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- Michael Kittredge’s son put the Yankee Candle founder’s Massachusetts estate up for sale in September.
- The compound, which features an indoor water park and bowling alley, was listed for $23 million and remains on the market.
- The sprawling estate encompasses 120,000 square feet of living space, including eight structures.
The former home of Yankee Candle founder, the late Michael Kittredge II, went on the market for $23 million in September and quickly went viral.
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The sprawling estate is located about 2 hours outside of Boston in Leverett, Massachusetts. It encompasses 120,000 square feet of living space spread across eight separate structures, including a main house, a clubhouse, a spa, a pool cabana, two guest houses, and two car barns.
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The main residence is a 25,000-square-foot house designed in the colonial style. It was originally constructed in the 1980s.
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The house features a two-story great room.
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It has a massive kitchen that was designed to accommodate a large team of cooks for entertaining guests.
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The house features an “oval office” surrounded by windows that offer views of the estate’s rural surroundings.
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The main residence has two dining rooms, including one on the lower level situated next to a wine cellar.
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The main residence houses two “grotto-like” wine cellars.
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The main residence also has six full bathrooms and five half-bathrooms spread out between five bedrooms. The house features 11 fireplaces, including ones in some of the bathrooms.
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The lower level of the house has a 10-seat movie theater.
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Kittredge was a car enthusiast who had two temperature-controlled car barns built at the estate.
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The spa is a major attraction at the compound and houses a fitness center, as well as basketball and tennis courts.
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The fitness center takes up 4,000 square feet and has multiple locker rooms.
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A bowling alley is situated in the 55,000-square-foot spa.
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The compound also has a two-story arcade.
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Kittredge had three outdoor tennis courts and one indoor court constructed at the estate. The indoor tennis court also doubles as a concert venue, which has hosted such bands as The Doobie Brothers, as well as KC and The Sunshine Band.
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In addition to an outdoor pool, the estate also has an indoor Bellagio-style water park.
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It is full of slides, waterfalls, and palm trees.
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The real estate company that listed the compound says the estate is set up like a private country club and includes a nine-hole golf course.
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The clubhouse, which looks out on a pool and two cabanas, has four bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a full kitchen.
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“There was nothing he loved more than bringing his family and friends together and hosting parties at his home,” Kittredge’s son, who goes by Mick, said.
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The compound is also home to two guest houses.
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