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Dream House of the Week: This mansion was built on fried chicken and pizza

Richard Freeland built a mega-mansion after going from part-time worker to fast-food mogul

Dream House of the Week: This mansion was built on fried chicken and pizza

Richard Freeland built a mega-mansion after going from part-time worker to fast-food mogul

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Dream House of the Week: This mansion was built on fried chicken and pizza

Richard Freeland built a mega-mansion after going from part-time worker to fast-food mogul

Freeland Castle is an example of the American dream: After working part-time as a Pizza Hut employee, Richard Freeland eventually went on to become a bonafide fast-food mogul, as the owner of 52 Pizza Hut and Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants in Ohio and Indiana. He slowly accumulated quite the fortune and built his and his wife's "dream home" in 1997: a 50-acre estate in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Constructed by Amish builders, the estate features 10 buildings total, including the 38,000-square-foot mansion, a guest house, a multicar garage, a tennis court and a caretaker's house, among many other luxuries. The 6,720-square-foot horse stable was originally devoted to Freeland's Arabian horse breeding program through embryo transplant — an on-site veterinarian once occupied the guest suite. The four-story mansion's grand foyer opens to the large, formal home. The antique elevators will take you to any of the floors, although many areas feature grand staircases with iron banisters. In addition to the 16 bedrooms and 27 bathrooms, the house features a large chef's kitchen, a walk-in freezer, both formal and less-formal dining rooms, a wine room for tastings, an English style conservatory, a two-story library, a large bar for entertaining, a game room and 16 fireplaces. The grounds include ponds and even a lake with an assortment of fish and wildlife, lush plantings, a bridge and lake-side pergolas and terraces. The property is now for sale for $30 million, through Marilyn Hoffman of Hoffman International Properties, Inc. It's most expensive listing in Indiana, according to TopTenRealEstateDeals.com.

Freeland Castle is an example of the American dream: After working part-time as a Pizza Hut employee, Richard Freeland eventually went on to become a bonafide fast-food mogul, as the owner of 52 Pizza Hut and Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants in Ohio and Indiana. He slowly accumulated quite the fortune and built his and his wife's "dream home" in 1997: a 50-acre estate in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

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Constructed by Amish builders, the estate features 10 buildings total, including the 38,000-square-foot mansion, a guest house, a multicar garage, a tennis court and a caretaker's house, among many other luxuries.

The 6,720-square-foot horse stable was originally devoted to Freeland's Arabian horse breeding program through embryo transplant — an on-site veterinarian once occupied the guest suite.

The four-story mansion's grand foyer opens to the large, formal home. The antique elevators will take you to any of the floors, although many areas feature grand staircases with iron banisters. In addition to the 16 bedrooms and 27 bathrooms, the house features a large chef's kitchen, a walk-in freezer, both formal and less-formal dining rooms, a wine room for tastings, an English style conservatory, a two-story library, a large bar for entertaining, a game room and 16 fireplaces.

The grounds include ponds and even a lake with an assortment of fish and wildlife, lush plantings, a bridge and lake-side pergolas and terraces.

The property is now for sale for $30 million, through Marilyn Hoffman of Hoffman International Properties, Inc. It's most expensive listing in Indiana, according to TopTenRealEstateDeals.com.