2825 Little Orchard Way (Orono, Minnesota)

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2825 Little Orchard Way, Orono, MN 55391

This mansion is best known for it's extravagant French inspired Wine Cellar, which was featured on HGTV's Million Dollar Homes. Based on the Clos de Vougeot vinyard in Burgandy, the expansive room, as well as the home, was built by wine aficionado Tom Meehan, a developer and lighting company owner who summers in Minnesota, and had his wine group's name, Tastevin, carved into the woodwork. The wine room has stained-glass windows, rustic stone walls and a tasting room with a full-wall fresco, hand painted the traditional way using egg yolks and colors made from plants, and was quote in a 2004 Star Tribune article as costing more than $1 million to build.

Both 2825 Little Orchard (the majority of the property + house) and 2805 Little Orchard (the golf course section) were combined to create this massive property.

Listed with 4 bedrooms, 2 Full/3 Three-Qtr/5 Half baths in 17,494 sq. ft. over 5.33 acres with 361 feet shoreline; plus it's own private golf hole, boathouse, carriage house, etc.

The listed owner is David W. Schwartz (Trust), and 2825 Little Orchard Way was last sold on October 01 1999 for $1,540,000 (2805 is not listed but may have been included in the original purchase). The home dates from 2002.

It was put on the market in 2007 for $15,900,000, but did not sell; it was put back on the market as of November 11, 2011 for $13,465,000.

USA Today also noted it as being associate with businessman Thomas and Aija Meehan. The Meehans downsized to a waterfront house in Deephaven, Minnesota.

SOURCES:
Property info/past sales:
www.usatoday.com/money/economy/housing/2007-03-13-close...
www.tjbhomes.com/lots/blaine/chill.html
www.zillow.com/homedetails/2825-Little-Orchard-Way-Wayz...
www.zillow.com/homedetails/2805-Little-Orchard-Way-Wayz...
www.edinarealty.com/MN/Orono/55391/homes-for-sale/2825-...
www.hgtv.com/million-dollar-rooms/italian-piazza-hawaii...

Property line:
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www.edinarealty.com/

Property owner:
www16.co.hennepin.mn.us/pins/pidresult.jsp?pid=09117232...
www16.co.hennepin.mn.us/pins/pidresult.jsp?pid=09117231...
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Coordinates:   44°57'37"N   93°35'37"W

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