BEING SOLD BY AUCTION ON NOV 8 AT 3PM (OPEN HOUSE OCT. 20 FROM 5-6PM): The custom home was built in 1977. Two 8' Anderson bay windows accentuate the southern view. Two large bedrooms, two bathrooms, a bonus room, a large mech room, and a large 2-car garage (with double floor drains) & carport. A lstorage/pantry room, double closets in each bedroom, landscaping includes apple trees, apricots, flowering trees & shrubs, enough blueberry plants to fill a deep freezer every summer, asparagus, horseradish, raspberries, mushrooms, horseradish, plus a garden area. Custom-made oak cabinets in the kitchen, a huge island in the kitchen that easily seats seven, radiant hot-water heat in the floor, new central air conditioning added in 2008, and new water filtering system added in 2008. A Vermont Castings stove in the living room easily heats the entire home on the coldest winter day. All appliances remain with the home, including the refrigerator, range/oven, microwave, washer & dryer. Plants have been placed for the utmost of enjoyment, including an incredible Red Bud tree near the front door. Indirect lighting enhances the living room and dining room, plus undercounter lighting in the huge country-style kitchen. The roof points strategically to the sun designed for solar panels. This home was designed to be energy efficient (it has a reputation of never dropping below 40 degrees in the winter, and never going above 80 degrees in the summer – even without the use of heat or air conditioning). No drywall was used in the home – all the walls are plaster. The carpets were professionally cleaned in September 2008 and the house is clean and ready to move in. The home is located being sold by auction through Stenzel Auction Services of Geneseo. APPRAISED IN SEPTEMBER AT $200k, THE AUCTION WILL BE HELD ON NOV 8 AT 3PM. For info about the home or auction process email karen@stenzelauction.com, or go to http://home.gci.net/~dhstovall. Neighborhood Description The home lies in rural Atkinson, about 2 miles south of town. Atkinson is the home for 1100 people. It includes tree-lined streets, a beautiful downtown area with a large fountain, several churches, four restaurants (the Atkinson Bistro is a gourmet restaurant & winery; Gordo's Barn has the best pizza in four counties; Lisa's has country-style breakfast & lunch), a country-style grocery store, and a flower shop/plant nursery. Many lakes in the area and the Hennepin Canal. The home is 1.4 miles east of County Highway 5, in a farm area. The subdivision has 5-10 acre lots with one neighbor the west, and three neighbors to the west. Atkinson area children attend the Geneseo School District - on of the top school systems in Illinois.
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