902 Clement St Joliet, IL 60435

A beautiful witness to homes of the early 20th century. This classic all-brick, traditional Georgian 4-Square will take anyone back to yesteryear with so many 1920's elements and details. Enter the charming enclosed 3-season porch with original tongue-groove wooden ceiling and enchanting porch swing. Step through the original wood entry door with beveled-glass accent and onto endless original thin-slat hardwood flooring. Turn past the all-wood staircase and pretty half-bath, then through the classic arched entry to the main living room with painted brick fireplace, built-in wood/glass enclosed shelf units, timeless 9-ft ceilings and high baseboards. All original inside doors and hardware. Elegant pillared entry into the cozy, sun-drenched den with more hardwood and original tongue/groove ceiling. There is plenty of room for meals in the formal dining room with arched entry, more hardwood flooring and traditional plate-rails. Kitchen offers newer appliances (stainless oven and micro), new laminate floors and tall cabinetry all the way to the ceilings. Seller still has all the cabinet doors for the buyer. The floor cabinet to the left of the sink is plumbed for a dishwasher. Second floor offers 4 bedrooms with all original hardwood flooring, full bath, whole-house fan, and access to the pull-down stairs taking you to the spacious attic perfect for lots of storage. The partially finished lookout basement has new windows, a 2014 high-efficiency furnace, and a re-piped, re-drain-tiled thick concrete floor making it a wonderful, dry area for storage. It also offers a half-bath plumbed and ready for a shower. As wonderful as the inside of this home is, you will love the outdoor arboretum-like setting of this huge lot-and-a-half parcel. Your new covered back deck will usher you to the hundreds of different perennials blooming throughout the year, keeping the landscape fresh and colorful. The yard is also adorned with a shed, greenhouse, memorable pergola, an arbor with a swing and a meandering flagstone walking path. There is also a 2.5-car detached garage on the back of the lot. This seller took meticulous care of this home including: upstairs new plumbing 2015, roof 2013, HVAC 2014, covered back porch 2016, all electric updated 2007, and new sewer line to street 2002. First floor walls have blown-in insulation making for reasonable utility bills. New back door and storm door. This is a wonderful, well-maintained absolute gem to live in and love for generations to come!