8595 US Highway 51Cobden, Illinois 62920 · Union County

Offered at $749,000

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The lodge from the air, above the patio and pergola

For sale · Commercial · Cobden, Illinois

8595 US Highway 51

A place for your next chapter.

Offered at $749,000

A timber-and-stone lodge with a commercial kitchen, a terraced-lawn amphitheater with covered stage, a pond and acreage on the Shawnee Hills wine trail.

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The lodge from the air, above the patio and pergola

Offered at
$749,000
Acres (per listing)
26.10
Sq ft (per floor plan)
4,228
Built
2009
Vehicles a day on US 51 (IDOT 2025)
5,800

Sources: Offered at S-22 S-23, 1 Oct 2026 · Acres (per listing) S-02 S-09, 25 Sep 2026 · Sq ft (per floor plan) S-08, 8 Jun 2026 · Built S-01 S-02, 4 Sep 2026 · Vehicles a day on US 51 (IDOT 2025) S-05, 2025. Full records under Property facts.

Highlights

What sets it apart.

  1. Great hall toward the porch doors: stone fireplace, loft, bar and wine wall — Digitally altered: fire addedDigitally altered: fire added

    01

    A lodge built for gatherings

    A 40′9″ × 30′5″ great hall under a cathedral pine ceiling, ringed by an iron-railed loft, with a stone fireplace at one end and a stone-fronted bar at the other.

  2. Terraced lawn amphitheater and covered stage, lodge beyond

    02

    An amphitheater cut into the hill

    Mown terraces step from the decks down to a covered stage, with the pond as the backdrop.

  3. Hood line: range, convection oven and warming units

    03

    A working commercial kitchen

    Hood line with range and convection ovens, refrigerated prep, three-compartment sinks, commercial dishwasher and a walk-in cooler — everything a food-service operator needs from day one.

  4. Enclosed porch open to the deck, pond beyond

    04

    A wall that opens

    The 468 sq ft enclosed porch has glass overhead doors along two sides. Down, it is a three-season room; up, it is part of the deck.

  5. View from the covered upper deck over the terraced lawn, stage and pond

    05

    Three levels of outdoor room

    Covered upper deck, wraparound main deck and a lower paver patio with fire pit and pergola, all facing the lawn and water.

  6. Entrance drive from US 51

    06

    Highway frontage, rural setting

    Direct access from US 51 (5,800 vehicles a day, IDOT 2025) on acreage inside the Shawnee Hills, with Giant City State Park and the wine trail as neighbors.

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