This brick-and-limestone castle-style mansion in New Canaan, Connecticut, is a true showstopper. Concealed behind a forest and cloaked in ivy, the house is an homage to estates of the past while staying modern and up to date. Now asking $14.9 million, 544 Oenoke Ridge is on track to be the priciest home sold in the wealthy enclave, about 40 miles from New York City.

The house has 12 bedrooms, 12 bathrooms and 25,000 square feet of living space, set on more than six acres of land.

Details include hand-carved ceilings, stained-glass windows and statement chandeliers throughout.

The dining room just off the main parlor room, with a table for 12, has hand-painted wallpaper and a hand-carved marble fireplace from the French Renaissance period. That dining room leads out to the terrace, for those who want to enjoy pre- or post-dinner drinks al fresco.

The home's sprawling kitchen has beamed ceilings, marble countertops and a La Cornue oven imported from France (with a $75,000 price tag).

Wander through a light-filled walkway (an addition to the house that was added on in the 1990s and includes limestone and lots and lots of windows), and you'll reach a great room with 35-foot ceilings, inspired by a castle in Scotland. The two-level room has been the setting for many parties, with the current owners hiring musicians to play on the room's second-floor balcony.

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