Posted on 01/11/2014 11:16:58 AM PST by EveningStar
'There is nothing left': Family's $4MILLION medieval-style dream mansion that took them three years to build burns to the ground
A sprawling $4 million mansion built by an Ohio family has been gutted after a fire broke out on Friday afternoon.
Homeowner Maria Decker, who had only added the finishing touches to her family's dream home last year, was on vacation when the fire broke out.
Plumes of smoke and flames as high as 30ft could be seen as the fire ripped through the 22-room stone-built mansion.
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The home is quite unimpressive. Actually it’s on the tacky side. If I was going to build a $4 million medieval style home, that would not have been what it looked like.
"Because the two-storey home was set back from the road, in five acres of land, and didn't have a sprinkler system, the firefighters struggled to control it.
A fire hydrant that was on the property didn't have a large enough supply of water to tackle the flames, WCPO reported."
I call that very bad planning.
"... 22-room stone-built mansion." Unless it was a misprint, and they meant the contractor was named Stone.
BTW, didn't QEII suffer a devastating loss in one of her rock/stone castles a decade or so ago?
From Les Visiteurs:
"Jacquasse, look how they changed our beautiful castle!"
"Windows galore! We're defenseless!"
"A godsend for the Visigoths."
"And the Huttes."
"Pray that the dungeon is intact!"
lol
The cost of upkeep and stuff is likely prohibitive, those peasant workers want to be paid these days...
Breathtaking...just beautiful.
LOL! Yeah. The Daily Mail does that sometimes. :)
Um, doesn't his nifty at first "water house" have problems caused by the water?
If I had that kind of money I’d make sure as few people knew about it as possible. My biggest expense would be in property where I would plant a modest home surrounded by a high fence and electronic security. I’d continue driving decent used cars.
You remembered to mail that insurance premium,…….right?
1992 Windsor castle burned.
True, rocks do not burn, but what is inside does
That was my first thought, Doc.
something tells me if they had 4 mill to spend on a castle, they have another 4 mill for a 2nd castle.
Conspicuous consumption.
Sad story.
“If I could have a fantasy house...”
I would guess that each of us would finish that statement differently.
Exactly. Get a nice house on the water, or in the mountains. I don't get the empty room thing.
Some folks my call it Jewish Lightening that caused the fire.
Is it just me or ...
Which one does not belong:
“The sprawling five-bedroom home, which had an elevator, flag pole and outside pool, was built in 2006”
was someone who lived there very elderly or disabled?
elevator?
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