865 Church Rd, Lake Forest, IL
4 bd · 5 ba · 3,700 sqft Single Family listed at $2,895,000, built in 1935 in the North Shore neighborhood.
About this home
Now is the time to move into this beautifully updated Stanley Anderson home in the heart of East Lake Forest. 3700 sq.ft. on .39 acres, Renovated & Expanded by Goebler in 2011 to include Master Bath addition, 2nd floor laundry family room/ kitchen expansion and attaching garage and mudroom. 9 ft ceilings on 1st floor, 4 fireplaces. 4 bed 3 baths on 2nd floor- basement bedroom/exercise room with full bath, wine cellar. 2017 conversion of screened porch to Library. 2018 Patio expansion & firepit. New cedar roof 2024. Many extras, sprinkler system, dog run, windows, hardwood floors, you won't want to miss it!
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Property details
- Price
- $2,895,000
- Bedrooms
- 4
- Bathrooms
- 5
- Interior
- 3,700 sqft
- Price / sqft
- $782
- Year built
- 1935
- Lot size
- 16,988 sqft
- Type
- Single Family
- Est. property tax
- $60,216/yr · $5,018/mo · 2.08% IL avg
- Last sold
- $1,425,000 · May 2009
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Price history
- May 11, 2026$2,895,000Initial list price
- May 6, 2009$1,425,000Sold
- Aug 1, 2008$1,795,000Price change
- Mar 5, 2007$1,795,000Initial list price
- Jul 29, 1998$1,126,000Sold
Location
This home is located in Lake Forest, IL, in the Chicago area. Browse more Lake Forest listings on the Lake Forest market page or explore the full Lake Forest market report.
About Lake Forest: Lake Forest is a city in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 19,367 at the 2020 census. The city is along the shore of Lake Michigan, and is part of the Chicago metropolitan area and the North Shore. Lake Forest was founded with Lake Forest College and was laid out as a town in 1857, a stop for travelers making their way south to Chicago. The Lake Forest City Hall, designed by Charles Sumner Frost, was completed in 1898. It originally housed the fire department, the Lake Forest Library, and city offices. (source: Wikipedia)
Climate: Average year-round temperature is 51°F with 210 dry days per year and 36.7 inches of annual rainfall.
Home Intelligence
Neighborhood (zip 60045)
This neighborhood is predominantly owner-occupied (87%). Median age is 45.2; 38% hold a bachelor's degree; median household income is $201,847.
- Median income
- $201,847
- Median age
- 45.2
- Owner-occupied
- 87.4%
- Bachelor's degree
- 37.9%
- Census median home value
- $880,200
Source: US Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
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