Location: Louisville, KY

Square Footage: 24,462

Bedrooms & Bathrooms: 6 bedrooms & 10 bathrooms

Price: $3,500,000

This 10-acre estate is located in Louisville, KY and was built in 1996. It features approximately 24,462 square feet of living space with 6 bedrooms, 10 bathrooms, formal living and dining rooms, 2-story great room with 25 foot ceilings, gourmet kitchen, home office, 5 sets of stairs, circular library, 10 fireplaces, 7 balconies on the 2nd level, gym, indoor lap pool home theater, indoor regulation tennis/basketball/volleyball court with viewing areas, 8-car garage with porte-cochere and more. The rear of the home features an expansive veranda, screened-in patio with fireplace, swimming pool with waterfall and spa, cabana with kitchen and bathroom and a separate caretaker’s house.

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Who knew food could make someone THAT rich? Well, here’s a look at “The Mega Mansions That Food Built”. The owners of these incredible mega mansions all made their money by selling some sort of food product.

Mega Mansion #1 – Pictures #1-4 - This mega mansion is located off of Pelican Crest Drive in the guard gated Pelican Hill community of Newport Coast, FL. It is owned by Paul Merage, the founder of Hot Pockets. Paul and his brother David Merage co-founded the frozen microwave snack Hot Pockets, Lean Pockets, and Crossiant Pockets. The brothers later sold  Hot Pockets company to Nestle for $2.6 billion.

It is easily in excess of 30,000 square feet and features a tennis court, guest house, swimming pool and a pool house!

Mega Mansion #2 – Pictures #5-8 - This mega mansion is located at 5501 W Hamilton Road S in Fort Wayne, IN. The estate is owned by Richard Freeland, who has been the President and CEO of Pizza Hut of Fort Wayne, Inc and six affiliated companies that own and operate more than 40 Pizza Hut franchised restaurants in Indiana and Ohio. It is supposedly over 30,000 square feet in size and cost $35,000,000 to build. It was designed by Charlan Brock & Associates.

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Mega Mansion #3 – Pictures #9-12 - This 40,000 square foot mega mansion is located on Stone Gate Road in Louisville, KY. It is owned by John Schnatter, who is the founder, chairman, and CEO of the Papa John’s pizza chain. The castle-like mansion was designed by Don Evans, an Orlando architect. It also has a multilevel subterranean garage with 22 parking spaces, an office for valet parking, a built-in car wash and a giant motorized turntable to help move limousines. It is divided into 14 parking spaces for the family on one level and eight spaces for guests on another, with an elevator between the two floors. John had a net worth of $402.6 million back in 2006, a figure that has definitely risen over recent years.

Mega Mansion #4 – Pictures #13-16- This 26,000+ square foot mega mansion is located on La Jolla Farms Road in La Jolla, CA. It is owned by supermarket billionaire Ronald Burkle who had a net worth of $3.2 billion in 2011. It has 9 bedrooms, 13.5 bathrooms, a gate/guest house, tennis court with pavilion and a swimming pool.

Mega Mansion #5 – Pictures #17-20 - This 25,000+ square foot mega mansion is located on Holland Drive in Cumming, GA. It is owned by Tommy Bagwell, who is the CEO of American Proteins, Inc., which processes livestock byproducts for use in products such as dog food and cattle feed. It features a multi-level garage, swimming pool, tennis court and is waterfront!

This traditional style historic mansion is located at 5224 Avish Lane in Harrods Creek, KY and is situated on 24 acres of land. It was built in 1910 by Owsley and Laura Lyons Brown. It features approximately 20,458 square feet of living space with 6 bedrooms, 8 bathrooms, entry foyer with grand staircase, formal dining room with separate dining tables, formal living room with fireplace, library with fireplace and custom built-ins, wet bar, gourmet kitchen with two islands, step-down conservatory, home office with fireplace, back staircase, elevator, indoor swimming pool, solarium, 6+ car garage, covered verandahs and porches and more. The grounds feature extensive formal gardens, garden house, greenhouses, walkways, water feature, barn with guest quarters and a guest manager’s/guest house with 1 bedroom and 1 bathroom. This property is on the National Register of Historic Places. It is listed at $6,000,000.

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This 30,000+ square foot mega mansion is located on Avenue of Champions in Nicholasville, KY. According to a Homes of the Rich reader, the home was expanded from 14,500 square feet to a whopping 39,500 square feet by Padgett Construction. He said someone on the job site told him the square footage broke down like this…18,000 square foot 1st floor, 18,000 square foot 2nd floor and a 3,500 square foot lower level. If anybody else has any more information on this home, please let us know!

This newly built French Country chateau is located at 4909 Mcatee Lane in Lexington, KY. It is situated on 1.7 acres of land and boasts 16,163 square feet of living space with 5 bedrooms, 9 bathrooms, 3-car attached garage and more. It is listed at $3,900,000.

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Home #1 – Pictures #1,2 - This mansion is located on Brave Heart Lane in Ooltewah, TN.

Home #2 – Pictures #3,4 - This mansion is located off of  Ford Road in Ann Arbor, MI

Home #3 – Pictures #5,6, – This mansion is located at 1524 Groton Road in Bloomfield Hills, MI. It is owned by Christian Iraqui, a supermarket mogul.

Home #4 – Picture #7 - This mansion is located on Vaughn Road in Bloomfield Hills, MI

Home #5 – Picture #8 - This mansion is located on Avenue of Champions in Nicholasville, KY