Large home on 35 acres in Jersey County, 3 miles north of Brighton, in the Jerseyville school district. The house faces a circle drive, enclosing an impressive oak grove, off a well-maintained road about a mile from the intersection of highways 267 and 16. The large patio behind the house, which may be reached via a walk-out lower level, overlooks a pond, a large valley, and a creek nestled against a hill at the back of the property. It is a nature-lover's paradise. The creek drops into Piasa Creek. We have never seen flooding in the valley. A 5000 gallon pool sits next to the patio.The lower level is partially finished with about 2250 square feet. It currently contains a large workshop, a guest bedroom, an office, a bathroom with a tub-and-shower, a furnace room, a mudroom, a laundry-room, and a large family room. The level is completely dry.The main level is easily wheelchair accessible. It is about 2250 square feet. It currently has an entry hall with steps to the upper level, a living room, a family room with provisions for a wood or gas stove, a recreation room with a great view of the valley, a dining room, a kitchen, another laundry-room with ample space for hobbies and another panoramic view of the valley, and a bathroom with a shower and access to a songbird feeding porch visible from the kitchen table.The upper level is about 1700 square feet. It currently contains 4 large bedrooms and 2 bathrooms and a large storage closet: a boy's bedroom, a girl's bedroom, a guest bedroom, and a master bedroom with a gas fireplace and a large walk-in closet. The hall bathroom has a tub and a large dual sink in separate areas. The other bathroom is accessed from the master bedroom. It has a shower and also a hot tub.From the upper level, a staircase leads to a spacious attic which contains the furnace for the upper level. Also, it holds a spiral staircase to the prayer tower, a lookout area about 50 feet above the hilltop.The large propane tank is in-ground. It supplies the furnaces and the water heater and an automated electricity generator which comes on if the power grid is off for 30 seconds.Most of the land is forested, but about 13 acres are tillable.