wood laminate flooring added in living room and hallway * 2018: Bathroom remodeled * 2017: New wiring, outlets, and switches in the barn * 2014: New windows in the home * 2007: Heated sun-room addition * 2006: New well * 2002: New kitchen cabinets. The house and garage are vinyl clad, while all of the outbuildings feature durable metal siding. The owners especially enjoy the property's beautiful sunrises and sunsets and its picturesque location between the Vermilion River Valley and Kankakee River Valley. Situated within a natural dip along a ridge, the property has a unique setting that the owners feel helps provide protection from severe weather. This is located in Iroquois County and is in the Herscher school district. A 5 minute drive to Herscher, 7 min to Chebanse and 20 min to Kankakee. If you're looking for a turnkey hobby farm with a clean, comfortable home and an exceptional collection of useful outbuildings, this property deserves a look. Call today to schedule your private appointment!