1256 Lincoln Avenue, Kankakee, Illinois 60901


$189,987

For Sale
Status: Pending
Sqft: 1,862
Cost/Sqft: $102
Beds: 3
Baths: 3
Year Built: 1941
Property Taxes: $2,211
Days On Market: 136
Lot Size: 0,16
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Description

Walk into this 3 BEDROOM BRICK & STONE HOME and you'll be greeted by this open and COZY LIVING/DINING ROOM combination with hardwood floors and woodburning FIREPLACE. The dining room area steps into an updated & carpeted SCREENED-IN PORCH that looks out onto the LARGE BACK YARD. The dining room area also leads to the EAT IN KITCHEN area with appliances that is one of the LARGER KITCHENS in Riverview with an eat in area that looks out over a LARGE BUILT-IN BENCH with storage and through a large PICTURE WINDOW onto the large back yard. Step up from the living room into a hallway leading to both 1ST FLOOR BEDROOMS and the full bathroom. Both bedrooms have HARDWOOD FLOORS. The living room has an unassuming door that leads to the LARGE 3RD BEDROOM with HARDWOOD FLOORS on the 2nd floor, perfect for a grown child returning home or a GUEST ROOM with its own HALF BATH, a closet and WALK-IN ATTIC space. The FULL BASEMENT has another living space plus plenty of STORAGE. A few blocks away is one of the few RIVERFRONT HISTORIC DISTRICTS, the Riverview Historic District and just blocks away from the CROWN JEWEL PARK of Kankakee! Nearby are 2 RIVERFRONT PARKS with walking trails, 8 tennis courts, 3 PICKLEBALL COURTS & shuffleboard. Plus the BOAT CLUB with boat launches, the COUNTRY CLUB, Frank Lloyd Wright's first PRAIRIE DESIGNED B. Harley Bradley house, the KANKAKEE RIVER and the Kankakee Riverfront Trail BIKE TRAIL. The nearby Kankakee River is part of the National Water Trail great for KAYAKING, canoeing, boating, WATER SKIING, jet skis, etc. Also, close to the highly rated Kankakee FARMERS MARKET in downtown Kankakee and Downtown Historic District along with great businesses like art galleries, a wine & craft beer boutique, HISTORIC PARAMOUNT THEATER, Rubber Rose Books & Print, Madame St. Vintage, an indoor mall with and the LUSH VINE wine bar plus Stefari Coffee House and more! Plus the RIVERFRONT MASTER PLAN with the East Riverwalk! Kankakee School District offers MORE PROGRAM CHOICES than any other area school district. Unique choices like MAGNET & MONTESSORI, the Culinary Arts with the KAYS KITCHEN FOOD TRUCK to give students Culinary or BUSINESS EXPERIENCE and Kankakee Kays Battalion JROTC. Experience Kankakee and its MANY AMENITIES while traveling only about an hour to downtown Chicago. SOME EVENTS in Kankakee include the Merchant Street MusicFest, KANKAKEE RIVER VALLEY REGATTA, Cobb Park Criterium and more! Find out why so many people find the unique & POPULAR RIVERVIEW AREA so attractive! ASK FOR the 1 year AHS brand HOME WARRANTY!

Property Specifics

Single Family
1941
No
0.16
Kankakee
0 / Not Applicable
12411959
16170910200400

Nearby Schools

NAME: DISTRICT: DISTANCE:
High School
Kankakee High School
111 Not in DB

Property History

DATE: EVENT: PRICE: SOURCE:
22 Oct, 2025 Under contract $189,987 MRED MLS
Last price change $200,000 MRED MLS
13 Jul, 2025 Listed for sale $200,000 MRED MLS

Room Specifics

All Bedroom Info:
Total Bedrooms: 3
Bedrooms Above Ground: 3
Bedrooms Below Ground: 0
Second Bedroom Info:
Dimensions: —
Location: —
Floor Type: —
Third Bedroom Info:
Dimensions: —
Location: —
Floor Type: —
Bathroom Info:
Full Bathrooms: 3
Partial Bathrooms: 2
Bathroom Amenities: —
Bathroom in Basement: 1
Additional Rooms Info:
Rooms: —
Basement: —
Basement Description: —

Other Specifics

1
49X145
Finished
Not in DB

Tax History

Year Property Taxes
2025 $2,211

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