Two is better than one! Barrington Hills Colonial and attached Guest House with premium 5-acre setting backing to the Spring Valley Forest Preserve can be your "Biggest Little Farm"! The combination of a charming New England country home plus the guest house results in up to 8 Bedrooms and 4.1 Baths. The original home offers a classic floor plan including formal living room with brick fireplace, French doors to the Family Room overlooking the inground pool, a formal Dining Room, spacious white Kitchen with fireplace, cheery Sun Room and a quiet Den plus 4 Bedrooms and a Bonus/5th Bedroom upstairs. Added in 2005, the guest house features one-level living, up to 4 Bedrooms, farmhouse modern decor & style, wide plank pine floors, vaulted beamed ceilings, bookcases, a wood burning stove, laundry and 1.1 baths and offers great space for multi-generational living, art studio, workshop, home office space, REC or Great Room...so many options (bring your ideas). Your escape to the country to enjoy summer swims, bonfires in the fire pit, picking veggies in your garden, bring your horses and chickens too. A two stall barn, plenty of pasture and riding trails out your back door tops off this picturesque setting! Property is adjacent to Spring Lake Nature Preserve, also called Spring Creek Valley Nature Preserve, with over 4,000 acres to explore on more than 45 miles of winding unpaved trails. Visit conservewith.us for overview and trail maps.