765 Cobb Blvd, Kankakee, IL 60901

ONE OF A KIND! Located in the highly sought after RIVERVIEW HISTORIC DISTRICT and just a short distance to 2 RIVERFRONT PARKS and the future East Riverwalk, the Zaring House will CATCH YOUR ATTENTION inside! A modest looking brick bungalow outside and IMPRESSIVE on the inside! Most of the walls are floor to ceiling black WALNUT milled from a grove in Iowa and have survived generations UNTOUCHED! There are plenty of places to relax from the spacious open COVERED FRONT PORCH with ceiling fan and party lights to the ENCLOSED SIDE PORCH to the patio off the large 2 1/2 CAR GARAGE. Walking from the front porch through the SOLID WOOD front door opens into the large living area which flows into the den with the WOODBURNING FIREPLACE to sit by on a cold winter night. The den steps into the conservatory with the CUSTOM BUILT ORGAN! The conservatory could be a private office or a music room. On the other side of the living room is the DINING ROOM and the kitchen with ENCLOSED PORCH, perfect for the small, informal meals in the summer. Open the windows for the COOL BREEZES in the evening. The kitchen has been RECENTLY UPDATED with countertops, tile backsplash and more. Also on the main floor is a 1/2 bath, hidden by all the WALNUT WALLS. Upstairs are 3 bedrooms and a recently REMODELED full bathroom. Surprisingly, all bedrooms have WALK-IN CLOSETS! The BASEMENT has a bathroom, utility room plus rec room, sitting room and bedroom. The yard is nearly 2 LOTS wide with a TREE HOUSE and a large 2 1/2 car garage with STORAGE ABOVE. NEARBY are 2 riverfront parks with walking trails, 8 tennis courts, 3 Pickleball courts, shuffleboard, the BOAT CLUB with boat launches, the country club, FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT'S first Prairie designed B. Harley Bradley house, the riverfront and the Kankakee Riverfront Trail BIKE TRAIL. The Kankakee River is part of the Kankakee River National Water Trail. Also, close to highly rated Kankakee FARMERS MARKET in downtown Kankakee and Downtown Historic District along with great businesses like Moon Cookie Gallery, GRAPES AND HOPS, Paramount Theater, Burfield and Remington Building with STEFARI CAFE, Majestic Theater, Rebel Ice Cream and more, Project Catalyst/Small Business Incubator plus the Riverfront Master Plan with the East Riverwalk! Kankakee School District offers more program choices than any other area school district. Unique choices like MAGNET & MONTESSORI, the Culinary Arts with the Kays Kitchen food truck and Kankakee Kays Battalion JROTC. Experience Kankakee and its HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE and lower cost of living while traveling about an hour to downtown Chicago for theaters, universities, professional sports, museums and more. DON'T MISS this ELEGANT, one of a kind home that won't be duplicated, especially at this cost! Start Packin'!