Listing of the week

You have to visit this "near-town country estate" in unincorporated Lombard to believe it. Who would expect to encounter a 1.5-acre horse-friendly property so close to the Lilac Village?

Built in 2007, this nearly 3,900-square-foot custom ranch home, built in the Prairie style associated with Frank Lloyd Wright, is breathtakingly beautiful. Hardwood floors and vaulted/cathedral ceilings abound throughout the brick home.

The open floor plan home features a living room, dining room, family room with fireplace and wet bar, gourmet commercial-grade kitchen with a 7-foot island and walk-in pantry, laundry room, mud room and three bedroom suites on the main level. A loft with hardwood floors is located on the second level.

The full, finished basement boasts exterior access and features an exercise room, a fourth bedroom suite, a recreation "billiards" room with a pub-style bar and a theater room.

This luxury Lombard estate also features a heated in-ground pool, a brick paver patio, a porch and a heated seven-car garage with an oversized door suitable for boat or recreational vehicle storage.

Listing agent James Lynch, associate real estate broker with RE/MAX Suburban in Glen Ellyn, provides further details:

What are this home's hidden gems?

"The hidden gems are numerous: a seven-car garage with 15-foot ceilings and a 10-foot door, a home movie theater with a digital overhead projector, a full service pub-style bar and a heated in-ground salt water pool with an automatic safety cover."

What would your perfect buyer look like?

"A professional businessperson who is looking for an inconspicuous luxury estate would love this home, especially if he or she desires a commercial grade kitchen and flowing living space. It is really perfect for those who enjoy entertaining. Those with an appreciation for cars who would like to have room for boat and RV storage would also be ideal."

What is the coolest thing about living in this neighborhood?

"This home is situated on a 1.5-acre, double lot in a quiet community with no through traffic."

What television celebrity could you imagine living here?

"If there was a 'Real Housewives of Chicago' show, this could be a cast member's home."

What is one adjective that you would use to describe this home?

"Prodigious."

Name three trees or plants featured in the yard.

"Trinity pear, red oak, English oak trees."

On The Market

<span class="fact box text bold">Address:</span> 21W345 Peterson Ave., Lombard

<span class="fact box text bold">List price:</span> $945,000

<span class="fact box text bold">Open house:</span> 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 12. Wine, cheese and chocolate will be served.

<span class="fact box text bold">Square footage:</span> 3,893

<span class="fact box text bold">Bedrooms/baths: </span>Four bedrooms/four full and one half baths

<span class="fact box text bold">Year built:</span> 2007

<span class="fact box text bold">Listing agent:</span> James Lynch, RE/MAX Suburban, Glen Ellyn

<span class="fact box text bold">Call:</span> (630) 936-3762, (630) 790-1776

<span class="fact box text bold">Web:</span> www.facebook.com/jlynchproperties