Gorgeous 1898 greystone mansion in Chicago, IL has been expanded, and it also includes a carriage house that was moved from behind the house next door. 7bds, 6.5ba, sqft unknown, $5.5m.
This home has a sunken foyer like the one we saw yesterday.
Enter the main area of the house to the right where there's an expansive double reception room. In this part, there's a lovely built-in seat with shelving and a stained glass window.
Case doorways lead into the dining room that houses the main stairway. Beautiful built-in cabinet, plus a built-in shelf on the left.
Look at the little area under the stairs. How cute is that?
This is wonderful- the dining room cabinet is double-sided and is also in the kitchen. The kitchen has been expanded and remodeled. I love the counter stools, but the ultra modern cabinetry, not so much.
There are granite counters, an exposed brick wall, and a modern glass addition.
The black brick in the corner looks like it was once a fireplace. There's also a casual dining room here, before entering the new sunroom.
Matching modern storage along the wall.
The sunroom is lovely. Note the German Shepard posing on his bed. What a good boi.
From here you go down to a small area and out to the garden. I'm not sure if the black thing is a tub or a water feature, but it does have faucets. There appears to be a small stepping stone next to it, and by the size of it, I'm going to say it's a tub. (I would use it as a water feature.)
Beautiful guest powder room.
Modern stairs go up to the bedrooms in the new addition.
You can sit in here and the sliders open to a terrace.
It definitely looks like this bedroom has been modified, but at least they left the millwork and placed the bed in the alcove.
And, the fireplace and shelves are still intact on this wall.
They did the ensuite in an Eastern design featuring a Japanese tub.
They did a nice closet/dressing room, too.
There's a huge finished basement. I was willing to pay for Premium Tumblr if it allows us to post more photos, but it doesn't. The Zen Desk said, "Yes! You can have up to 200 posts a day." That wasn't my question, so I had to Google it, and it said, "No, you can still only have 30 photos per post." So, I sent it to them. They must think we're stupid. (Who the hell posts 200 a day?)
Then, there's the guest house.
You wouldn't expect grounds like this in the city, it's beautiful.
And back here, there's another 2 story guest space.
https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/1646-N-Leavitt-St_Chicago_IL_60647_M77479-35787
