Completely renovated historic Kenosha home! Featuring a beautiful brick exterior with stone detailing, this solid-masonry residence has been totally updated! A five-year-new tear-off roof tops its charming facade, where an original solid-wood entry door with six petite windows opens to the covered stone porch. From beginning to end, this home combines the best of historic character with modern upgrades, making it a must-see! Overall upgrades include new sheetrock, fresh paint, new electrical, new copper plumbing, new oak trim/baseboards/four-panel doors, new Kolbe tilt-in windows, new light fixtures including fanlights, new window boxes on the side and front and new hardware on doors and cabinets throughout! The front porch opens directly to the very spacious living room, which features a gorgeous plaster ceiling and begins refinished maple floors that flow throughout the main level! Front and side double-hung windows plus two box windows flank the brick wood-burning fireplace, allowing natural light to stream inside. Adjacent to the living room, the formal dining room is filled with light through four double-hung side windows, and theres a full-length window seat beneath. It also boasts a new fanlight and a door to the upper level. From this dining area, enjoy easy access to the kitchen and a hall to the bedrooms and bathroom, ideal for entertaining! The brand-new kitchen showcases 42-inch oak cabinets, new countertops and a new Kohler porcelain double sink with wiring installed for a disposal! From the kitchen, a door opens to the back porch and the yard, and another door links to the basement. New carpeting flows up the stairs from the dining room and continues throughout the entire second level, which has been converted from an attic into a huge master suite!This enormous upstairs suite features a large bedroom with casement windows on either side, a wide and deep closet with back access to attic storage and a large room that could be an office/sitting area with a window. This upper level area would also be ideal as a bedroom with a family room, and theres a separate circuit box linked to the main box, providing electricity for this floor. The full bathroom features a new vanity top and toilet and benefits from the new plumbing found throughout. Its tub/shower combination features ceramic surround that extends to the ceiling and the floor. On the main level, two more bedrooms showcase refinished maple floors that flow into the closets! One bedroom boasts a ceiling-mounted light fixture, two double-hung front windows and a new solid-oak closet door, and the other bedroom features back and side double-hung windows. Equipped with 200-amp service, this home also features a full, unfinished basement with power-washed walls and vented block windows. Some portions are framed for completion, and theres a brand-new commode, so you could add a second bath in the future. Plus, the basement houses the laundry area, which is equipped with washer/dryer hookups and a laundry chute from the first floors bath. A new door/enclosure to the exterior (outside entrance) stairway links from this level. Around back, the yard is enclosed by wood and link fencing, as well as an amazing natural privacy fence of several evergreens. The detached two-car garage features an eight-foot-high door, cabinets mounted along the back wall and an electric opener. Living in this ideal Kenosha location, walk to several schools and to Lincoln Parks tennis, baseball fields, basketball courts and large park. Minutes to transportation and shopping! |