245 Magnolia Ln, Carbondale, IL 62903

? This 1968 estate forest designer house is uniquely designed by the late Ronald Dirsmith, architect, engineer and builder. For sale by owner with local experienced real estate attorney. Available to tour with owner by appointment only. A little bit about the estate is it was a donor architecturally engineered Post Nouveau estate funded by Muriel and Jack Hayward, 1965- Dec 2012. They sought to represent the architect since he began his first stylist project with this estate and then became renown internationally with Hugh Hefner in Rome, Italy, through his grotto design project, aircraft interiors and consultation. He also gained notoriety with large lodge type structures throughout the nation, heavily influenced by Frank Lloyd Wright’s Prairie rooflines, heavily cantilevered surface interior and exterior and large use of Flagstone installations. This lodge like room has a large 20’ high central single-sided fireplace, five interior exterior stone columns and a double sided rock wall in the great room and library. With three houses made into one building much like a zig zag Ranch, it has a bridge house in the center connecting the main house which is a large one room 30x30 great room with panoramic forest views on three sides. It includes a bilevel basement. With a cabin kitchen, utility and studio day bed and attached garage, to the double King suite house, a two story on slab, each has room for sitting areas and private bathroom and outdoor areas. Nearly every room has an exterior door. Photographs are prohibited due to private residence. Negotiable!