Some more pictures, I couldn't post more in the OP.

The house is revealed slowly as you pass through the split-rail fence and the gate.

I love the stone, the little court on the left, the color of the shutters (they used to work, I don't know if they still do). I don't know if I'd want to own that style of roof, but it sure is pretty.

This cozy den is off the foyer to the right. You just want to settle in here, pluck a book from the built-in shelves and read by the fire (just out of view to the right). Even though it's off the foyer, there's a little passage first (and I think that's a powder room just past the double doors).

The stripes will have to go in this master bath, but look at all the built-ins! even a niche by the commode for your cell phone. They thought of everything in 1938 lol

Very nice house, huge yard, and an incredible deal compared to where I live -- the Greater Seattle area -- where something like that would be several million dollars easily.

Prices are really depressed here. 13 years ago this could have been 1.5 million. Of course, one problem you can tell when it was decorated, and as my realtor said, when buyers walk in they love what they see, but the dollar signs start cranking in their eyes when they look at the updates they'd want to make. So realtors are taking that into consideration. My realtor also suspects this could be a tear down, which would break my heart.

Very charming.

Lovely house and setting. And that's a deal. Thanks for sharing!

Truly lovely! A tear down? I see some wallpaper changes, maybe the kitchen floor re-done, at most :)

Yeah, chocolatesnap, I don't like a tile kitchen floor. I wonder if there's enough lighting in the kitchen? All I see is under-cabinet and a light over the table, and the windows.

Lovely house; I could live with it just as it is.

bpath, even if lighting needs reworking, you are so right about the graciousness of that home and setting. That is a home "feeling" that is so hard to find. The entryway alone--wow!

My kind of house. Really love it. It is so classic. Thanks for sharing.

What a great home- so many lovely details and really excellent bones. I can see why it is one of your favorites bpath.

I don't even think the kitchen is bad! It's an amazing house!

That is beautiful! I love all the woodwork, but I can just hear the house hunters now....people with zero imagination going, “But I want an ISLAND kitchen...Open floorplan...paint the woodwork some shade of grey....”

I hope they don't tear it down. Beautiful home.

It is beautiful. As you can tell from my name, I love me a path: through the woods, paddling a creek, along a mountain trail: what's around the bend? And likewise, I like houses that make you wonder "ooh, what's through there?" This house does that. The front door itself is right there, but you walk in to a vestibule-like space, then the foyer welcomes you to come in further. The stairs that rise behind you make you look up and around, before you venture on into the public rooms. I always felt like I was discovering the house, when I walked through it. Such thoughtful design. And the outside of the house doesn't seem to reveal that inner exploration, it's a very straightforward exterior, so it's an intriguing discovery when you open the door. Thought the approach to the house might be your first clue.

If I were to design my own home (well, I've been designing my house since I was 5), the "parti" would have something to do with exploration and discovery.

I love this! Even with my aversion to stairs, I think I could live there!

Jo, the link at the bottom of the first post takes you to the listing with more pictures.

I just had a post with pictures, and it wouldn't post, dang HOUZZ. So I'll try separately:

Even the upstairs landing has some intrigue. The window isn't on the same plane as the floor, but it is accessible. The doorway to the bedrooms on the right combines "ooh, what's through there?" with "this is private". I recall the landing being papered way back when. I still think it needs some color.

I just noticed the built-in bookshelves around the bed. Oh, my, perfect for the "next on the to-be-read list" stacks! Love the refined fireplace. The wallpaper, well, I'd be asking for the comforter to be included in the sale, I just love this room. Though DH would certainly find it too frou-frou.

This kind of roof can be challenging, is it Dutch Colonial? But I do like the under-window shelves. much more useful than a window seat, in my opinion.

Look at the charming shirred-curtain shutter on the window in this powder puff of a powder room. Although the wallpaper on the ceiling, hmm...maybe. It certainly completes the intimate bower look.

DLM, golly, I think the only reason you couldn't hear 294 was because 41 masked the noise lol! When you come up from the beach where all you can hear is waves lapping on the sand, as soon as your head tops the bluff you can hear 41, over 2 miles away. It's amazing how sound travels. In this house, at least most of the living is to the back, and the house itself goes a long way toward blocking the sound. New windows would help a lot, I'm sure.

The taxes on this house are on par for the area, but imo you get less. Not on the library system or park district, no community center, life seems to center around the school. You do go on to a strong high school district.

As to the roof, yes, the cedar is probably due to be replaced. A family member had a house in Oak Park built in the early 20s with a slate roof. That roof is still there! Another house near this one has a Ludovic tile roof, 70 years old and going strong. Another potential cost: I think this house is still on a well, probably septic, too. Buyers these days probably want to hook up to the municipal system, for a price.

As we get ready to put our parents' house on the market, our realtor pointed out that yes, especially in an older house a lot needs to be replaced. Hopefully an "old-house family" buys this one.

Lovely home. Other than changing the wallpaper, I could move right in!

They had me at the built-in greenhouse!! I would move in tomorrow and probably have to make few changes. The kitchen is definitely a personal taste issue, and not mine. I love that bedroom but white carpet and I don't get along. Otherwise, it is pitch perfect to me. I love the dining room, even the wallpaper although blue stripes would not go with my stuff so probably have to redo that, but that is also minor.

Love it!

DLM-2000 Old house windows pretty much never reach the end of their lifespan. Old growth wood well cared for lasts for centuries. There is no insulated glass to loose it's seal. All they need are repainting about once every 7-10 years and re-glazing whenever the glazing putty starts to fail. It's hard to make a case for new windows when they are going to wear out and have to be replaced before they even manage to pay for themselves in energy savings.

I could see someone having slight decorating preferences and potentially wanting a new kitchen, but most of this house is extremely classic in it's design. It's very hard to pinpoint a particular decade of construction and decorating from some of the pictures. It pains me a little that a buyer is likely to come in here and fill it with all of the latest trends rendering the house pretty much valueless when those trends die out in 10-15 years.

As for lights in the kitchen, it looks like there were once 3-4 ceiling lights based on the capped off ceiling boxes.

The peach wallpapered bathroom is so nice! I mean, I don’t like wallpaper but in there it’s cheerful and pretty. What a nice home! Not my style at all but it looks like it needs only cosmetic freshening up.

It pains me a little that a buyer is likely to come in here and fill it with all of the latest trends rendering the house pretty much valueless when those trends die out in 10-15 years.

A Fox, to be fair, the current owners remodeled the kitchen and bathrooms. Some things just have to be done. And if you are remodeling, you're likely to be influenced by current trends. The tile counters in the bath? They will probably be replaced by the next owners. A house near this one, by the same architect but in an English country Tudor style (another swoon) lingered on the market, was bought by a "flipper" who put in a new kitchen, white (but not Shaker, thank goodness, which really would not have suited the house), but with the grey-grained marble/granite and large square glass pendants. Similar in the bathrooms. Lovely, but they definitely are 2010 style. And he painted much of the dark woodwork (darker in the house I posted) white, of course. But left some rooms intact, which I was glad about. It is kind of a darker house inside anyway (that English Tudor style can have smaller windows) but still, I was sad to see it all painted. And I suppose someone will take out the peninsula here and put in an island. Me, I like a U!

bpath, I'm less talking about the baths and kitchen. Even our 95 year old house has newer baths and a kitchen that has continually been upgraded, and I wouldn't say that it lessens it's value as an old home.

It's more the buyer who comes in and decides that they pretty much don't like anything inside, opens up the walls, removes the paneling, paints everything white, does ultra modern baths and kitchen. I've been seeing a lot of these lately in my area, and the result is I fear that in the future the value of the house is lost. The old house person won't want it because there is nothing left of character. The typical modern family doesn't want it because 10-20 years later it is dated everywhere in a not good way, and it goes from being timeless to in a constant state of needing to be updated...or then someone decides that it isn't worth the effort and tears the whole thing down.

This is a beautiful, stunningly classic home.

My biggest issue is in the kitchen the peninsula. WHY!!?! The cabinetry should wrap the room and if a table is necessary put it in the middle of the room like it always would have been!! Completely lovely home!!