A Replica of Jefferson’s Monticello Is Going Up for Auction — Here’s How Much the 10,000 Square Foot House Could Sell For

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SOMERS, Conn. (TheBlaze/AP) — A Connecticut home that is a replica of Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello is about to go on the auction block.

The sale of the 10,000-square-foot home in Somers is set for Tuesday.

.@Friendlys co-founder is putting his $8 million 'Monticello' replica up for auction. https://t.co/vVfQUDZhhU pic.twitter.com/u8kawGzn7x

— masslivenews (@masslivenews) May 15, 2016

.@Friendlys co-founder is putting his $8 million 'Monticello' replica up for auction. https://t.co/vVfQUDZhhU pic.twitter.com/u8kawGzn7x

— masslivenews (@masslivenews) May 15, 2016

.@Friendlys co-founder is putting his $8 million 'Monticello' replica up for auction. https://t.co/vVfQUDZhhU pic.twitter.com/u8kawGzn7x

— masslivenews (@masslivenews) May 15, 2016

The co-founder of the Springfield, Massachusetts-based Friendly’s restaurant chain had the house built for $7.7 million in 2014 ahead of his 100th birthday. No one has ever lived in the home, and it failed to sell for a reduced listing price of $4.9 million.

S. Prestley Blake had the home built because he’s a fan of Jefferson. Jefferson’s Monticello was built over 28 years in Charlottesville, Virginia.

The copycat home mimics the original from the outside but has an updated interior that includes an elevator, gourmet kitchen and lights and heating that can be controlled from a phone app.

Blake said he also plans to install a plaque with a quote engraved in it. The quote is from a letter Jefferson wrote to George Gilmer in 1787, MassLive reported.

“I am as happy no where else and in no other society, and all my wishes end, where I hope my days will end, at Monticello,” the excerpt reads.

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