An unfinished Italian-style villa in Indiana is on the market for $1.5 million. Construction began nearly 20 years ago, inspired by the owner's love for Italian architecture. Initially intended as a quaint home, the project evolved into a 12,000-square-foot luxury estate featuring marble-tile cladding and custom balusters. Progress slowed as personal circumstances changed, leading to project abandonment. The estate has become a local legend, concealed by heavy foliage and surrounded by various theories about its incomplete state and history.
The villa, inspired by Italian architecture, began construction nearly 20 years ago, but personal circumstances led to its abandonment and halted progress.
Listing agent Susan Pounders described how the project expanded from a quaint home to a luxury estate featuring archways and a gourmet pizza oven.
The villa's hidden location and unfinished state have contributed to its local legend, raising various theories regarding its backstory and construction abandonment.
The original owner, motivated by a trip to Italy, aimed to recreate Old World grandeur, but as things changed, the estate fell into neglect.
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