Mansion Includes Retro Diner, Main Street and Gas Station

Mansion Includes Retro Diner, Main Street and Gas Station

Mansion Includes Retro Diner, Main Street and Gas Station

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Built on almost 80 acres with 63 acres of vineyards in the wine country of Suisun Valley, California near Napa, Villa de Madre consists of the 22,882 square foot main house, a 2,896 square foot caretaker’s house and three magnificent car barns that can house up to 100 collectible cars. The vineyard produces 150,000 bottles of Cabernet wine annually. A favorite of media that spotlights exceptional homes, the estate and vineyard have been featured on both HGTV’s Million Dollar Rooms series and the Behind the Gates TV show. The vineyard is managed by Regusci Winery and the olive trees lining the long drive produce fine olive oil.

The large main house is fashioned in Tuscan style with a grand entrance of divided stairwell and inset round hand-painted ceiling mural. From there, one enters a large great room with a massive walk-in fireplace of intricate design that towers up to the more than double-height ceiling. Large arched doors lead from either side of the fireplace out to yet another large room, a combination indoor pool-spa room with living area surrounding another fireplace, a childrens’ play area on the opposite side and large grilling station with its own chimney. Large glass walls and ceiling skylights bring the outdoors in with views of weeping willows and vineyards. The house has six bedrooms and eleven bathrooms.

The pièce de résistance is the three "car barns" - a low key name for a high key antique car show place. The three buildings and their contents are all built around a 1950/60’s theme. One building is an actual working garage, an exact replica of an old Mobile Oil gas station with a full-time mechanic, muscle cars, antique gas pumps and the famous Mobile Pegasus sign. The second car barn not only showcases glittering cars but also has a full service 1950’s Nana’s Diner built to honor the memory of the diner where the owner took his girlfriend on dates and who eventually became his wife. Decked out with neon signs and an antique Pepsi sign with grill and soda machine, counter stools seat ten. Also charming are the old Downtown America storefronts including a grocery store, Rexall Drugs, Harley Davidson, tackle shop and more - also reminiscent of the shops in town where the couple dated. The third car palace is an even larger building that houses an even larger collection of brilliantly colored muscle cars and flags of the owner’s favorite cities and states. All three buildings can accommodate about 100 cars.

Villa de Madre estate, essential for serious car collectors, originally priced at $22 million, now priced at $18 million.

Source: www.countryestatesinc.com