17907 Schmidt Rd , Mount Carroll, IL 61053(Carroll County)

Close your eyes and think of the ideal country location. Does it include a creek, a barn, a lovingly maintained home, mature trees, perennial flower beds? Open your eyes to this property that has ALL of these wonderful features and so much more. This 1900's home has kept numerous original features providing character and charm but has been modernized to today's needs. The kitchen has a butcher block peninsula and a row of windows along the northern wall overlooking the property. Throughout the home you will find lovely wood flooring. An addition in 2002 provided a spacious living room, main-level master bedroom and laundry. The main level has a sun room offering extra space to utilize as needed. The upper level of the home has 3 bedrooms with endearing features original to the home. Outside of the entrance of the home is patio and the southern side of the home is a deck that overlooks an acre of prairie. The property also includes 8 outbuildings including: two stall garage, dairy barn with gathering space, machine shed, pump house with restored windmill, hog house, corn-crib and summer kitchen. The buildings have offered storage, entertainment space, homes to farm animals and the imaginations of the young. This farmette also has a vernal pond, luscious plants, a meandering creek and various species of trees that provide a great habitat for wildlife and an exceptional place for outdoor lovers. Off of a hard-surface road, this is the place to enjoy country livings finest features.