6-bed Victorian home’s cool-but-dated feature

Ian Spula, Curbed Chicago

This property's been on and off the market for a few months now, so by the time you read this, it may once again be inactive. What stands before you for now, at least, is an ornate 1882 brick & limestone Victorian in Lakeview for $1.295M.

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It's got hardwoods, it's got fireplaces, it's got recessed lighting, yeah, yeah, yeah... there's a big yard, there's a terrace, there's a family-sized fitness center. But what's really special is the room devoted to a CD collection. We haven't seen such a proud display of compact discs since 1997!

With six bedrooms and five baths spread across four floors of living space, there might still be space for a VHS and Laserdisc collection. Is there a drawback? Well, the slender utilitarian kitchen won't get much love from interested parties. Your kitchen's gotta be obnoxiously large and ooze stainless steel to win at this price point.

See the listing here.

Photos courtesy VHT.