ICONIC HILLSIDE ARCHITECTURAL MASTERPIECE BY NOTED BARRINGTON HILLS ARCHITECT WILLIAM MCLAMORE! A UNIQUE MARRIAGE OF MOUNTAIN LODGE RUSTIC LUXE WITH CONTEMPORARY FLAIR THIS DRAMATIC DWELLING EMBRACES THE STEEP GLACIAL RIDGE AND NATURAL CONTOUR OF THE LAND. THE PRIVATE & WHIMSICAL DRIVE OPENS TO 5 ACRE WOODED, PARK-LIKE SANCTUARY WITH WALKING TRAILS THROUGHOUT. RELISH YOUR PRIVACY ADJACENT TO 160 ACRES OF FOREST AND A BOARDING HORSE FARM, YET CONVENIENT TO AMENITIES OF HISTORIC DOWNTOWN WOODSTOCK SQUARE, NEIGHBORING CRYSTAL LAKE, AND MCHENRY GEMS. UNDERSTATED FRONT ELEVATION OPENS TO BREATHTAKINGLY INTRIGUING EXPERIENCE WITHIN! UNIQUE ANGLED ENTRY WITH OPEN SLAB STAIRCASE INVITES YOU INSIDE TO VAULTED CEILINGS AND OPEN VIEWS OF YOUR PROPERTY THROUGH EXPANSIVE GLASS DOMINATING THE HOME. OPEN, MODERN AND INTRIGUING PLAN IS TEMPERED WITH NATURAL MATERIALS: RECLAIMED COMMON BRICK SEE-THRU FIREPLACE WITH CANTILEVERED HEARTHS, HEAVY ROUGH-HEWN SOLID BEAMS, TRUSSES AND MANTELS, WOOD PLANK ACCENT WALLS AND SOLID OAK INLAY FLOORING. ROMANTIC MAIN FLOOR MASTER OASIS SUITE WITH SUNKEN JACUZZI TUB AND SEPARATE SITTING ROOM|LIBRARY. KITCHEN IS EPITOME OF CASUAL ELEGANCE WITH VAULTED & ARCHED BRICK COOK AREA OPEN TO DELIGHTFUL EAT-IN AREA. THOUGHTFUL FLOOR PLAN INCLUDES OVERSIZED MUD ROOM (POSSIBLE TACK ROOM?), RELAXING SCREENED PORCH, AND EVEN INTIMATE SHOWER | CHANGING | MASSAGE ROOM OPEN TO LARGE HOME SAUNA! FULL WALKOUT LOWER LEVEL INCLUDING THREE MORE BEDROOMS (EACH WITH SECLUDED EXTERIOR ACCESS TO ENJOY THE GROUNDS), HOME OFFICE, AND ENTERTAINER'S DREAM WET BAR OVERLOOKING GATHERING SPACE DEFINED BY ANOTHER BRICK FIREPLACE WITH WOOD STOVE INSERT. NEW BASEMENT FLOORING, NEW HVAC SYSTEM & HOT WATER HEATER. WALKOUT ACCESS TO WRAP-AROUND DECKS FROM MULTIPLE ROOMS ON BOTH LEVELS MELDS INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR EXPERIENCES. PLUS RELISH YOUR DREAMY GAZEBO PERCHED STATELY AT THE TOP OF THE MASSIVE WEATHER-EDGED STONE STAIRCASE.