HISTORIC ELMHURST MANSION, 259 S. COTTAGE HILL, ELMHURST, IL 60126

NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED, HISTORIC ELMHURST LANDMARK ESTATE ON ONE OF THE MOST DESIRABLE STREETS IN ELMHURST. 4 BEDROOMS, 4 FULL BATHROOMS, MASTER BEDROOM WITH MASER BATH. ORIGINAL, CUSTOM HAND CARVED WOOD WORK METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT THIS HOME WITH MANY, MANY RARE AND UNIQUE FEATURES. LARGE LIVING ROOM, LIBRARY, DINING ROOM, 4 WB/FP, CENTRAL AC, 3/4 ACRE YARD, 3RD FLOOR BUILT OUT FAMILY/MASTER SUITE WITH ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES.
PRISTINE CONDITION HISTORIC MANSION WITH AMAZING HISTORY
4 BEDROOMS/ 2 FULL AND 2 HALF BATHROOMS
3RD FLOOR THAT HAS ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES AS A MASTER SUITE, RECREATION ROOM, FAMILY ROOM, DEN, ETC
SECOND FLOOR DEN WITH CAN BE FIFTH BEDROOM WITH WOOD BURNING FIREPLACE.
LARGE LIVING ROOM WITH WOOD BURNING FIREPLACE
LARGE DINING ROOM WITH WOOD PANELING, COFFERED WOOD CEILINGS AND WOOD BURNING FIREPLACE
LIBRARY WITH WOOD PANELING AND WOOD BURNING FIREPLACE
LARGE BREAKFAST ROOM OFF KITCHEN
LARGE KITCHEN WITH BUTLERS PANTRY
HUGE SUN ROOM OFF LIVING ROOM, SOUTH END OF HOME WITH STORM PROTECTIVE WINDOW TREATMENTS
BALCONY OFF THE BACK OF HOME OVER LOOKING THE EXTENSIVE BACKARD
LAGE, PROFESSIONALLY LANDSCAPED BACKYARD
VERY PRIVATE, PROFESSIONALLY LANDSCAPED FRONTYARD WITH HOME SET FAR BACK FROM S. COTTAGE HILL PROVIDING PRIVACY AND THE PERFECT SETTING FOR THIS HOME
LARGE DRIVEWAY
2 1/2 CAR GARAGE
THIS HOME HAS LOTS OF HISTORY WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY BUILT FOR MISS REBECCA RICHARDSON IN 1888. THE HOME WAS THEN PURCHASED IN 1910 BY JOHN L. AND MINNEOLA PENTECOST WHICH WAS THEN ENLARGED AND TRANSFORMED INTO AN ARTS ADN CRAFTS DESIGN BY NOTED AND HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL ARCHITECH H.G. FIDDELKE, RESEMBLING THE OAK PARK HOME HE DESIGNED FOR EARNEST HEMINGWAY'S PARENTS.
THE JOHN L. PENTECOST HOME WAS LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTRY OF HISTORIC PLACES IN 2003. THE PROPERTY WAS DESIGNATED AN ELMHURST LANDMARK IN 2008. THE HOUSE FEATURES ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS THAT ARE RARELY SEEN IN HOMES TODAY:
ART GLASS DOORS AND WINDOWS ATTRIBUTED TO MARION MAHONEY
PICTURE AND PLACE RAILS IN THE LIBRARY, DINING ROOM, AND SECOND FLOOR DEN
ONE-INCH WIDE OAK HARDWOOD FLOORS
SOLID, ORIGINAL RARE MAPLE FLOORS IN THE KITCHEN WHICH ARE ALMOST INDESTRUCTABEL
LIVING ROOM PICTURE WINDOW THAT WAS UNHEARD OF IN 1910
SOLID OAK ADN PAPER-THIN VANEER WAINSCOTING
FOUR WOOD-BURNING FIREPLACES
FRONT AND BACK STAIRWAYS
ONE OF THE FIRST CENTRAL VAC SYSTEMS INVENTED BY THE HOOVER CO IN 1901 THAT IS STILL FUNCTIONAL
ELECTRIC AND GAS LIGHT WALL SCONCES
BEAMED CEILINGS IN THE FRONT HALL AND DINING ROOM
LARGE, ORIGINAL SOLID WOOD BUILT IN CHINA CABINET IN THE DINING ROOM
ORIGINAL 1910 LAVATORIES, WATER CLOSETS AND TUB IN THREE OF THE FOUR BATHROOMS
LARGE SCREENED IN PORCH FOR THREE SEASONS ENTERTAINING AND RELAXATOIN
UNIQUE "HEATILATOR" SYSTEM TO CAPTURE WAST HEAT FOR 2ND AND 3RD FLOORS
9 FOOT CEILINGS
3RD FLOOR DOWN TO THE BASEMENT SPEAKING TUBE
38 WOOD WINDOWS, ABOUT HALF DATING TO 1888A ND THE RAMAINDER TO 1910
COMFORTABLE, ECONOMICAL HOT WATER HEAT FORM A LARGE, WELL MAINTAINED BOILER
CLOTHES CHUTE CONNECTING 1ST AND 2ND FLOORS TO THE BASEMENT
CEDAR LINED CLSOET IN THE "MAID'S" BEDROOM
LARGE, UNDER EAVES STORAGE SPACES
ART STUDIO WITH NORTHERN EXPOSURE AND LIGHT
UPGRADES FOR MODERN CONVENIENCE
REMOEDLED KITCHEN THAT BOTH REFLECTS THE ARTS AND CRAFTS HERITAGE AND CREATES A GREAT TRIANGULAR WORK PATTERN; NEW PERIOD WALL PAPER AND PAINTING ADDED
NEWER KITCHEN APPLIANCES
INTERIOR DECORATING TO RECAPTURE THE 1910 LOOK
DUAL ZONED A/C SYSTEMS WITH CONTINUOUS AIR FILTRATION AND HUMIDITY CONTROL
150 AMP ELECTRIC CIRCUIT BREAKER SERVICE
UNDER GROUND ELECTRIC LINE FOR THE TRANSFORMER TO THE HOUSE
COPPER TUBE HOT AND COLD WATER PIPING SERVING THE KITCHEN AND THE MAIN BATHROOM
VICTORIAN STYLE GAZEBO
LUMINETTE WINDO COVERING IN THE LIBRARY
CARPETING FOR SOUND SOFTENING IN THE LIVING ROOM, LIBRARY, FRONT HALL AND SECOND FLOOR
ALUMINUM COMBINATION STORMS AND SCREENS
DEAD BOLT LOCKS ON EXTERIOR DOORS
KEY LOCKS ON LOWER WINDOWS
DETACHED 2 1/2 CAR GARAGE WITH ELECTRONIC OPENER
WATER SOFTENER CONNECTION
UPRIGHT FREEZER AND SECOND REFRIGERATOR
LOCATOIN, LOCATION, LOCATION
5 MINUTE WALK TO TRAIN AND CITY CENTRE
3 MINUTE WALK TO PUBLIC AND PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS
7 MINUTE WALK TO NEW LIBRARY
5 MINUTE WALK TO LIZZARDO MUSEUM OF LAPIDARY ART AND THE NEW ELMHURST ART MUSEUM
7 MINUTE WALK TO A VARIETY OF RESTAURANTS, AND THE YORK MOVIE THEATER
3 MINUTE WALK TO THE WILDER PARK
6 MINUTE WALK TO ELMHURST COLLEGE
4 MINUTE WALK TO 5 CHURCHES
20 MINUTE DRIVE TO O'HARE AIRPORT
40 MINUTE DRIVE TO DOWNTOWN CHICAGO
100X292 FOOT PROPERTY (3/4) AN ACRE ON THE CITIES MOST PRESTIGIOUS STREET.