$5,250,000 Kenilworth Home Designed by George Maher

The Kenilworth house sits right on the shore of Lake Michigan.

This $5,250,000 Kenilworth house at 245 Sheridan Rd. in Kenilworth is designed by famed architect George Maher and sits right on the shores of Lake Michigan, with its own private beach. The home features seven bedrooms, four bathrooms and two half-bathrooms. The home also has a formal livingroom, a banquet-sized dining room and a master suite complete with a fireplace.  This home is listed with Dinny Dwyer, with Jean Wright Real Estate. For more information on this house, email her at ddwyer@jeanwright.com or reach her by phone at 847-446-9166. For more news on real estate on the North Shore, be sure to 'like' the Winnetka-Glencoe Patch on Facebook and sign up for our free daily newsletter here!

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Reception Hall, Indoor Pool Distinguish $2.8 Million Kenilworth Home

Each week, Patch gives you a peek inside stunning North Shore real estate. This spacious, six-bedroom home provides plenty to amaze.

Looking for a home for sale on the North Shore? Or do you just like to ogle pictures of gorgeous real estate? Each week, Patch features a different North Shore Wow House that fits the bill. This $2.79 million stone dwelling, located at 154 Kenilworth Ave., ranges in character form luxurious to cozy. A two-story reception hall, high-ceilinged living room, indoor pool, spa, recreation room and the handsome millwork throughout provide a museum-like feel, while six bedrooms, six fireplaces, a billiards room and a library make the house feel like a home. The house sits atop a half acre, only a stone’s throw from Lake Michigan. For more information, visit the home's Coldwell Banker listing.

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$8.95 Million Kenilworth Mansion Features Theater, Pool and Wine Cellar

Each week, Patch gives you a peek inside stunning North Shore real estate. This seven-bedroom, eight-bath home provides plenty of space to relax.

Looking for a home for sale on the North Shore? Or do you just like to ogle pictures of gorgeous real estate? Each week, Patch features a different North Shore Wow House that fits the bill. Today's installment is a 10,685 square-foot Kenilworth mansion built in 1912, located at 326 Essex Rd. Listed for just short of $9 million, the home boasts seven bedrooms, eight bathrooms (six full), an outdoor swimming pool, gardens, a fountain, a billiards room, a theater, a wine cellar, a spacious kitchen and an exercise room. For more information, visit the home's Coldwell Banker listing.

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$2.8 M Kenilworth Home For Sale Has Indoor Pool, Spa, Library

Each week, Patch features stunning North Shore real estate. This week's Wow House is a 6-bedroom Kenilworth Avenue home that includes five bathrooms and a two-story reception hall.

Looking for a home for sale on the North Shore? Or do you just like to ogle pictures of gorgeous real estate? Each week, Patch features a different North Shore Wow House that fits the bill. Today's installment is a $2.79-million Kenilworth home for sale. The Kenilworth Avenue house offers an indoor pool and spa, two-story reception hall, six bedrooms, five full baths and two half baths.  For more information, visit the home's Coldwell Banker listing.

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How Have North Shore Home Values Held Up Since 2006?

Much of the North Shore has experienced declines in property values, as did 87 percent of Chicago suburbs, but at the end of the day, the North Shore fared better than most.

Wow House: 'Planes, Trains, & Automobiles' Home For Sale

This six-bedroom home was featured in the popular John Hughes comedy.

From elegant and stately mansions to modern, environmentally-friendly abodes, The North Shore is chock-full of one-of-a kind homes. Each week, Patch features one ‘Wow House’ that caught our attention. This week’s three-story colonial, located at 230 Oxford Road in East Kenilworth is listed at $1,699,000. Its 3,576 square feet contain six bedrooms and 3.2 baths. Built in 1916, this home has historical appeal and a grand location, but also impressive is its stardom. In the 1987 movie Planes, Trains & Automobiles, the house was used as the home of Steve Martin’s character, Neil Page. Is your home a ‘Wow’ House? Want to nominate a spectacular, unusual or just plain cool property on the North Shore? E-mail us: chi-an.chang@patch.com.

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