A 10,000-square-foot mansion resembling a castle in Barrington Hills sold on March 9 for $1.2 million, $700,000 below its original asking price in 2023. (Algonquin Township Assessor)
By Bob Goldsborough | For the Chicago Tribune
A 10,000-square-foot mansion that looks like a castle set on 6 acres in Barrington Hills sold on March 9 for $1.2 million — $700,000 below its original asking price in 2023.
Built in 1975, the five-bedroom mansion was not originally designed to resemble a castle. The seller, heating and air conditioning company owner Ryan Gopin, made a variety of adjustments to the mansion after buying it in 2010 for $500,000, including adding turrets and battlements.
Listing agent Rob Morrison of Coldwell Banker told Elite Street that the home’s major selling point was “the uniqueness of it all,” including its location backing up to Spring Creek and then, on the other side of it, homes with acreage on Plum Tree Road.
“You don’t see a lot of castle motifs from the exterior as far as the front elevation,” Morrison said. “And then obviously its setting was quite unique as well. The majority of Barrington Hills is minimum 5-acre lots, but this property almost felt like it was overlooking a valley because there was nothing behind it.”
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