8595 US Highway 51

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1. Digitally altered: fire added

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   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.

   Floor area (floor plan): 4,228 sq ft

   Great hall toward the porch doors: stone fireplace, loft, bar and wine wall · Digitally altered: fire added

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   An amphitheater cut into the hill

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

   Outbuildings: 5 listed

   Terraced lawn amphitheater and covered stage, lodge beyond

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   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.

   Commercial kitchen

   Hood line: range, convection oven and warming units

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   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.

   Floor area (floor plan): 4,228 sq ft

   Enclosed porch open to the deck, pond beyond

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   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.

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

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   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.

   US 51 traffic (annual average): 5,800Acreage (listing): 26.10 acres

   Entrance drive from US 51