Splendid Castle Offers Chateau Lifestyle in Arkansas for $5M

A stacked-stone castle appears to be like it could be just about any place in Europe, but it’s essentially in the hills overlooking Fayetteville, AR.

Dromborg Castle is far more than 8,800 square feet of luxurious, established on 40 acres with a pond. The dwelling is listed for $4,999,000.

“’Drom’ signifies desire and ‘borg’ means huge,” owner Joan Johnson describes of the castle’s identify.

Indeed, it was a dreamy generate by means of the French countryside that influenced her and partner Bruce to create the household.

Suit for a castle

“We went following something on the outside that appeared like several buildings crafted on around time,” Johnson states. “And then on the within, it’s a incredibly successful home of today—with classical architecture.”

Following five yrs of design and $13 million invested, the household was concluded in 2007.

“As a great deal as they could with modern-day development, they included reliable strategies,” clarifies Tim Salmonsen, who is co-listing the home with his son, Ben Salmonsen.

The home’s grandeur is clear when you very first walk in.

“You come into the most important door, which is a substantial wood door that is just completely fit for a castle,” Ben Salmonsen says. “You appear in, and you have obtained this radiant heating for the flooring and it’s heat, it is cozy, and it is tranquil. It’s nearly silent. It is not like a wood dwelling, the place you can listen to it creaking and cracking. It’s just a stable household.”

The principal bed room and three some others are on the key ground. Two more bedrooms are on the second flooring, together with a kitchenette.

“It has a actually historic experience, even even though it is not a historic property,” Tim Salmonsen says. “You sense like you phase again in time when you wander in.”

The remarkable yard spot features a little plunge pool, and there’s home close by to increase a larger pool.

Back again in 2015, the castle was the state’s most pricey listing, at $15 million. But that listing bundled about 60 far more acres and a guesthouse, which have given that been sold.

The castle has a 70-foot observation tower, which provides extraordinary vistas.

“It is remarkable,” Tim Salmonsen states. “You can see the total downtown and the primary campus of the College of Arkansas. You can see for miles. It is just a excellent perspective from that tower.”

‘Fantastic home’

When the Johnsons have lived in the castle whole time, the listing brokers advise that the household would be a perfect celebration house, specified its substantial excellent room, multiple bedrooms, stunning views, and lots of land.

The house owners have hosted many gatherings on the home throughout their time there.

“I would enjoy for the consumers to be anyone who wants to stay in it as a home, and maybe also is active in the group, or desires it to be a retreat,” Johnson says. “I imagine it is just a superb residence.”