Yankee Candle founder's $23 million estate includes an indoor water park and two 'car barns'
Yankee Candle Company founder's estate is for sale. And it's on.
According to Zillow Gone Wild, Michael Kittredge III is selling his family home in Leverett, Massachusetts, for $23 million. The 120,000 square foot monstrosity consists of eight structures spread over 60 acres.
What Yankee Candle built has 16 rooms, 11 fireplaces, several guest houses, two carriage "barns", four tennis courts, a 9-hole golf course, an arcade, an indoor swimming pool and a life-size auditorium.
“No expense has been spared in the design and construction of this compound,” reads the listing on the Douglas Elliman company website.
And build it, they did. The original home was a modest three-bedroom Colonial house that Kitteredge's parents bought for $144,000 in 1984. But as Yankee Candle Co's success grew, so did the house.
"My dad built this place for his family because he was very poor growing up," Kitteredge told the Wall Street Journal. "He really wanted to be able to give his kids and family an experience he never dreamed of."
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It's hard to pinpoint the estate's coolest feature, but let's start with the spa and 55,000 square foot indoor water park. Inspired by the Bellagio hotel in Las Vegas, it has a waterfall, slides and lagoons.
Then there are the "car barns", which can accommodate around 80 vehicles.
If sports are your thing, you might want to hit a few balls on the luxurious tennis courts or take a few throws in the bowling alley.
Are you more of a gamer? Check out the estate's fully stocked game room.
The living quarters are fit for royalty.
"It was like having Disneyland in the backyard," Kittredge recalls.
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Yankee Candle Company founder's estate is for sale. And it's on.
According to Zillow Gone Wild, Michael Kittredge III is selling his family home in Leverett, Massachusetts, for $23 million. The 120,000 square foot monstrosity consists of eight structures spread over 60 acres.
What Yankee Candle built has 16 rooms, 11 fireplaces, several guest houses, two carriage "barns", four tennis courts, a 9-hole golf course, an arcade, an indoor swimming pool and a life-size auditorium.
“No expense has been spared in the design and construction of this compound,” reads the listing on the Douglas Elliman company website.
And build it, they did. The original home was a modest three-bedroom Colonial house that Kitteredge's parents bought for $144,000 in 1984. But as Yankee Candle Co's success grew, so did the house.
"My dad built this place for his family because he was very poor growing up," Kitteredge told the Wall Street Journal. "He really wanted to be able to give his kids and family an experience he never dreamed of."
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It's hard to pinpoint the estate's coolest feature, but let's start with the spa and 55,000 square foot indoor water park. Inspired by the Bellagio hotel in Las Vegas, it has a waterfall, slides and lagoons.
Then there are the "car barns", which can accommodate around 80 vehicles.
If sports are your thing, you might want to hit a few balls on the luxurious tennis courts or take a few throws in the bowling alley.
Are you more of a gamer? Check out the estate's fully stocked game room.
The living quarters are fit for royalty.
"It was like having Disneyland in the backyard," Kittredge recalls.
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