Proprietor of Mansion Gutted in a Turkey-Frying Accident Listed Weird $25 Million Florida Property Earlier than Thanksgiving

The millionaire financier whose Connecticut mansion was burned to the bottom in a turkey-frying accident had put his Florida property available on the market simply weeks earlier than the Thanksgiving Day tragedy.

The property in Weston, CT, owned by Tweedy, Brown Managing Director Thomas H. Shrager, in response to public information, was gutted after a turkey was deep-fried within the storage, inflicting a large inferno. The beautiful $4 million house is now deemed uninhabitable.

The 9,378-square-foot residence on a 2.07-acre lot had 11 bedrooms and 9.5 loos. It was bought in 1999 for $2.35 million and was estimated to be value almost $4 million.

It’s unclear the place the Shrager household has decamped to, however public information point out that in addition they personal a house in Boca Raton, FL, which was listed for a staggering $25 million on Nov. 9.

Actual property agent Joyce Schneider, of Castles by the Seaside Realty, confirmed to Realtor.com® that the Connecticut fireplace wouldn’t have an effect on the sale of the one-of-a-kind property.

Shrager can also be attempting to promote an uncommon property in Boca Raton, FL.

A peek contained in the Florida mansion

The unconventional residence at 1201 Marble Method options 12 bedrooms, six fireplaces, and three swimming pools—one in all which is formed like a fish, one other with a “swim in opposition to the machine,” and one other for pedicure fish.

Every room and toilet has a theme—equivalent to mermaids, frogs, and horses.

The itemizing describes the mansion as a “murals,” which sits on 0.53 acres.

“As you enter the grand lobby you discover the beautiful tile mosaic flooring, murals and painted ceilings all completed by famend French painter,” the itemizing says.

The house additionally options two staircases, one with marble and tile work by a Canadian artist, and the banister designed by a metallic artist and the proprietor. The opposite is a tree staircase “as if climbing a tree to a treehouse.”

“The perfect half is you don’t need to climb down the steps as there’s a hand-crafted picket Dragon Slide from the second flooring to the lobby,” the itemizing boasts.

The property additionally gives an out of doors bathe and photo voltaic panels. Entry to that bathe is thru a metallic round stair. Nonetheless, there’s additionally an choice to get to it on the “fireman pole, in its place.”

Naturally, the kitchen is spacious and encompasses a “La Cornue range with electrical and fuel ovens, a pot filler and a Salamander grill.” It additionally has a wood-burning fire, a breakfast nook, a walk-in pantry, a walk-in fridge and freezer, and a “resting space for the after-dinner port.”

“Within the center there’s a 20-sitting Norse carved desk with Helga and Magnus dragons defending it. There are tile murals, stained glass home windows and ceiling work all around the home, additionally thematic. The kitchen is devoted to the weather of air and a narrative of its energy is depicted on its ceiling,” the itemizing notes.

The house additionally options “alkaline machines all through the home to show off acidity naturally present in metropolis water, and insta hote gadgets to supply piping sizzling water.”

There’s a “mermaid front room and lobby, a studying room, a library and a pottery kiln room for making pots and stained glass,” the itemizing continues. There’s additionally a recreation room with a copy of a Salvador Dali portray on the ceiling, a pub bar, and a wine celler.

The grasp “complicated” on the property features a “peacock master suite” full with a “mermaids grasp lavatory,” which incorporates an out of doors bathe, a six-person sizzling tub, and a sauna. There’s additionally a “well being room with a crystal mattress.”

And the itemizing continues: “In a hidden alcove there’s a button that can deliver down the Harry Potter ladder for attic entry.”

The household room encompasses a “large Flying Dutchman fan from the public sale on the closing of the Chicago Sears.”

Thanksgiving Day catastrophe

Roughly 1,300 miles from Boca Raton’s peaceable coast, tragedy unfolded for the Shragers in Connecticut on Thanksgiving Day.

Weston Volunteer Fireplace Division Fireplace Chief John Pokorny advised Realtor.com there have been about 40 friends on the home when the fireplace broke out. Fortunately, no accidents have been reported.

The hearth division issued a press launch: “On November 28, 2024, at 3:42 PM, Weston Fireplace was dispatched to 40 Weston Highway for an computerized fireplace alarm activation. The reason for the fireplace stays below investigation by the Weston Fireplace Marshal—nevertheless, primarily based on the preliminary investigation, it seems the fireplace started within the storage and was the results of frying a turkey.”

Upon arrival, “fireplace personnel positioned a well-involved storage fireplace that was quickly extending into the residence,” in response to the fireplace division. “Firefighters tried an aggressive fireplace assault—nevertheless, their efforts have been thwarted by harmful fireplace situations and structural collapse.”

As well as, a car drove over the water provide hose on Weston Highway, damaging the road, which stopped the stream of water for a number of minutes.

Personnel remained on the scene battling the blaze and overhauling for over 16 hours in complete.

It had been raining that afternoon, and Sayje Benjamin of the Connecticut Fireplace Photographers Affiliation wrote on Fb that if the rains hadn’t come, the end result of Thursday’s fireplace may have been very totally different.

At midday on Friday, what was left of the house was nonetheless smoldering, in response to Weston In the present day.

Pals and neighbors have been grief-stricken, with Lesley Muncey writing on Fb, “Heartbreaking. Thank God all have been protected. Pricey associates, considering of you all. This home was constructed with pure love over a few years.”

Neighbor Teresa Gorham, who shared a video of the devastation stay on Fb, was clearly distraught as nicely.