18 Wildwood Dr, Adel (Near Des Moines), IA 50003

Elegant Luxurious Southern Colonial on 5.58 Acres of woods and ponds, has 5400 finished square feet on three levels, featuring an old fashioned library (that could double as a bedroom).

SECLUDED FORESTED ESTATE NEAR DES MOINES Limited Time Offer expires Dec 29, 2005 at 9 PM CST. Price will go up to $599,900 after expiration, since we will need to re-list the house with our realtor. Gorgeous all brick southern colonial on 5.58 Acres of woods and ponds. All the rooms are very spacious and there is a view from every window. The house features four bedrooms with two other rooms that could be bedrooms and 3 and ¾ baths. The lot features a large bass pond (30 feet deep) in front and two frog ponds on either side of the house. The house is located in the Wildwood subdivision, which surrounds a wildlife corridor to the Raccoon River (and does not permit horses). The location is so private that window treatments are for decoration only This unique house is built into a hill on three levels and is walkout on all levels. The main level features a two story great room with a grand staircase, and a two sided fireplace. The formal dining room has a Schoenbeck chandelier and a chair rail. The library has built-in bookshelves with space for 3000 books. The office has a fireplace, bookshelves and space for four desks. Both the office and dining room have bay windows. There is a 3/4 bath off of the library. The kitchen has more beautiful solid oak cupboards than you will ever use and a small deck. The upper level has two wings, south wing has the master suite, which includes a very large bedroom with a bay window and master bath with jacuzzi, double sinks and walk in closet. The north wing has three bedrooms (the smallest is 14' by 15'), a full bath with double sinks and a deck over part of the three car attached garage. The NW bedroom also has a bay window. The lower level walkout is reached by a five foot wide staircase from the great room, and has a walkout family room with wood burning fireplace, a walkout bonus room (or another bedroom), a game room, laundry room and a full bath. There are two storage rooms here as well as the furnace room. This house was built to last for centuries. Downtown Des Moines or the airport is 30 minutes away, Drake University is 25 minutes away and the western suburbs can be reached in about 10 to 15 minutes under normal traffic conditions. The house is all electric and has a monthly budget billing of $199 This home would cost over $1 million to build today on a comparable acreage in Central Iowa and over $3 million on either coast. It is a bargain at the current price. More photos available on http://www.smcactuary.com/house.html 100% Financing Available Van Meter School District