Beautiful 20 acre property with a deep driveway on Kishwaukee Valley Rd in unincorporated Marengo, with Woodstock Schools. There is a 1 1/2 story 4 Bedroom 3 1/2 Bath home with an 18x21 front Porch with 10 ft. overhang and a paver Patio plus a Deck across the back of the house overlooking an above ground Pool. There is a full finished Walkout Basement with a 2nd Kitchen, a 3-car attached Garage, a 1st floor Laundry, Main floor Master Suite with 3 closets - 2 which are walk-ins and the Master Bath has a tub+separate shower + skylite window. Great for plants! Kitchen opens to Great Room area with a gas or woodburning FPL, plus there's a separate formal Dining Room. Two Bedrooms + a Full Bath with a storage closet are on the 2nd floor. The 2nd Kitchen, 4th BR, Exercise Rm, Family Rm with 2d FPL and a Large Storage Rm are in the Walkout Basement which exits to a Patio area and to the above ground Pool. On the left side of the property before the location of the house there is also a gated area with spacious patio seating adjacent to a summer she-shed which has a goldfish stocked pool and a walkover bridge where you can feed the goldfishies! The area is perfect for summer parties and the building has a Kitchenette with sink, toaster oven, microwave, refrigerator and an eating area! There are also 2 pole Barns on the property (the 75x60 Morton pole barn has 4 stalls with plenty of room for more, a tack room and office space, and a walkup loft area, plus there's a separate 54x42 pole barn), and there are several fenced paddocks and pastures and some fruit trees too! The furnace and A/C in the house are about a year new, plus a new roof with 50-yr shingles was installed in 2018. All is for sale as is. (Blue mats in the Basement and barn do not stay.) You will want to make this your very own Home Sweet Home and bring the animals and chickens too!