Evanston, Ill. | $749,000
A Craftsman-style house built in 1913 on 0.3 acres
This three-bedroom, one-and-a-half bathroom house is a short walk from three parks and from the Central Street train station, putting it around half an hour from Chicago via public transit. A Whole Foods and an outpost of the local Walker Bros. Original Pancake House chain are also within walking distance. Driving to beaches along the shoreline of Lake Michigan takes less than 10 minutes. Public elementary, middle and high schools are all within a 10-minute drive.
O’Hare International Airport is a 40-minute drive, and Milwaukee is around 90 minutes north.
Size: 1,825 square feet
Price per square foot: $410
Indoors: A paved path leads from the sidewalk to a covered side porch, where the front door opens to the foyer. The double living room, divided by a wide doorway with original wood trim, has east-facing windows. The walls are painted green and the hardwood floors are also original.
Also directly off the foyer is the dining room, which has a fireplace with a brick surround and space for a long dining table. Adjacent to the dining room is the kitchen, to which the seller added a Bertazzoni induction range and green linoleum floors. A sunny home office is off the kitchen, as is a powder room.
A staircase in the foyer rises to a wide second-floor landing brightened by a large window. The primary bedroom, at the back of the house, has windows facing the backyard. Another large bedroom is at the front of the house. Between them is a smaller guest bedroom. All three bedrooms share a full bathroom with a backyard-facing window and vintage-style fixtures including a porcelain pedestal sink and a claw foot tub.
Outdoor space: The large backyard is shaded by mature trees and has a stone patio tucked into one corner. Behind the detached two-car garage is a wooded area with a small clearing.
Costs: $16,703 a year in taxes (estimated)
Contact: Meredith Schreiber and Lauren Weiss, @properties Christie’s International Real Estate, 847-828-6622
Peterborough, N.H. | $749,000
A two-bedroom unit in a 19th-century building converted to condominiums
This two-bedroom, one-bath apartment is in an 1875 brick mill building converted into condominiums and has sweeping views of the Contoocook River. The building has easy access to walking and biking trails that hug the riverbank. The center of Peterborough is a five-minute drive, with shopping and dining options that include a diner housed in a midcentury train car, an independent bookstore and a brewery. Mount Monadnock, which figures in the poetry of Ralph Waldo Emerson and the writings of Margaret Fuller, is 20 minutes away.
Manchester, N.H., is about an hour away, and Portsmouth, N.H., near the Atlantic coast, is a 90-minute drive. Boston is two hours southeast.
Size: 2,538 square feet
Price per square foot: $295
Indoors: The apartment’s front door opens to a foyer with a coat closet and wide-plank floors that continue into the multipurpose great room, divided into two separate sitting areas and a dining area. The walls are exposed red brick and the ceilings are high, with tall windows facing the river and a set of sliding-glass doors opening to a riverfront terrace.
The sitting area closest to the entryway holds a sofa and an entertainment center, while the second sitting area is set up to take advantage of the views. A cast-iron stove stands in one corner of the space. The dining area is open to the kitchen, which has a stainless steel Viking range with a gas cooktop and an island with a granite countertop.
The primary bedroom is directly off the living room and has beamed ceilings, river-facing windows and its own cast-iron stove. The adjacent bathroom has a stall shower and a separate soaking tub.
The guest bedroom, at the end of a hallway extending from the entryway, has red walls and a sleeping alcove framed by more exposed brick. A closet with a stacked washer-dryer is off the foyer.
Outdoor space: The private terrace off the great room faces the river, with a small bridge visible in the distance and plenty of trees offering a firsthand look at the changing of the seasons. This unit comes with a storage space and two parking spots in a detached garage.
Costs: $14,273 a year in taxes (estimated), plus a $1,054 monthly homeowner’s association fee
Contact: Colin Murdough, Dunston Leddy Real Estate, 603-731-9612
Knoxville, Tenn. | $754,900
A Queen Anne Revival-style house from 1899 on 0.1 acres
This three-bedroom, three-bathroom house is in Knoxville’s Fourth & Gill neighborhood, where the side streets are lined with late-19th-century and early-20th-century homes and the main thoroughfares have some of the city’s most popular nightlife spots. A small park with a playground is a few blocks away, and a co-op grocery store is within a mile. The main campus of the University of Tennessee is less than 10 minutes away by car.
Downtown Knoxville and the James White Greenway, a park that runs along the Tennessee River, are both 10 minutes away. Nashville is three hours east, and Atlanta is three and a half hours south.
Size: 2,626 square feet
Price per square foot: $287
Indoors: Two sets of steps, one stone and one wood, lead from the sidewalk to the green front door, which has its original crank doorbell and is set beneath a frosted-glass transom window.
To the left is the sitting room, which holds one of the home’s four decorative fireplaces. The molding along the ceilings is original. A long hallway links this part of the house to the kitchen and dining room, where the walls are trimmed with wood wainscoting. A small room off one side of the space has a built-in bar. Across the hall is the kitchen, which has butcher block countertops and a white subway tile backsplash. At the back of the hall is a laundry room with ample cabinet space and a door to the backyard.
Two bedrooms are on this level, both off the main hallway. Each has a decorative fireplace, and one has an en suite bathroom with a walk-in shower. The other has use of a bathroom with a deep soaking tub atop Moroccan-style tile floors.
Stairs lead from the kitchen to the second floor and the primary bedroom. An open lofted area is used by the sellers as a den and walk-in closet, and the bedroom, around the corner, is big enough for a king-size bed. The attached bathroom has a shower with a bench and walls lined with gray tile.
Outdoor space: A covered patio is directly behind the house, and beyond it is a brick patio with space for a dining setup and a garden. Street parking is available.
Costs: $4,423 a year in taxes (estimated)
Contact: Amy Moody, Alliance Sotheby’s International Realty, 865-607-0035
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